TRAINING OFFICER - Chicago Police Department

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Training Officer

Chicago Police Department

Training Academy

Number of Positions: Multiple Vacancies

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $73,140

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 06/30/2025

Under general supervision, the class provides employee training and development services in a department with diverse training needs; and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Duties may vary and may include classroom teaching, acting as a role player in scenario-based training

* Research subject areas and study materials in order to develop new training programs or to incorporate new information into existing programs.

* Prepares program materials including training outlines, instruction modules, and visual aids for use in the presentation of training programs.

* Conducts training sessions on a variety of topics to meet the training needs of staff.

* Arranges for guest lecturers and schedules class times, locations, and staff for special training classes.

* Reviews evaluations and suggestions made by program attendees and incorporates changes to improve curriculum.

* Reviews and recommends approval of employees' requests to attend Department of Personnel training classes.

* Conducts new employee orientation programs.

* Researches and evaluates seminars and training sessions offered by consultants and recommends suitability for department employees.

* Coordinates work efforts with consultants and training vendors providing specialized and technical training to departmental employees.

* Prepares the department's training budget.

* Prepares work reports on training activities.

* Engages in preparing and disseminating informational materials on training and staff development programs

* Oversees clerical staff registering training participants, reproducing training materials, maintains training records, and performs other clerical support duties.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Training Academy

Address: 1300 W Jackson Blvd & 701 N Kilbourn Avenue

Days/Hours: Morning, afternoon, or night shift may be assigned. Any further shift movement will be determined in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree supplemented by three years of training or teaching experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Experience teaching adults and employing adult learning techniques.
• Previous experience creating classroom instructional materials or writing lesson plans
• Previous experience developing eLearning modules using authorware such as Articulate 360, or creating content, graphics or videos for online training
• Technical skills related to data analysis such as SQL or Tableau
• Technical skills related to video editing software and the development of videos for training
• Ability to develop and implement new training programs and evaluate the effectiveness of existing training programs.

The Chicago Police Department may request that successful candidates pass a drug screen and background investigation. Persons offered employment must pass all pre-employment exams prior to appointment.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor