State Police Dispatcher

Career Advancement Opportunities

In-Band Advancement Available:
Yes / No Criteria:

State of New Hampshire Job Posting

Department of Safety

Justice Information Bureau/Communications

549 US-302 E

Twin Mountain NH 03595

PART-TIME

STATE POLICE DISPATCHER (Police Communications Specialist II)

Position #TMPPT
5653

$22.50/hour - $30.02/hour

This position offers a Trainee Status
* at the following pay rate: $21.63 per hour

• Candidates hired at a Trainee Status must meet minimum qualifications within one (1) year of hire date.

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Safety, Division of State Police, Communications, has a part‑time vacancy for a State Police Dispatcher (Police Communications Specialist) located at Troop F in Twin Mountain NH. This position is part‑time, cannot exceed 29.5 hours per work week and does not offer insurance benefits.

To analyze and interpret information to provide critical coordination of law enforcement responses; to process emergency reports and calls as the first‑line contact, and to receive and transmit messages via two‑way radio, telephone, and other communication equipment nationwide, involving enforcement and emergency field personnel.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS:
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

Education/

Experience:

Equivalent combination of 4 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be in paramedicine, firefighting, emergency medical services, dispatch, law enforcement, public safety, customer service, or a related field involving high‑volume public interaction.

License/Certification:
None required.

• Selected candidate will undergo a background investigation including fingerprint‑based criminal records check and motor vehicle record check in order to ensure suitability for exposure to confidential information, in accordance with department policy.
• Prospective appointees must possess normal hearing and qualify in a controlled substance screening test, as determined by the Bureau of Emergency Communications.

Trainee Option:
Candidates with an equivalent combination of 3+ years of relevant education and experience after completion of high school may be considered and hired in ‘trainee status’ for this position.

Candidates with proven experience in service‑oriented roles demanding rapid response, exceptional precision, and strong multitasking abilities within high‑pressure stressful environments.

Must obtain certification as a State Police On‑Line Telecommunications Systems Operator within six (6) months of hire.

In-Band Advancement Available:
No Criteria:

Broad Group Level Advancement Available:
No Criteria:

The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that job title.

When applicable, the work of an employee in trainee status in this position shall be overseen by a fully qualified individual. An employee in trainee status shall meet the minimum qualifications within the period of time specified on the SJD, not to exceed one year of being hired into this position.

Assisted Dispatch (CAD), Federal Law Enforcement agencies, State Police units, local police agencies, multi frequency radio transmitters, receivers, and nationwide telecommunications system to include: SPOTS/NLETS, NAWAS, and EAS. Interrogates callers, interprets responses, makes assessment and judgment of issues reported, and transfers those calls to appropriate service providers by using sophisticated logic and reasoning ability.

Operate complex computer and telecommunications systems to transmit enforcement and emergency information to state and municipal…