Public Safety Dispatcher I-III ID-6236
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EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
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Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Monitors and receives routine and emergency radio communications to and from law enforcement and emergency personnel with established procedures
- Answers routine, emergency, and complaint telephone calls
- Obtains critical information
- Dispatches required departmental personnel and equipment and/or relays the information to appropriate department or agency
- Operates California Law Enforcement Teletype System (CLETS) machines to list or cancel messages regarding stolen property or wanted persons
- Operates data input terminals
- Provides information and assistance to the public
- Assigns case numbers as calls are received and maintains daily logs
- Maintains status boards for all units on duty
- Maintains various files
- Types daily log and reports
- Receives, acknowledges, and logs civil defense warning system calls
- Monitors alarm systems
- Releases records in accordance with applicable law and procedures
- Assists deputies in booking and processing prisoners
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- Assist in training as needed
- Other related duties as assigned
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QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
Dispatcher I -
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Six months of public contact experience
- Experience as a Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee or related experience is preferred
Dispatcher II -
- High school graduate or equivalent
- A minimum of two years of experience as a Public Safety Dispatcher or closely related experience
- Must have successfully completed a dispatch training academy and training program
Dispatcher III -
- High school graduate or equivalent
- A minimum of four years of experience as a Public Safety Dispatcher or closely related experience
- Must have successfully completed a dispatch training academy and training program
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Standard broadcasting procedures and rules associated with the operation of a law enforcement communication network
- Proper operation and care of radio communication, CLETS, and telephone equipment
- California Penal, Vehicle, Health and Safety, and Criminal Codes, and County Codes
- General geography of the county
- Modern office methods, procedures, and purposes of law enforcement recordkeeping activities
- Basic organization and operation of a law enforcement department
- Receptionist and telephone techniques
ABILITY TO:
- Effectively apply standard broadcasting procedures and rules associated with the operation of a law enforcement communication network
- Exercise good judgment in emergency situations
- Perform a variety of clerical tasks such as filing, recordkeeping, typing, and report preparation
- Exercise independent judgment and work with a minimum of supervision
- Remember names, locations, and numbers
- Read maps quickly and accurately
- Type at a speed sufficient to perform assigned duties
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Spell correctly and use good English grammar
- Speak in a clear, understandable voice
- Meet standards of hearing acuity
- Speak and write effectively
- Organize work effectively
- Do a high volume of work amid interruptions
- Work cooperatively with co-workers and others contacted in the course of work
- Must have ability to work in a busy office environment with the ability to sit for extended periods
- Stand, walk, kneel, stoop, squat, twist, and lift and carry up to 25 pounds
- Must successfully complete a standard law enforcement pre-employment background and psychological evaluation
- Public Safety Dispatcher I must successfully complete a dispatch training academy and training program during one-year probationary period
- Must be available to work day, swing, and graveyard shifts, weekends, and holidays
- You may be required to drive a motor vehicle in the course of employment and must possess a valid operator’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Position may be required to serve as a Disaster Service Worker during a County emergency.
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SUPPLEMENTAL & AGENCY INFORMATION
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THIS RECRUITMENT MAY ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT MAY BE USED FOR ONE YEAR FILLING COUNTYWIDE VACANCIES THAT MAY OCCUR IN THIS JOB CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE