Job Opening: Dispatcher/Control Officer (Send Resume to Email Below)

Description

• Receive telephone calls requiring primarily emergency type of assistance and transmits such requests for service to the appropriate personnel
• Perform dispatch services for emergency services in law enforcement, ambulance, fire, and other agencies
• Use standard operating procedures in transmitting, receiving, and making a record of all radio, computer, and telephone messages
• Monitor all dispatched calls to ensure the security and safety of responding personnel
• Maintain location and status information on all mobile units
• Maintain logs of activities
• Operate teletype, computer terminal, and paging system
• Work requires the immediate determination regarding the sequence of events for each type of call received
• Serve as the first point of contact for emergency services
• Manage information dealing with life and death situations
• Processe information which is generally limited

• Must be certified as P.O.S.T. Dispatcher and P.O.S.T. Detention Officer within twelve (12) months of employment
• Must be Certified to access CJIN within six (6) months of employment
• Physical requirements include prolonged sitting, bending, stooping, walking, and climbing.
• Must be able to manage stressful situations
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• Must have the ability to remain calm under stress and ability to multi task
• Must have ability to hear and speak with clarity.
• Must possess, or the ability to obtain, a valid Montana Operator’s License

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