Canine Trainer with Security Clearance

Description Position Title: Canine Trainer Location: Coronado, CA Clearance Type: Secret level clearance required Responsibilities (including but not limited to): * Provide recommendations for MPC and canine puppy physical conditioning program. * Provide recommendations for students and MPC Handler initial and sustainment training and evaluation. * MPC and Handler training, equipment, and SOP testing and evaluation (T&E) services. * Provide canine adult and canine puppy selection recommendations for Government supplied Canine adults and canine puppies. * Coordinate requests for resources (training locations, equipment, personnel) to the government. * Attend meetings, conferences, and training events, and provide subjects matter expert level recommendations to MPC program personnel on the following topics: * MPC and canine puppy initial, corrective, and sustainment training methods * MPC and canine puppy physical conditioning methods * MPC Handler initial, corrective, and sustainment training methods * Operational utilization of the MPC Team * MPC Team specific equipment Perform standardized MPC and canine puppy training: * Initial training to prepare MPCs to join an MPC Team and be utilized during a Handler * Course * Sustainment training for MPCs * Initial training to prepare canine puppies for MPC selection. * Perform independently or supervise the MPC Handler execution of the MPC and canine * puppy physical conditioning program to include rehabilitation. * Provide evaluation, appropriate initial stabilization, and transportation for MPC and * puppy illness and injury. Provide initial training and sustainment training to all MPC Handler and MPC Teams to perform all NSW MPC Team capabilities. Qualifications * Five years' management experience within the past seven years in a similar MPC and MPC Handler development programs. This experience shall include an oversight of canine trainers as well as student interaction. * Minimum of seven years' experience within the past ten years of direct hands-on training of both handlers and canines in all of the following areas: * Tactical obedience * Explosives detection (on and off leash) * Bite work/Patrol (on and off leash) * Tracking (urban and rural) * Infiltration * Helicopter * Fast rope * Rappel (helicopter and structure) * Hoist and lower * Military and non standard ground vehicles * Minimum of seven years' experience within the past ten years with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging (KNPV) or Internationale PrfungsOrdnung (IPO)working dogs sports.