The Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT), located in Richmond, is Kentucky's state-of-the-art
facility providing basic and advanced training for law enforcement officers and telecommunicators across the
Commonwealth. DOCJT is seeking a Program Coordinator to support the development, legal review, and quality
assurance of law enforcement training programs while providing administrative and legal support to agency
leadership.
This position plays a critical role in coordinating the agency's Tier One Curriculum Review Program, which
helps ensure that training materials are legally sound, current, accurate, and consistent with Kentucky law
and agency standards. Working closely with agency leadership, instructors, subject matter experts, and the
Office of Legal Services General Counsel, the Program Coordinator helps maintain the integrity and
effectiveness of training delivered to Kentucky's public safety professionals.
In addition to curriculum coordination, this position provides support in legal research, document preparation
and review, records management, policy and regulatory assistance, legal case coordination, and other
administrative processes that support the agency's mission.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinates, reviews and administers all activities of the Tier One Curriculum Review Program by
monitoring policies, objectives and procedures related to curriculum review. Organizes and participates in
curriculum program implementation for targeted law enforcement audience. Reviews, reports, and records
submitted curriculum by agency training sections.
- Requests and collects training data as needed. Communicates and reports program data to staff as
guidance tool on recommended curriculum changes. Writes, edits and coordinates development of materials and
manuals for program. Performs in-depth analysis of Tier One Curriculum Review Program needs and recommends
policy and procedural modifications.
- Interprets statues, agency policies and regulations to ensure program remains compliant and legal.
Promotes statutory mission, goals and objectives. Communicates procedural changes to program leadership.
Attends meetings to gather and distribute program information.
- Conducts legal research, drafts legal documents, pleadings, letters, and reports for attorney. Provides
administrative support to attorney staff, including scheduling, updating and maintaining litigation. Maintains
case documents and assists attorney with legal case file requests. Provides support to attorney for matters
involving recruit discipline.
- Coordinates legal case management and compiles records for hearings. Coordinates appeals, including
scheduling. Correctly applies statutes, policies and regulations to ensure compliance. Maintains case files.
Keeps abreast of changes in agency or department law, rules and regulations relating to the area of
assignment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Requires proficient experience and knowledge in: SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, Articulate, and video platforms for online and face-to-face classroom materials.
- High-level editing experience for text, context, and multimedia content.
- Experience communicating with stakeholders using online tools: TEAMS, Live editing tools, Microsoft
365.
- Experience working with legal documents and regulations and using platforms such as LexisNexis.
- Experience with research and data collection in connection with curriculum review processes, technical
writing, and legal statutes.
- Experience in collaboration with multilevel stakeholders, including faculty, administrators, and
government agencies.
- Analytical, decision-making skills in time management and project management processes.
- Instructional and/or Curriculum Design background preferred.
- Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
- Requires a high level of attention to detail with strong reading comprehension and fluency.
Additional / Supplemental Information:
- Maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Frequently communicate in person or by other means of technology.
- Spend a major portion of time using a computer.
- Travel required (state vehicle provided).
A background check is required. Final job offer is contingent upon successful completion of background
investigation.
