Lieutenant - Academy Instructor (#014029) Training & Staff Development, Columbia (RICHLAND)

Responsibilities

• Identifies, coordinates, and instructs orientation, basic, and in-service classes for uniformed and non-uniformed staff at the SCDC training academy and designated training locations throughout the state.
• Researches, develops, and updates lesson plans, training aids, manuals, tests, and evaluation instruments to comply with agency policy, ACA standards, and state/federal law.
• Maintains an accurate and up-to-date filing system for training records to meet ACA, CLEE requirements, and any enforced consent decrees.
• Successfully completes eight (8) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.
• Successfully acquires a CDL within one (1) year and completes the following T4T courses: basic, defensive driving, defensive tactics, ICSC for corrections, firearms, First Aid/CPR & AED, less lethal munitions, and respiratory fit testing.
• Maintains performance standards for all T4T courses.

Requirements

• High school diploma (required).
• Three (3) years’ experience in correctional, security, military, or police work, including one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• A degree in criminal justice or a related field may substitute for supervisory experience year-for-year (associate and above = 1 year).
• Teaching/training experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree plus one (1) year of teaching/training experience, or
  • Associate’s degree plus two (2) years of teaching/training experience, or
  • High school diploma plus three (3) years of teaching/training experience.
• Certification by the SCDC Training Academy and completion of basic supervisory courses within one (1) year of entry into the position.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, computer, and typing skills.

Multiple positions available.