Lead Canine Trainer

Position Title: Lead 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.

Provide testing and evaluation services for current or emerging puppy, MPC, student, and MPC Team training, equipment, and utilization

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

Provide canine adult and canine puppy selection recommendations for Government supplied Canine adults and canine puppies.

Provide bi-monthly work and training schedules to the Government.

Coordinate requests for resources (training locations, equipment, personnel) to the government.

Conduct standardized training for all canines.

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.