Maintain contact, status, and location with all units on assignment. Answer non-emergency calls for assistance. Provide public with severe weather alertness through outdoor warning system. Effectively operate the public safety communications system, video display monitors, radio dispatch consoles, and other associated equipment. Inquire, enter, update, interpret, verify, receive and disseminate information from national, state, and local law enforcement computer networks as requested by user agencies.
All applicants are subject to a criminal background check.
Typical applicants are high school graduates or have GED certificate with knowledge of computers, proficient typing speed, ability to speak clearly, and be courteous to co-workers as well as public contacts. Once your application has been reviewed and selected, the testing process begins. Those applicants will be scheduled for a written test. Upon successful completion, the next step will be a simulated console test. Both of these tests involve utilizing listening, memory, map reading, and multitasking skills.