911 Emergency Dispatcher
Salary: $17.98
Essential Functions:
- Takes emergency and non-emergency request for assistance, dispatching appropriate unit, and maintaining contact with responding units to gather and supply information.
- Provides emergency medical instruction via communication equipment, verbatim, per a prescribed format.
- Monitor police traffic interacting with citizens, witnesses, suspects, and/or other applicable parties to assist in the safety of personnel and gather the report information.
- Track arrests and prepares related paperwork for data entry.
- Enters a variety of information into applicable database(s).
- Receives and processes a variety of time sensitive data and information in assigned area of responsibility.
- Obtain critical data from various sources for warrants and enters into LEIN and local data base.
- Preform other support staff functions and duties as requested
Requirements:
- Exhibits the ability to remain calm in a crisis.
- Possesses the ability to remain alert for long shifts.
- Demonstrates excellent listening skills and communicates clearly and effectively.
- Pays Close attention to detail.
- Demonstrates the ability to work quickly and efficiently
- Exhibits strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
- Possesses mental and emotional strength to deal with stressful situations for long periods of time.