Supervisory Training Instructor
What you'd do
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
Major duties
The position is located in the In-Service Training Division (ISTD), Training Services Bureau, Assistant Chief of Police for Standards and Training, U.S. Capitol Police. The purpose of this position is to serve as the ISTD Training Program Supervisor who works directly with the ISTD Commander. Administers, plans, designs, and evaluates training programs, e.g., financial management, leadership development, mentoring, core skills, and training related to law enforcement specialties. Provides advisory and consulting services to management concerning employee training and development issues. Determines the appropriate methods for delivering training including instructor-led classes, web-based training, or a blended approach. Uses instructional systems, design principles, and techniques to develop training courses and briefings, training materials, and job aids. Develops and delivers in-house training courses. Evaluates new learning approaches and recommends their incorporation into training programs. Coordinates and represents the Training Services Bureau; develops plans and procedures to organize activities for special events and visits by important guests. Identifies specialized requirements, such as technical briefings, transportation, communications, security or physical restrictions, unique facility requirements, audiovisual support, media involvement, and related services. Develops, instructs, and oversees training that comprises a diverse range of basic, advanced, and specialized law enforcement courses. The training courses include continual recruit officer basic training, agent training program, in-service training, simulator training, multiple specialty units training. Will also forecast needs of future training and edits to current training delivery. Provides administrative and technical guidance necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, which are communicated through the formal employee performance management system.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-10 you must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the CP-9/GS-11 level that is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience consists of: 1) developing, administrating, and overseeing training programs and instructional courses that align with organizational mission objectives and training and development requirements; 2) managing full training lifecycle from needs analysis and content development to delivery, assessment, and continuous improvement; 3) establishing, tracking, and analyzing training KPIs to assess program effectiveness, measure outcomes, and identify opportunities for operational improvements; 4) preparing a training budget and monitoring expenditures on budget requests to ensure proper utilization of training funds; and 5) coaching and training other training instructors on the end-to-end training process, instructional methodologies, and industry best practices. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education is located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/)
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