Director of Police Academy and Criminal Justice Program

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

Provides leadership and supervision for the Police Academy and Criminal Justice program. Responsible for the organization and oversight of all programs, projects, services and activities related thereto. These include but are not limited to the waiver of training programs, law enforcement MCOLES grant, and law enforcement consortium programs. The Director is responsible for ensuring that all programs conform to state mandates and requirements. Other areas of responsibility include curriculum development, program evaluation, grant supervision, budget planning and monitoring, faculty recruitment, supervision, and evaluation. Position also includes a minimum of 3 credits per semester of teaching responsibilities in the fall and spring semester, as an adjunct faculty member in the Criminal Justice program.

ACADEMY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as Director of the Kirtland Regional Police Academy, in accordance with the responsibilities and duties of the training director as established by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), as set forth in Chapter 2-Unit 5 of the policies and procedures manual of MCOLES.
• Supervises Police Academy and RPTE Coordinator.
• Supervises, recruits, contacts, orients, mentors and evaluates qualified instructors.
• Organizes Academy course schedules and ensures content is consistent with MCOLES.
• Selects and approves contracts to qualified instructors. Schedules and arranges appropriate facilities for specialized instruction. 
• Provides program mentoring for students.
• Conducts program evaluations.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaches 20-30% of the courses in the Academy in areas of specialization. 
• Develops appropriate course materials.
• May instruct lecture and laboratory courses in criminal justice program, in accordance with required teaching credentials.
• Maintains currency of criminal justice classroom curriculum and degree program

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and manages budgets throughout the academic year for each program.
• Provides recommendations that ensure instructional facilities, equipment, and supplies are adequate and in a suitable, safe state for use.
• Participates in college committees and public safety program advisory committees.
• Engages as part of the Academic leadership team.
• Participates in professional development opportunities.
• Facilitates the promotion and marketing of police academy and criminal justice programs.
• Through appropriate channels, promotes media recognition of instructors and students to enhance the image of programs and the college.
• Assists faculty with skills testing as needed.
• Collaborates with colleagues throughout the college on the Academy or Criminal Justice programs
• Performs other related tasks as required.

SUPERVISION – Works under the general supervision of the Vice President of Instructional Services

ATTENDANCE – Individuals in this position are expected to be generally available during the normal business hours of the college, and may occasionally be asked to vary their schedule to meet department requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS – Conditions are those of typical office and classroom environments, requiring frequent oral and written communication with college employees, students, and members of the community, and the ability to enter and retrieve data and written communications in electronic format in a timely manner.  Occasional travel may be required, including evenings and under conditions of inclement weather.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Three to five years of related experience or a combination of education, work, and law enforcement training commensurate with the requirements of this position
• Eligible for law enforcement certification
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position, which requires supervision of outdoor training exercises
• Ability to work and effectively communicate in an educational setting
• Demonstrated ability to make Statewide connections with other law enforcement agencies 
• A commitment to approaching law enforcement in a modern and forward-thinking manner, demonstrating proper ethical and moral standards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• College teaching experience
• Experience developing curriculum for face-to-face delivery and online delivery

JOB DIMENSIONS – Knowledge of work, analysis, judgment, planning and organizing, initiative, commitment to the college, teamwork, dependability, work standards, sensitivity, informal communication, written communication, oral communication

An equal opportunity employer

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* This job description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person in this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.

07/2021