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Training Officer


Skills and Frontline Education; People Capability Command; Regional Services; Wacol

Your role in the team would encompass, but is not limited to, the delivery, assessment and evaluation of firearms, operational skills and tactics training and driver training as well as contributing to the education, training, and development for police recruits, sworn members and staff within the area of responsibility.

You will be required to undergo baseline hearing and blood tests annually and at any time deemed necessary by the QPS.

Job details

Position status Permanent,Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Education & Training
Classification AO4
Workplace Location Brisbane - West
Job ad reference QLD/605306/24
Closing date 04-Dec-2024
Job duration 6 months with possible extension.
Contact person Drew Lewis
Contact details Phone: 07 3909 1203
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Multiple Permanent and Temporary Positions Available


Your Key Accountabilities 
The Core Capability Requirements for this role are:

  • Provide practical operational skills training, including firearms training, to police officers, and other clients.
  • Apply adult education methodologies relevant to Queensland Police Service operational skills training programs and internal education and training policies and processes.
  • Provide leadership, supervision and support to staff.
  • Assess program participants and prepare required reports based on these assessments.
  • Plan, facilitate and review the delivery and assessment of education and training programs.
  • Liaise with and develop effective working relationships with members of the Queensland Police Service and other agencies and individuals.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of course curricula by conducting research, evaluation and development relating to the area of training.
  • Maintain information management and other administrative systems to monitor and record training and assessment.
  • Continue ongoing personal development and training to ensure best practice in the effectiveness of personal and instructional skills.

Role Requirements

Mandatory

  • There are no mandatory qualifications for this role however, formal qualifications in Assessment and Training (e.g., Certificate IV or higher) would be highly regarded.

Special Conditions 

  • The successful applicant must be required to successfully complete all relevant operational skills and tactics courses if not already in possession of equivalent qualifications including but not limited to District Firearms Training Officer Course, Police Operational Skills and Tactics Instructors Course, Taser Instructor Course, Active Armed Offender Instructor Course, First Aid and Tactical First Aid Training Instructors course.
  • Hearing
    - Short listed applicants will be required to undergo a baseline hearing assessment by a QPS approved PEMS provider. The hearing assessment will be evaluated without the use of artificial aids and a loss of 35 decibels on the ISO 389 scale (at 500, 1000, 2000Hz), no more than 40 decibels (at 3000Hz) and no more than 50 decibels (at 4000Hz on a pure tone audiometer) in either ear is considered significant and is normally unacceptable for recruiting purposes. Successful applicants will be required to undergo yearly hearing tests and at any time as deemed necessary by QPS.
  • Blood Lead Level
    - Successful applicants will be required to undergo a baseline blood level test prior tocommencing firearms activities and will be required to undertake further testing asdeemed necessary by QPS
  • An Open “C” class licence is required.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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There are multiple PERMANENT and TEMPORARY positions available for this role.

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