Dispatcher II

911 Dispatcher

Ready for your next call? Now accepting applications for experienced 911 Dispatchers!

The Fairfield Police Department serves a diverse community and exists to improve the quality of life in Fairfield. The department is committed to working with our community members to solve problems together. Dispatchers are an integral part of this effort and the 9-1-1 system, receiving emergency and non-emergency calls and acting as a liaison between the members of the community, other agencies, department personnel and field units in support of the City's organizational goals and objectives.

This recruitment is open/continuous and may close without notice once a sufficient number of applications have been received. The best qualified candidates will be invited to interview. Interviews will be scheduled once a large enough candidate pool has been established. To learn more about Fairfield PD, please contact the Police Personnel unit at . Spanish speaking candidates encouraged to apply. Please note the salary posted does not reflect a 2.5% shift differential.

Working conditions include exposure to stressful situations; work will involve pressure generated by the necessity for appropriate and timely response and follow-up required by emergency and routine events that often occur simultaneously. Dispatchers are assigned to shifts on a rotating basis including day, swing or graveyard, depending upon department needs. Work will include shift assignments on weekends and holidays. Primarily sedentary work requiring the ability to sit for long periods of time and manual dexterity to sufficiently operate computer keyboards.

Requires good vision, the ability to hear well enough to receive information over the telephone and radio amid background noise, and verbal clarity. Work will also involve bending, twisting, turning and reaching.