Dispatcher - Military veterans preferred

Dispatcher

Monitors and responds to all radio communications; dispatches calls for service; provides assistance, direction, and information via telephone and radio; enters all relevant data into the department's records management system; provides assistance to the communication specialist as needed; performs special projects as needed which includes training other dispatchers. APCO certification and previous dispatch experience is preferred.

Job Summary

Monitors and responds to all radio communications; dispatches calls for service; provides assistance, direction and information via telephone and radio; enters all relevant data into the department's records management system; provides assistance to the communication specialist as needed; performs special projects as needed which includes training other dispatchers. APCO certification and previous dispatch experience is preferred.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions

Monitors and responds to all radio communications; dispatches calls for service; provides assistance, direction, and information via telephone and radio; enters all relevant data into the department's records management system; provides assistance to the communication specialist as needed; performs special projects as needed which includes training other dispatchers. APCO certification and previous dispatch experience is preferred.

Physical Effort

Physical Effort

Monitors and responds to all radio communications; dispatches calls for service; provides assistance, direction, and information via telephone and radio; enters all relevant data into the department's records management system; provides assistance to the communication specialist as needed; performs special projects as needed which includes training other dispatchers. APCO certification and previous dispatch experience is preferred.

Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Union Eligible.Police.Communications Specialist

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: High School Diploma/GED

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: No

Work Schedule: 40

Work Arrangement: 40

Hiring Range: Per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Relocation_Offered: No

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance.

Required Documents: Resume

Optional Documents: Not Applicable




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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