Communications Dispatcher - LATERAL Job Albany area,Oregon USA,Government

Position: Communications Dispatcher - LATERAL ONLY

Keeping the peace with dignity, honesty and compassion.

Linn County, located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, is surrounded by beautiful landscape year round and is just a short drive away from the mountains, beaches and waters of Oregon. If you enjoy the great outdoors and four seasons of change, this is the place for you! The Linn County Sheriff's Office offers meaningful work, unique professional challenges, endless learning opportunities, and excellent benefits!

Join our team of professionals that make a difference in the lives of others.

Are you an experienced dispatcher who enjoys serving others?

Do you seek a challenging and rewarding position while fulfilling your passion for helping others?

Come join the Linn County Sheriff’s Office today! We are seeking experienced dispatchers who are in good standing with their current or most recent employer as a certified Telecommunications Dispatcher, 911 Call Taker/Dispatcher, or Public Safety Dispatcher for a recognized state, county, city, or municipal entity. To be considered as a lateral applicant, candidates must be currently certified or eligible to be certified as a Telecommunications Dispatcher in the State of Oregon with or without the need to attend the Basic Telecommunications Academy.

Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) maintains authority to determine acceptable lateral transfer of out of state certification to Oregon. All out of state laterals hired into this position will be required to attend the three-week Basic Telecommunications academy at DPSST in Salem, OR. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office offers negotiable starting salary (based on step) depending on experience and years of current certified dispatching work.

We offer a full benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision. In addition, Linn County contributes 2% (of base wages) into a HRA/VEBA account each month, and the county picks up the employee PERS contribution, and an additional county contribution of 3% into a Deferred Compensation plan of the employees choosing. We also offer certification and education pay incentives.

Laterals are also offered a condensed Field Training Program (FTEP). THIS POSTING IS FOR LATERAL APPLICANTS ONLY - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION. The Sheriff's Office may close this recruitment at any time, without further notice.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES/JOB OBJECTIVES

Successful applicants hired under this recruitment will be responsible for performing fast, efficient and accurate receiving and dispatching of calls and messages from and to public safety units and personnel in the field. Duties involve the operation of complex communications equipment including microprocessor controlled radio and telephone control consoles and computer terminals to dispatch emergency public safety units as requested or necessary.

ESSENTIAL

FUNCTIONS

Operate radio and telephone control consoles in dispatching public safety resources and routing of other emergency calls to the appropriate agencies.

Receive emergency call information; dispatch call to appropriate units or departments; maintain information on units activities; access computer terminals to obtain, transmit and record information such as vehicle license numbers, drivers information, warrants and stolen vehicle information; enter record information via computer terminal; maintain status of equipment to maintain control and record the activity of the dispatched units.
Relay and receive information from other public safety organizations; notify other service agencies such as road maintenance, public works, signal and light maintenance and animal control.
Facilitate coordination of Communications Center…