Job Description

Police Dispatcher

The incumbent of this position provides support for the Campus Police Department and the Law Enforcement Officers.

Responsibilities include:

• Answering incoming emergency/nonemergency phone calls and monitoring/responding to all incoming emergency/nonemergency text messages received in the Communications Center.
• Communicating via two-way radio with police officers dispatching them to various emergency/nonemergency calls for service.
• Operating the NCIC/FCIC computer workstation. Monitoring severe weather alerts through the National Weather Service and the NOAA weather radio.
• Assisting parents/visitors arriving at the Communications Center and at gate intercom boxes.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include:

• Knowledge of appropriate ways of dealing with individuals in a crisis situation;
• Ability to make decisions and function effectively in high stress, emergency situations;
• Ability to respond to the public in a calm, effective manner;
• Ability to operate a radio-teletype and other related communication equipment;
• Ability to speak clearly and listen effectively;
• Ability to coordinate and disseminate information;
• Ability to learn and effectively use existing computer programs;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to perform physical tasks such as ascending or descending stairs, maintaining body equilibrium, bending, and lifting up to 20 pounds.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and one year of experience in radio-teletype operations, sworn law enforcement, dispatching, forestry, firefighting, or other public contact work.
• College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for the required experience.
• Experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required high school education.

**Proof of High School Diploma will be required at time of interview**

Condition of Employment

Applicants under consideration for employment at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind will be required to complete background investigation. Fingerprints will be taken and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a background check of your criminal history record(s) at the state and national level. FSDB is a drug-free workplace.

Sign Language Requirements

Applicants who are selected for hire will be required to obtain an Intermediate proficiency level in American Sign Language within four years of hire. Please note: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind provides education to acquire sign language skills.

Hiring Salary Range

Hiring salary range: $40,976.00 - $48,476.00 annually. This range is inclusive of verified experience and education. Position is eligible for an additional $1.00 per hour due to majority of shift being between 5:00pm 6:00am. Pay additive is dependent on agency funding.

Hours: Thursday - Monday 10:00pm-6:00am.

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