Communications Officer I

Brunswick, GA
Glynn County Sheriff

Salary: $43,000.00

Essential Functions:

  • Operates and/or monitors communications equipment, multi-telephone lines, and computers associated with police, fire, E-911, and emergency medical communications.
  • Receives, screens, processes, and monitors emergency 911 calls and non-emergency calls from the public and other police/public safety agencies by radio and telephone.
  • Dispatches appropriate agency personnel to incident locations; determines nature of emergency, location of incident, number of units needed, and nearest available units; dispatches law enforcement units, ambulances, fire fighters, wreckers, utility crews, animal control, coroner, or other agencies as appropriate.
  • Maintains communications with all parties involved in emergency situations; monitors status/location of officers and emergency units. Operates national and state criminal information computer systems (NCIC/GCIC) to retrieve/update criminal information and motor vehicle/license records.
  • Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data.
  • Communicates effectively and coherently over radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications.
  • Communicates effectively and coherently over radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications.
  • Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 18 years of age; High school diploma or GED;
  • Supplemented by vocational/technical training in public safety dispatching and radio communications; supplemented by 5 months previous experience and/or training involving public safety dispatching, radio communications, and personal computer operations; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
  • Valid State Issued Driver’s License.