Part-Time Instructor, Criminal Justice Academies

Position Summary

Mid-State Technical College is establishing a pool of qualified, part‑time instructor candidates to transform lives by teaching various courses in the Criminal Justice Academies. Criminal Justice Academies may include Jail, Juvenile Detention, or Law Enforcement Academies; or during in‑service or recertification training. The part‑time instructor pool is used to select part‑time instructors that most closely meet the needs for particular courses and assignments.

Part‑time instructors are hired on a per course basis. The total hours for a part‑time instructor can range from approximately 3 hours per week to no more than 17.5 hours per week. Location may vary among the Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Marshfield, and Adams campus. Work hours may vary from a traditional daytime schedule and can include both day and evening classes.

Courses may be taught in both a classroom setting and/or a general lab setting.

This pool will close in mid‑2024. If you are not contacted by this time and you are still interested in employment with Mid‑State, you are welcome to apply for future employment postings.

Plan, prepare, and deliver instruction of assigned courses using a variety of teaching methods to facilitate the learning of students. Depending on program/discipline, courses may be taught in the classroom, lab/shop, outdoor locations, clinical sites, and/or online and may include day and/or evening classes.

Responsible for the development, updating, revision, and maintenance of program/discipline curriculum and instructional materials.

Responsible for classroom management including maintaining accurate student attendance and grade reports as well as maintaining a clean, organized environment with an emphasis on safety.

Responsible for the assessment, documentation, and enhancement of student learning by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting attainment of learning outcomes; and related records maintenance.

Establish and maintain positive, professional, and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners including co‑workers, employers, area high schools, and professional organizations.

Maintain professional/technical knowledge and skills including currency in assigned discipline, required occupational certification/licensing, and instructional technology/delivery methods.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree in related and appropriate field – OR – Bachelor’s Degree equivalent based on verified work experience in the occupation combined with appropriate education and training totaling 7 years (14,000 hours);
Master’s Degree preferred.

Recent, related occupational experience outside the field of education. The experience must meet or exceed the specific certification area requirements listed below.

Any applicant requesting certification to instruct Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB)-approved jail curriculum in preparatory jail officer training or to employ LESB-approved curriculum during in‑service or recertification training, must at a minimum show evidence of having obtained a high school degree or a high school equivalency diploma from the state of Wisconsin or its equivalent from another state and as having acquired three (3) years of full‑time, or 6,000 hours part‑time, certified occupational experience as a jail officer.

Note:

Certified occupational experience starts on the date an officer receives certification from the LESB. Certified occupational experience does not start on the date an officer is hired by an agency or the date an officer graduates from preparatory training.

Any applicant requesting certification to instruct LESB-approved curriculum in preparatory juvenile detention officer training or to employ LESB-approved curriculum during in‑service or recertification training, must at a minimum show evidence of having obtained a high school degree or a high school equivalency diploma from the state of Wisconsin or its equivalent from another state and as having acquired three (3) years of…