SkillBridge - Duty Military Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee

*** THIS POSTING IS A FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL ONLY***

The purpose of the class is to provide information and communications support services to Firefighting crews, Emergency Medical Services, and Police Patrol units and investigators. Answers Emergency 911 and non-emergency calls for service and information. Dispatches appropriate emergency personnel and equipment to citizen complaints.

• Graduation from an accredited high school course of study or successful completion of a GED.
• Ability to pass a standard critical testing procedure.
• No prior experience is required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and must have and maintain a satisfactory driver’s record based on the City of Hampton’s criteria.
• Must successfully complete a Police Division background investigation to include polygraph examination and pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
• Must successfully complete the City of Hampton Public Safety Telecommunications Trainee program to include Call Taker, Fire and Police Telecommunications;

• May require working beyond a standard 40-hour work week to include evenings and weekends. Incumbents are assigned to a twelve-hour shift which may require working nights, weekends, and holidays and extended shifts as required.
• Must be able to maintain the ability to provide credible testimony in court, to the magistrate and in other situations where credibility will be of importance. A sustained finding of untruthfulness at the conclusion of an internal investigation may result in immediate termination.
• The incumbent may be considered “essential personnel” during city emergency situations, or at the direction of the City Manager or designee which may include long hours and unusual schedules.