Public Safety Dispatcher

Salary

Salary $71,656.00 - $89,481.60/year

The Placer County Sheriff's Office dispatch center is located in beautiful Auburn, California, less than two hours away from Reno/Tahoe or San Francisco. The dispatch center features full sit-to-stand ergonomic work stations, a locker room, a full kitchen, a quiet room, a balcony with BBQ, skylights, and second-story views from wall-to-wall windows. The center provides dispatch services for law enforcement, fire, and medical.

Dispatchers are trained to provide lifesaving instructions over the phone through Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD).

The center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The current schedule is three 12-hour shifts each week and an eight hour shift every other week. Public Safety Dispatchers receive a competitive benefit package including 13 paid holidays per year, 12 paid sick days per year, generous contributions to CalPERS, and access to an employee assistance program. Dispatchers who work on holidays receive overtime compensation for the actual number of hours worked in addition to holiday pay.

Shift differential pay of 7.5% is also paid to dispatchers who work swing and graveyard shifts. Full benefit details can be found below in the Benefits section of this posting.

Written examination is tentatively scheduled for the week of March 23, 2026.

You will receive an e-mail notification regarding the next steps in the recruitment process within two weeks of the closing date listed above.

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Two years of customer service experience which demonstrate a general aptitude for working with the public in an environment requiring multi-tasking, balancing competing priorities/demands, and extensive public contact. Experience with computer terminals and radio-broadcasting/communications equipment and/or experience within a law enforcement setting is desirable.

Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

• Must have satisfactorily completed the P.O.S.T. certified Basic Complaint/Dispatcher course within 12 months of the date of appointment to this class.

• Must satisfactorily complete the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) certified Emergency Medical Dispatch course within 12 months of the date of appointment to this class.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid CPR certificate by the completion of the probationary period.

• May need to possess a valid driver's license as required by the position. Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required.

The written examination consists of the POST Entry-Level Dispatcher Selection Test Battery. T-scores received from this examination will determine applicant ranking on the eligible list.

NOTE:

Applicants who have already taken the POST exam within six (6) months of application submission date may attach their official score report notice (including agency name, exam name, exam date, and exam scores) to their application materials to forward their scores to Placer County. Different agencies use different cutoff scores for this exam. Therefore, it is possible for an applicant to pass the exam with one agency and fail it with another using the same score.

NOTE:

Per California POST, applicants may not take the Dispatcher exam more than once within a thirty (30) day calendar period. Applicants who have already taken the Dispatcher exam within 30 days of a Placer County exam administration will not be permitted to test again.

Written examination is tentatively scheduled for the week of March 23, 2026.

You will receive an e-mail notification regarding the next steps in the recruitment process within two weeks of the closing date listed above.

Placer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program.

To apply to this exciting career opportunity please visit our employment opportunities page at

All applications must be received by the final filing deadline as listed on our webpage.

Closing Date/Time: 2/27/2026 5:00:00 PM