A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school, and
one (1) year of work experience which included one (1) or a combination of the following: public contact, customer service, clerical duties, radio telephone or telephone switchboard operation, or dispatching.
Qualifying Clerical Experience:
This position includes additional compensation to promote retention:
$54,756 Base Compensation
+$9,000 Retention Differential
This differential is based on current labor market conditions and is negotiated annually and may be reduced if an employee works less than a full month.
$63,756 Total Compensation
$5,313.00 Monthly $63,756.00 Annually
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Work Shift/ Schedule:
7 days/week operation; shift work (United States of America)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Job Posting End Date:
Continuous
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Job Title:
Emergency Services Dispatcher I *** HIGHER MONTHLY PAY AVAILABLE, SEE DESCRIPTION ***
Salary Range:
N/A
Position Salary:
4,563.00 USD Monthly
Location:
Police Department Headquarters
Civil Service or Non Civil Servic e:
Civil Service
Job Summary:
Under immediate supervision, learns to dispatch Police, Fire and emergency medical personnel and equipment; actively participates in dispatch training courses; performs related learning and testing activities, and participates in field training exercises to fully develop dispatching skills with the assistance of higher-level dispatchers to perform a variety of emergency communication duties; and performs other related duties as required.
Examples of Duties:
( The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position ).
Attends radio dispatcher entry level training and receives instruction in various phases of emergency communication in a wide variety of subject matters;
Participates in a Radio Dispatcher Training Program under the direct supervision of a designated certified dispatch trainer and performs a variety of emergency communication duties;
Performs a variety of emergency communication duties with the assistance of experienced radio dispatch personnel;
Receives telephonic communication from the public seeking police, fire, medical and other requests for emergency assistance;
Elicits relevant/accurate information and facts necessary to ensure required emergency personnel are assigned to the request for services;
Assigns via telephonic and/or radio transmission call for service for police, fire, medical and other County, State, or Federal agencies as required;
Provides information to the public regarding police matters and direct inquiries to the proper police personnel;
Classifies and codes criminal and non-criminal cases;
Receives case data from reporting personnel and enters same into various computerized teleprocessing terminals;
Makes vehicle and missing persons inquiries into the computer system;
Maintains and updates logs of abandoned and towed vehicles, missing and wanted persons, and other miscellaneous bulletins and reports;
Performs a variety of difficult clerical duties in the communications center; and
Performs other related duties as required.
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