Instructor (Legal)

Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Indian Police Academy in Artesia, New Mexico. This position is also open to the public under announcement DE-26-13002658-CAWV-SM. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. BIA's mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Indian Affairs (IA) provides services to 575 federally recognized tribes with a population of about 2.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. While the role of IA has changed significantly in the last three decades in response to a greater emphasis on Indian self-governance and self-determination, Tribes still look to IA for a broad spectrum of programs such as social services, law enforcement and detention services, administration of Tribal courts, natural resources management, economic development, implementation of land and water claim settlements, housing improvement, disaster relief, and the replacement and maintenance of schools, roads, and bridges.Major Duties: As Instructor (Legal), GS-1701, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Identifying training program needs, development and revision of legal training materials related to law enforcement in Indian Country. Instructing classes and conducts practical evaluations according to pre-established lesson plans/course outlines in such a manner that the students achieve the course objectives. Monitoring and evaluating the performance of students participating in classroom, laboratory, practical exercises, and academic/remedial examinations. Is assigned duties as class coordinator for on-site and field training programs. These duties include supervising students, class scheduling, class evaluation, and all areas of logistics involved in conducting a law enforcement training program. Serving on all curriculum review committees, which will involve making oral and written presentation in a clear and concise manner. Make recommendations on subject matter issues and time allotments for each area of instruction.