Aviation Security Training Specialist

Requirements

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Education, or related field, plus two (2) years’ experience in a position that involved community contact in a law enforcement, canine training, community relations or related environment; or an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Education, or related field and four (4) years’ experience in a position that involved community contact in a law enforcement, canine training, community relations or related environment.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state. Attend and complete the TSA Canine Management Course (CMC) within 6 months of appointment. Attend and complete Explosives and CETA Safety and Accountability (ECSA) Training within 6 months of appointment.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, coordinate and promote the El Paso International Airport TSA K9 decoy program with the purpose of recruiting, scheduling, and coordinating volunteer decoys in furtherance of the ELP TSA Passenger Screening Canine Program.

Typical Duties

Act as Decoy Management Coordinator for ELP/TSA Passenger Screening Canine (PSC) program. Involves: Active recruitment of volunteer decoys from a variety of community and government sources. Develop and distribute promotional material with the intent of increasing and maintaining a diverse pool of volunteer decoy candidates. Develop and maintain a decoy database to properly schedule and rotate volunteer decoys according to the program needs. Provide instructions to volunteer decoys as to program guidelines, required attire, reporting time and location, etc. Ensure all decoys receive the Decoy Safety Briefing and sign the associated forms. Handle and place training aids for decoy deployment during training scenarios. Monitor volunteer decoys during training deployments to ensure proper accountability and safety. Under the supervision of the Canine Supervisor, assist with accurate entry and updating of canine training records in the TSA Canine Website (CWS). Act as a secondary witness to training aid sign in/sign out. Along with Canine Supervisor and TSA Screening supervision, assist in coordinating canine passenger screening training times and locations.

Develop and maintain a record management system to provide proper evaluation, control, and documentation of assigned programs. Involves: Work with community-based organizations and others to coordinate program activities. Develop and prioritize short- and long-range program goals. Track program achievements. Provide presentations and educational information to educate the public on all program efforts. Develop public-private partnerships for achieving program/community initiatives and goals. Research and identify grant opportunities relevant to the area of assignment. Assist in developing policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance with the PSC program.

Research, plan, develop, and conduct training or education program courses for the El Paso International Airport, with a focus on Security and Law Enforcement. Involves: Meet with Airport Operations Unit Commander and Assistant Director of Aviation for Operations and Security, or their designee, to identify specific training needs. Perform needs assessments to analyze and identify short-term and long-term organizational training needs. Analyze and evaluate training requirements, and assesses staff skills for use in developing training and curriculum. Investigate various topics for future program development. Create or select training manuals, handout materials, visual aids, and program outlines, and determine the suitability and feasibility of instructional methods. Research commercial training offerings and determine the feasibility of use. Arrange for instructors/volunteers and training locations. Deliver targeted, audience appropriate training as a principal instructor when necessary. Remain abreast of changes in applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations, and overall training developments. Assess training program effectiveness. Involves: Implement procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of current courses/programs. Evaluate training sessions through questionnaires and interviews. Modify training content as necessary. Maintain files of relevant training courses available from outside sources. Evaluate and update instructional methods. Perform preproduction, production work on computer, and video training materials that use computer and streaming audio-visual technologies for on-demand use. Administer course registration and maintain training records. List attendees, and notify them of date and location changes. Coordinate the conduct of the training. Ensure courses are taught as scheduled, and participation is appropriate. Ensure training records meet department and regulatory compliance. Maintain training materials and audiovisual support items inventory.

Perform related professional duties contributing to the realization of City and department goals as required. Involves: Provide designated support for special projects, audits, or activities overseen by higher-level staff or supervisor. Serve on ad hoc committees. Explain and demonstrate work performed to assist supervisor in orienting and training less knowledgeable employees.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diploma, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: 12/16/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

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• City of El Paso

• 915-212-1244

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