POLICE Dispatcher Range​/APD

Open to the general public and any current Municipal employee.

This position is represented by the Anchorage Police Department Employees Association (APDEA) and is subject to the provisions of the current agreement between the Municipality of Anchorage and the Union.

Anchorage Police Department

Shifts vary during training;
Must be willing to work days or nights with various days off, as well as weekends and holidays.

• 3/12s: twelve (12) hour shifts during three (3) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods in one week; twelve (12) hour shifts during three (3) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods; and
• 1/8s - one eight (8) hour shift during the other week

Total of 80 schedu

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent, and three (3) years of experience which involved a substantial amount of public contact and office clerical duties, one (1) of which must have been as a Police Call Taker with the Municipality of Anchorage, or the equivalent elsewhere.

• Ability to type at a net speed of 35 WPM. (The typing certification or documentation must be presented by time of hire, contain the applicant's name, and be current within the past 1 year.)
• Satisfactory drug screening at time of hire.