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Criminal Justice Mobile Training Instructor (REPOSTED)

State of South Carolina
Richland County, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Jul 2026
💰 $66,000/yr($60,696/yr$66,000/yr)

About the role

Posting number: 188401

Department: Criminal Justice Academy

Job classification: Criminal Justice Training Instructor I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Education, Paraprofessional, Instructor

Summary

*** This position has been reposted. Applicants who previously applied remain under consideration and do NOT need to submit another application.***

The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (Academy), Mobile Training Unit (MTU), is seeking an instructor to research, develop, and deliver law enforcement training to basic and advanced officers, investigators, and other assigned groups.

Duties include:
  • Develops and updates lesson plans, researches curriculum content, and provides instruction regarding law enforcement practices and procedures for the MTU program.

  • Prepares and updates student material. Maintains currency, accuracy, and relevancy of existing programs and training material in assigned areas of responsibility. Ensures current training materials support the necessary job-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the specific program task analysis.

  • Observes and participates in the instruction of the Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program to ensure consistency with field instruction.

  • Performs law enforcement duties during times of critical incidents, whether natural or man-made crisis events requiring sworn personnel response. Required to do "ride-alongs" and assist other law enforcement agencies, as needed.
     

Examples of duties

  • High school diploma and eight (8) years of law enforcement experience or
  • Associate degree and six (6) years of law enforcement experience or 
  • Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of law enforcement experience or 
  • Master’s degree and two (2) years of law enforcement experience and
  • Experience must include two (2) years of road experience and
  • Basic Instructor Development (BID) or Specific Skill Instructor (SSI) certification and
  • Currently certified S.C. Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) or
  • Currently certified LEO in another ***jurisdiction with full powers of arrest with the ability to become an S.C. LEO within one year of hire.
            (***) Upload with your application a training transcript from the POST or certifying body.

Salary:
  • The hiring salary is commensurate with full-time LEO instructional experience: $60,696-$66,000.


Qualifications

  • Two (2) years of experience writing lesson plans and/or developing training material.
  • Defensive Tactics (DT) Instructor certification
  • Firearms Instructor (FI) certification 
  • Driving Instructor (DI) certification 

Supplemental information

About You:

  • Extensive knowledge of contemporary LE principles, practices, techniques, tactics, and methods
  • Able to research and develop comprehensive lesson plans in assigned training areas. 
  • Responsible for controlling all training delivery in assigned areas of instruction.
  • Adheres to safety and testing procedures. 
  • Ability to speak and write clearly and effectively; analyze problems and make appropriate  recommendations.
  • Able to coordinate the work of students and enforce student discipline in a fair, but firm manner.  
  • Able to work effectively under general/limited supervision using individual discretion and prudent judgment.  
  • Work in a professional manner with others in a team environment to achieve common goals and objectives.
  • Adhere to the chain-of-command and agency policies/procedures.
  • Manage time effectively, completes administrative work, meets deadlines, problem solves, and accurately completes assignments.
  • Maintain good physical condition to facilitate and conduct demonstrations.

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