Program Director II, Police Academy, Police Studies, & Criminal Justice

The Police Academy/Police Studies/Criminal Justice Program Director oversees the state-regulated Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Peace Officer Academy which confers the following certificates: Basic Peace Officer Academy; Standard Field Sobriety Test; Tactical Casualty Care for Law Enforcement Skills; Arrest Control, Driving, and Firearms. Primary focus is on POST compliance and ensuring all objectives are met for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office Basic Peace Officer Academy. The Program Director also oversees the Police Studies and Criminal Justice Associate Degree programs. The Program Director performs management duties including, but not limited to, developing and implementing short/long term planning, budget responsibility, program leadership and supervision. This role interviews, recommends for hire, trains, & supervises full-time and part-time Faculty and Assistant Instructors working in the police academy/ police studies and criminal justice degree and certificate programs. This role serves as an initial point of contact for employee and student grievances or complaints for the degree and certificate programs, and responds appropriately or moves the issue up the chain of command. This position is authorized - but not required - to carry a concealed firearm on Aims Community College property.