Dispatch Trainee

Receives emergency and non-emergency telephone calls from the public, emergency service providers, and other public safety agencies requesting police, fire, medical or other emergency services;
Responsible for efficiently and accurately gathering of caller information and making the appropriate emergency services dispatch in accordance to established policies and procedures. The Telecommunicator performs assigned duties under the direct supervision and control of the Shift Supervisor. The Shift Supervisor reviews daily work for speed and accuracy of detail.

Located in south-central Pennsylvania, York County Government offers many exciting and challenging opportunities to learn and grow in a career while making a difference in the lives of York County residents. Each County department meets a unique need in the community and provides an opportunity for both professional growth and personal satisfaction. York County offers a competitive wage and benefit package.

TELECOMMUNICATOR I - ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must successfully pass the training program’s milestones, benchmarks, and exams in addition to demonstrating skills in training and live dispatch environments.
• Must successfully achieve and maintain certifications in the following:
  Emergency Telecommunicator Course (ETC), Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Course, CPR, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), National Incident Management System
  (NIMS) on line courses (IS100, IS200, IS700, IS800), National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN), HAZMAT Awareness, and Missing and Exploited Children on line course within the established benchmarks.
• Must successfully complete monthly continuing education.
• Attend monthly shift meetings.
• Properly apply policy, procedures, and protocols.
• Operates telephone and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems, and other variety of communications equipment.
• Proficient using back up methods: cards and telephone.
• Receives emergency and non-emergency telephone calls from the public, emergency service providers, and other public safety agencies requesting police, fire, medical or other emergency services.
• Must condense large amounts of information into a readable, sensibly typed, or hand writtenremarks in a timely manner.
• Enter, update and retrieve information from a variety of computer systems.
• Must make quick and accurate decisions.
• Deals with sensitive information in a discreet and professional manner by maintaining confidentiality.
• Maintains a positive customer service attitude at all times with the public, public safety providers,and other public safety agencies.
• Must continually demonstrate a high level of professionalism.
• Assist in maintaining computerized Master Street Addressing Guide (MSAG) and emergency database by collecting the appropriate information and immediately relay to the Shift Supervisor tohandle the problem.
• Perform additional assigned duties as directed.

TELECOMMUNICATOR II, III, IV - ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Includes Telecommunicator I - Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities.
• Must successfully achieve a sign off on (Fire/EMS), County Police, or City Police, the trainee willpass the training program’s benchmarks and exams in addition to demonstrating skills in training and live dispatch environments.
• Operates a variety of communications equipment including: radio consoles, telephones, CADsystem, and other varieties of technical equipment.
• Proficient in using back up methods: cards, radio, telephone, and paging.
• Coordinates and assigns field units to incidents based on the nature of the incident, the priority of the incident, and available resources in accordance.
• Proficient in tracking and documenting radio…