Law Enforcement Specialist (Driver Instructor).

About the role

Serving as a Law Enforcement Specialist (Driver Instructor) GS-1801-12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the Cheltenham Driver Training Branch (CDT), Cheltenham Training Division (CTR), Office of Cheltenham Operations (OCH), under the National Capitol Region Training Operations Directorate (NCR) and located in Cheltenham, Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Conducting training classes for personnel and coordinating, planning and executing field training and lab exercises that are typically conducted outdoors.
• Monitoring progress of students, documenting results, and/or recommending remedial and corrective action to include additional training, changes in training and/or operational procedures and instructions.
• Conducting research on emerging technology, practices, and techniques to enhance instructional knowledge and skill.
• Using life experiences from law enforcement to enhance course content and responding to student questions within the driving training subject matter area.

Qualifications

• Possess experience as a sworn law enforcement officer or agent with full arrest authority in the prevention, detection, apprehension, detention and/or investigation of felony and/or misdemeanor violations of federal, state, local, tribal, or military criminal laws.
• Have held a federal civilian position in the 1801 occupational series.
• Specialized Experience: Instructing basic and advanced law enforcement training curriculum in the driver topical areas to include: emergency response (ER); non-emergency vehicle operation (NEVO); traffic stops; pursuits; evasive driving; and/or, precision intervention techniques using front wheel and rear wheel drive sedans, full size and mid-size sport utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and special use vehicles.

Benefits

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and FLETC policy, FLETC is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Pay

Salary range for this position is $74,652.00 to $111,975.00 per year, based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Work schedule is flexible and may vary based on training needs and program requirements.