
Public Safety Trainer Instructor 1 - Office of Professional Development - Forsyth, GA (FSC)
Forsyth, GAFull-time$47K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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The Public Safety Trainer Instructor 1 develops and instructs staff development and enforcement/prevention courses, providing specialized training in assigned fields. The role acts as a lead worker for other public safety training staff and plans, coordinates, and schedules training programs. It also develops instructional materials, evaluates trainees, maintains training records, and helps ensure facilities and equipment are safe.
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Explore a World of Opportunity with the State of Georgia! We are the force that drives Georgia! Georgia State Government is a large enterprise, composed of various agencies and entities with a common goal to improve the lives of Georgia's more than 10 million citizens! Join Team Georgia and impact lives everyday while receiving a robust benefits package designed for every stage of your career!
Job Title: Public Safety Trainer Instructor 1 - Office of Professional Development - Forsyth, GA (FSC)Agency: Department of Juvenile Justice Job Requisition ID: JR0000007141Shift: Any (United States of America)Compensation Details: $46,933.00 Job Description: Please Note: This position is scheduled to close at 12:00 a.m. on the closing date listed above. Applications must be submitted before that time to be considered.
Job Summary: Under supervision, develops and instructs multiple courses of staff development and training established for enforcement/prevention. Provides specialized training in assigned fields.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Acts as lead worker for other public safety training staff
- Administers and scores tests and quizzes
- Develops instructional material and teaching aids; updates training materials to reflect current developments
- Inspects facilities and equipment regularly to identify and correct unsafe conditions
- Maintains accurate training records; provides certificates
- Makes recommendations for improvement of courses
- Plans, coordinates and schedules multiple training courses or programs
- Rates trainees during field exercises, enforces safety protocols
- Trains students in critical public safety skills or specialties by demonstrating skills and techniques correctly.
Entry Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED, and one (1) year of work experience in law enforcement, corrections, firefighting, EMS, or rescue service, one (1) year of which is involved in providing training applicable to the area of assignment as an adjunct instructor or as a field training officer on special assignment.
- Must be eligible to obtain Georgia P.O.S.T. General Instructor certification under applicable profession and any required Georgia P.O.S.T. specialty instructor certifications.
THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION. THE SELECTED APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENCE CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, WHERE APPLICABLE PLEASE INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT JOB INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESCREENED.
DJJ IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma/GED, and one (1) year of work experience in law enforcement, corrections, firefighting, EMS, or rescue service, one (1) year of which is involved in providing training applicable to the area of assignment as an adjunct instructor or as a field training officer on special assignment. Must be eligible to obtain Georgia P.O.S.T. General Instructor certification under applicable profession and any required Georgia P.O.S.T. specialty instructor certifications. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,627 open Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$47K/yr
- Georgia median$60–65K/yr82 salary ranges
- US median$71–94K/yr720 salary ranges
This rate, $47K, is 27% below the Georgia median midpoint ($64K) — in the lowest quarter of Instructor salary ranges in Georgia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 283 open Instructor jobs in Georgia and 4,627 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- State of Georgia (this employer)152 open
- Choisys Technology13 open
- Southern Crescent Technical College13 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,730 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,879 of the 4,627 open Instructor jobs (62%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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