Police Dispatcher​/Records Technician; substitutes

Mira Costa College is accepting applications for temporary, hourly police dispatchers to substitute as needed on the Oceanside Campus to backfill for dispatchers during sick leave, vacation, or training hours. Substitutes may initially work 40 hours per week until trained, then would work as needed 18 to 40 hours per week anytime from Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 7:00 am and 11:00 pm.

• Receive and prioritize emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
• Provide police communications and dispatching for district facilities and sites via radio voice communication using a computer-aided dispatch system.
• Coordinate with other agencies during in-progress calls and regional incidents.
• Operate computerized records management and ancillary equipment in the processing of confidential and varied reports and data into records management systems.
• Validate information and verify accuracy of data.
• May lead the work of Police Support Assistants and safety escorts on an assigned shift.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

$36.00 per hour (range 22, step
1) on the 2025‑2026 classified salary schedule.