Emergency Communication Officer

Durham, NC
Duke University

Essential Functions:

  • Receive and dispatch calls for service and operate radio and telecommunications equipment of Duke University Police Department operations.
  • Receive calls for service for police and security services.
  • Determine the priority of calls for service and assign them to appropriate police or security units. Maintain the current status of active police and security units.
  • Receive and transmit radio traffic between the Emergency Communication Center, police and security units, and other University radio system users.
  • Monitor emergency alarm systems including burglar, fire, panic, and special condition alarms. Maintain daily logs of all incoming and outgoing radio messages; ensure radio logs adhere to the Federal Communications Commission Update departmental databases in accordance with established
  • Provide information about the University to students, staff, and the general public. Relay a variety of departmental police information to appropriate
  • Perform inquiries of federal, state, and local criminal justice databases and provide information to authorized personnel.

Requirements:

  • Work requires comprehension and communications skills normally acquired through a high school education.
  • One year of experience in large volume communication systems. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.