Police Academy Assistant Director - College of Education and Community Innovation
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Job no: 494765
Position type: EAP - Executive, Administrative, Professional
Location: Allendale, Michigan
Categories: College of Education and Community Innovation
Position Title: Police Academy Assistant Director
Required Qualifications and Education:
- Previous law enforcement experience.
Responsibilities – Essential Functions:
The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) requires an administrator to be on site during all Police Academy training operations. The Assistant Director (AD) provides support and assistance to the Academy Director in the operation of a law enforcement training program that operates 5 to 6 days per week, 9 to 13 hours per day for 15 weeks.
The AD assists in providing coordination, administrative assistance, and oversight to approximately 50 students and 100 instructors in two academy cohort models per year. Depending upon the operation of police academy programs (Basic & MP Veterans), the AD’s hours are variable and may include both day, evening, and weekend schedules.
Duties & Responsibilities may include:
- Assist with new applicant recruitment and interview process.
- Conduct background investigations on applicants.
- Assist with recruit orientation session.
- Order and maintain appropriate training equipment for each academy.
- Oversee, source, and negotiate training venue & equipment contracts.
- Prepare, proctor, and grade written examinations.
- Assist with proctoring physical fitness testing.
- Assist with conducting instructor evaluations and classroom audits.
- Instruct courses as needed and covering for instructor absences.
- Handle emergency situations that arise during the training (facilitating treatment and transportation for student or instructor injuries)
- Maintain MITN database for MCOLES (documenting cadet details and performance profiles).
- Assist with grant proposal development, project oversight, budgeting, and reporting.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Training Director
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Department/Division: School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies/College of Education and Community Innovation
Campus: Allendale Campus
How To Apply: Apply online at jobs.gvsu.edu and select "Apply now". Please include a cover letter and resume. The online application will allow you to attach these documents electronically. On the application, you must provide names, phone numbers, and e-mail address for three professional references. Questions regarding the position should be directed to the Police Academy Director, Geoff Collard, collardg@gvsu.edu of (616) 331-8515. If you need assistance, call Human Resources at 616-331-2215.
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
The University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution, consistent with its obligations as a federal contractor. It encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. It is committed to protecting the constitutional and statutory civil rights of persons connected with the University.
Members of the University community, including students, employees, faculty, staff, administrators, Board members, consultants, vendors, others engaged to do business with the University, candidates for employment or admissions, and visitors or guests have the right to be free from acts of harassment and discrimination, including sexual misconduct, as defined by this policy. In accordance with applicable federal and state law and this policy, acts of discrimination or harassment by members of the campus community are prohibited if they discriminate or harass on the basis of age, color, disability, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex/gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, veteran or active duty military status or weight. This includes inappropriate limitation of, access to, or participation in educational, employment, athletic, social, cultural, or other university programs and activities. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Limitations are lawful if they are: directly related to a legitimate university purpose, required by law, or lawfully required by a grant or contract between the university and the state or federal government. For the purposes of this policy, sex-/gender-based harassment includes sexual misconduct, sexual assault, interpersonal or relationship violence, and stalking.
See www.gvsu.edu/affirmative. TDD Callers: Call Michigan Relay Center at 711 (in State) or 1-800-833-7833 (out of State).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended by the ADA Amendment Act (2008), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. GVSU will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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