Police Dispatcher

Arvin, CA
Arvin Police Department

Salary: $42,536.00 – $54,308.80 Annually

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, maintains effective and efficient communications between the public and the police officers in the field or other outside agencies; performs all front office operations with the public; perform a variety of routine clerical work and radio communication work in the administration of the Police Department.

Essential Functions:

  • Receive incoming business and emergency telephone calls, complaints, and requests from the public, evaluate information received and determine proper action to take, following specific procedural steps, dispatching police, ambulance and/or fire personnel, as needed.
  • Maintain complaint, arrest, radio message and general station activity logs.
  • Perform pat-down searches and supervise the submission of urine samples on same-gender suspects.
  • Complete booking processes on suspects and/or arrestees.
  • Receive payment of fees on bail of inmates and other miscellaneous fees for services.
  • Provide various clerical functions, including, but not limited to: Issuing yard sale permits, issuing bicycle licenses, providing immigration/record clearances, releasing copies of reports, entering traffic citations, subpoenas, and court orders/restraining orders into computer system, completing registration process of narcotic, sex and arson offenders, distributing reports and creating case folders, and preparing documents for all complaints filed with the District Attorney’s office.
  • Researches, evaluates, plans, and administers all work related to the department’s records to ensure completion, accessibility, and centralization.
  • Provides routine maintenance, updates, inspections, purging and destroying of files in accordance with state requirements and the needs of law enforcement users.
  • Seals court ordered adult and juvenile records.
  • Maintains and oversees the dissemination, requirements and restraints of information contained in law enforcement reports.
  • Provide translation for officers and staff in the field or office to/from Spanish, as needed.
  • Provide routine typing, filing and basic clerical duties as needed.
  • Regular and timely attendance.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED certificate.
  • Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Minimum typing speed of 35 wpm.
  • Ability to work rotating shifts and/or overtime as necessary.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Minimum of 10 units of college course work preferred.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred.