How to hire a police academy instructor

How to hire a police academy instructor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step police academy instructor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a police academy instructor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new police academy instructor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your police academy instructor job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a police academy instructor for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect police academy instructor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents police academy instructor salaries for various positions.

   Type of Police Academy Instructor	Description	Hourly rate
   Police Academy Instructor	Career and technical education teachers instruct students in various technical and vocational subjects, such as auto repair, healthcare, and culinary arts. They teach academic and technical content to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation.	$15-39
   Teacher-In-Training	A teacher-in-training is a teaching professional who offers technical teaching assistance to teachers in developing effective behavior management and instructional strategies to support student learning. The teacher must collaborate with principals while employing diverse techniques to increase the effectiveness of student learning... Show more	$11-26
   Adjunct Faculty	Adjunct faculty is the collective term for adjunct professors or lecturers. The adjunct faculty teaches students based on the limited-term of their contract... Show more	$21-73

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • CPR
   • Children Ages
   • Training Programs
   • Math
   • Patrol
   • Police Academy
   • Law Enforcement Training
   • Classroom Management
   • Defensive Tactics
   • Training Courses
   • Curriculum Development
   • Firearms Training
   • In-Service Training
   • Mathematics

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   Responsibilities:

   • Utilize blackboard management system to encourage online discussions and manage grades.
   • Identify appropriate techniques for teaching and responding to literature, and ways to effectively use literacy to positively impact diversity education.
   • Focus on cardiology, surgical procedure, pharmacology.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your police academy instructor job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A police academy instructor can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, police academy instructors' average salary in idaho is 51% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level police academy instructors 60% less than senior-level police academy instructors.
   • Certifications. A police academy instructor with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a police academy instructor's salary.

   Average police academy instructor salary

   $52,586yearly

   $25.28 hourly rate

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   Entry-level police academy instructor salary

   $33,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a police academy instructor job description

   A police academy instructor job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a police academy instructor job description:

   Police academy instructor job description example

   Job Descriptions:
   
   Instructor - The Academy
   
   Tommy Nobis Center
   
   Marietta, GA
   
   Tommy Nobis Center Mission: Empowering People Through Employment
   
   Vision: Tommy Nobis Center envisions supportive communities where people with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to work.
   
   Would you like to join our award-winning culture and establish a meaningful career in the nonprofit world?
   
   Tommy Nobis Center offers you an opportunity to work for an organization that has been recognized as one of the Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation as well as being recognized by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a Top Workplace in Atlanta!
   
   In addition to competitive pay and benefits, Tommy Nobis Center offers generous time off policies.
   
   Position Summary:
   
   The Instructor for The Academy at Tommy Nobis Center will be an integral part of an exciting new program being implemented to provide accelerated vocational education, training, and employment to young adults with disabilities who are transitioning out of High School and into the work environment. The Instructor will be responsible for delivering curriculum specific to Life Skills to support work independence, Social Skills for employment success, Vocational Skills, and the integration of Community-based work. This role is also responsible for coordinating services with participants and their family members, community employers, and other key team members. The Instructor at The Academy is a full-time position focused on year-round services.
   
   Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
   
   + Engages with individual participants, their family, and program staff to develop an individualized service plan identifying participant goal, and a coordinating plan to achieve them.
   
   + Works in collaboration with Program Manager and Employment Specialists to ready participants to actualize their employment goals
   
   + Develops specialized curriculum lesson plans for each cohort based upon student needs in alignment with the identified educational standards:Responsible for compilation of curriculum for lesson planning and delivery of educational content for participants.
   
   + Life Skills to support work independence
   
   + Social Skills for employment success
   
   + Vocational Skills
   
   + Community-based Work Integration
   
   + + Teaches vocational skills curriculum (life skills, social skills, career exploration, job readiness, interview skills, etc.) to young adults with disabilities.
   
   + Creates and engaging, inclusive, and fun learning environment while effectively delivering appropriate classroom management
   
   + Maintains confidential, timely, and accurate case records, attendance, and billing records in accordance with GVRA, CARF, Tommy Nobis Center, and all other regulatory agency requirements.
   
   + Provides ongoing communication regarding participant's progress, needs, etc. to the participant and others such as family, counselors, and other Tommy Nobis Center staff, as appropriate.
   
   + Coordinates and conducts meetings to discuss participant progress and/or concerns.
   
   + Serves as an advocate and ally for persons with disabilities by educating the community regarding The Academy.
   
   Tommy Nobis Center is a Veteran Friendly Employer
   
   Required Experience:
   
   Qualifications
   
   Education / Experience:
   
   + Bachelor's Degree in special education, rehabilitation, sociology, behavioral sciences or related field.
   
   + 2-3 years' experience in a teaching role.
   
   + Experience teaching or working with individuals with disabilities.
   
   Other Qualifications or Requirements:
   
   + Mission driven, guided by core values and a pleasure to work with.
   
   + High "customer service orientation."
   
   + Results oriented with ability to meet assigned deadlines.
   
   + Must be highly organized, accurate in completing work assignments.
   
   + Strong oral & written communication skills.
   
   + Ability to maintain confidentiality with assigned duties.
   
   + Possesses a working knowledge of Windows environment in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
   
   + General knowledge of other office equipment such as copiers, scanners, fax machine, etc.
   
   + Must pass a drug screen and background check.
   
   + Eligibility to work in the United States.
   
   Prior Experience Desirable:
   
   + Experience working with transition students
   
   + Delivery of job readiness skills training
   
   + Developing programmatic marketing materials
   
   Core Competencies:
   
   Customer Focus
   
   Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with internal and external customers, student and parents.
   
   Attention to Detail
   
   Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
   
   Teamwork
   
   Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
   
   Speaking
   
   Conveys ideas and facts orally using language the audience will best understand.
   
   Writing
   
   Conveys ideas and facts in writing using language the reader will best understand.
   
   Special Skills/Abilities:
   
   Written Communication
   
   Strong written skills required to create and prepare professional quality documentation and to effectively communicate with a broad range of individuals.
   
   Analytical
   
   Strong ability to review statistical information in order to create reports, show changes, validate any deficiencies, and to establish improvement goals.
   
   Oral Communication
   
   Ability to communicate and present information informally and formally to candidates for employment, new hires, program participants, employees and other professional groups.
   
   Organizational
   
   Ability to organize data and assigned work tasks for maximum effectiveness.
   
   Equipment
   
   Knowledge of computers.
   
   Declaration:
   
   This job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. They may be subject to change at any time.
   
   Work Environment:
   
   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. It is the philosophy of Tommy Nobis Center to provide a safe work environment according to Tommy Nobis Center' policies, compliance agencies and other and safety guidelines. Employee required to attend all safety training sessions and drills.
   
   Time in the office is in a typical office work environment.
   
   Tommy Nobis Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Drugs Don't Work worksite and a participant in e-Verify.
   
   Keyword: Instructor,Special Ed,Teacher,Job Coach,Job Readiness,Transition,Vocational Ed,Vocational Skills
   
   From: Tommy Nobis Center

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5. Post your job

   To find police academy instructors for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any police academy instructors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level police academy instructors with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your police academy instructor job on Zippia to find and recruit police academy instructor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit police academy instructors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new police academy instructor

   Once you've decided on a perfect police academy instructor candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new police academy instructor. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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