Lead Law Enforcement Specialist (Driver Instructor)

"The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), through strategic partnerships, prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions." We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges." Click here to learn more. A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized. See additional info section.

Serving as a Lead Law Enforcement Specialist (Driver Instructor) GS-1801-13 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is within the Driver and Marine Division (DMD), Core Training Operations (CTO) Directorate under the Office of Associate Director for Training Operations (TOPS) and located in Glynco, Georgia. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a lead instructor, subject-matter expert, and program/course developer in the assigned course areas of law enforcement.Typical duties include: Serving as the subject matter expert in one or more of the assigned basic and advanced training programs or courses. Exercising considerable discretion due to the nature of the life or death, use-of-force scenarios being taught to students with varying levels of experience. Using life experiences from law enforcement to enhance course content and respond to student questions. Exercising a high degree of judgment when interjecting personal experiences into the structured training program to supplement and expand instruction while staying within the content of the lesson plan. Participating in developing and/or revising lesson plans. Conducting training classes for personnel and planning, coordinating, and executing field training and lab exercises in the topical area of Driver and Marine Division (Driver Instructor). Monitoring the progress of students, documenting results, and/or recommending remedial and corrective action to include additional training and changes in training and operational procedures and instructions. Conducting research on emerging technology, practices and techniques to enhance instructional knowledge and skill. Initiating suggestions and recommendations for program/course content changes and developing different approaches and methods of instruction. Articulating and communicating to the team the assignment, project, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Writing summaries based upon research for use in updating existing course material and student lesson plans. Overseeing/monitoring the work of lower-graded instructors in the basic and advanced specialized areas. Providing oversight concerning the conduct of training classes for personnel and plans, coordinating and executing field training and lab exercises. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.