What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leadership Instructor (Public Safety Training Specialist 1) - APT - Multiple part-time positions available position at Department of Public Safety Standards and Training?
Initial Posting Date:
09/22/2025
Application Deadline:
09/28/2025
Agency:
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
Salary Range:
$5,257 - $8,084
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Leadership Instructor (Public Safety Training Specialist 1) - APT - Multiple part-time positions available
Job Description:
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
Skills/Leadership Instructor (Public Safety Training Specialist 1) - Multiple Part-time Limited-duration Positions Available
This recruitment is for multiple part-time limited-duration positions in Salem, OR (4190 Aumsville Hwy SE); therefore, this is not a represented position. This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants and may be used to fill future vacancies.
Note: No cover letter is required to apply. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the application questionnaire, as it will determine candidate advancement.
Compensation: $36.58/hour (Non-PERS contributing or "base pay") $39.12/hour (PERS contributing). This position has no guarantee of hours. The hours worked depend on DPSST's needs and the incumbent's schedule.
What you will be doing:
As a Leadership and Skills Instructor, you will facilitate a wide range of pre-designed and custom-developed coursework and activities tailored to public safety professionals across various stages of their careers. You will instruct on diverse topics, including leadership theory and application, emotional intelligence, ethics, legitimacy and procedural justice, mindset, officer wellness, performance management, labor relations, communication, administrative investigations, risk management, and other related subjects.
You will adapt your delivery methods to suit the context of public safety training curricula, ensuring engaging, effective presentations that foster active learning while maintaining classroom control. Your role includes preparing, utilizing, and maintaining training equipment and upholding all safety protocols throughout instruction.
Instructors offer instruction to students in various disciplines:
- Basic Police Program
- Leadership
- Basic Corrections – Local Program
- Basic Parole & Probation Program
- Armed Parole & Probation Program
- Liquor & Cannabis Inspector Program
- Regional Training Program
Successful applicants will demonstrate an ability to effectively coach and evaluate a student in the effective, legal, and legitimate application of concepts, tactics, and techniques. DPSST expects instructors to maintain a safe and respectful training environment while offering training of the highest quality.
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About DPSST:
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) oversees the development of professional standards and the delivery of quality training for law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, firefighters, telecommunicators, and emergency medical dispatchers. DPSST is also the regulatory agency that enforces employment and training standards for the above-listed public safety disciplines and licenses proprietary security managers, security contractors and officers, polygraph examiners, and private investigators.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging is a core value at DPSST. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. Employees are expected to uphold this value and foster an inclusive and equitable workplace.
The Benefits You’ll Enjoy:
- Supportive Working Environment
- Free parking
- Onsite Cafeteria
- Onsite wellness options
- Instructors who live more than 75 miles from the Academy and teach more than one day per week will be reimbursed for mileage for one round trip in addition to lodging and meal expenses.
Minimum Qualifications:
Three (3) years of professional-level experience related to the instructional assignment, including leadership at the chief level, and/or based on ORS 181.610 through 181.690. Typically, this experience is in the area of public safety (law enforcement officers, adult and youth corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service professionals, telecommunicators, and emergency medical dispatchers). Experience must have included delivering structured training sessions or on-the-job training.
Requested Skills/ Desired Attributes:
“What we’d like to see” – If you have these qualities, let us know!
Successful candidates selected to move forward will meet the minimum qualifications and present the requested skills/desired attributes within their application material and cover letter. Note: You do not need to have all of these qualities to be eligible for this position.
- Experience adapting with flexibility and ease to changing priorities to meet organizational needs and goals.
- Ability to perform work in a highly professional manner despite daily challenges.
Preferred qualifications:
- Preference will be given to those who possess previous law enforcement experience in a leadership role within the last 5 years, preferably at the Chief level.
Additional Requirements:
Successful candidates for this position will be subject to a computerized criminal history check. Adverse background information will be reviewed and could result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer or termination of employment.
How to Apply:
- Sign In or Create a Workday Account (Internal employees please use your Workday profile).
- Complete the self-prompted application AND attach your updated resume and cover letter.
- Complete the questionnaire within your application.
- After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the public records request (PRR) authorization and gender identity question. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran, the task to claim preference will come after the PRR and gender identity tasks. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments. We will ask you for your documents later in the process. If you need time to locate or order your documents from the VA, please contact the recruiter at the phone number or email under the ‘Need help?’ section below.
Questions/Need Help?
For questions about the application process, contact Cassandra.Crandall@DPSST.oregon.gov. Please be sure that you include the job announcement number.
Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the
Pay Equity Project
homepage.
Pay and benefits on all job announcements may change without further notice.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING IS COMMITTED TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY.
Salary : $37 - $39
