Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatcher I

• This recruitment is eligible for the following recruitment incentive ***

• This recruitment is eligible for the following recruitment incentive ***

If approved at the time of hire, up to $6,000 shall be paid in equal installments for the first twenty-six (26) consecutive biweekly pay periods in the position.

Termination from employment will result in any remaining cash incentive payments being forfeited. Recruitment incentive eligibility and administration is subject to the County of El Dorado Personnel Rules. Current County of El Dorado Employees are not eligible to receive recruitment incentives.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to providing exceptional public service in alignment with the Sheriff's Office Mission and Vision, taking a modern approach to the traditional services of law enforcement, fostering leadership and employee development, and remaining faithful and responsive to the communities we serve.

Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatchers have the opportunity to serve their communities in a unique way; following the Sheriff's Vision of Total Care and connecting services to citizens in their time of need. Public Safety Dispatchers are assigned to the Public Safety Facility in Placerville, CA and have the opportunity to serve as Communication Training Officers and Tactical Dispatchers.

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• Receive, analyze and evaluate 911, emergency and business calls, and other public utility service calls; transfers calls to appropriate parties or creates a law enforcement call for service.
• Operates multi-channel radio systems, monitors other communication channels, while maintaining radio traffic on main channels.
• Responds to law enforcement-initiated radio traffic and request and relays information to law enforcement units.
• Operates computer equipment to access local, state and federal criminal justice information systems; operates communication systems to transmit and receive information with allied law enforcement agencies.

For a full description of duties and responsibilities, please review the job description here.

Sheriff’s Personnel Unit will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations. Any combination of the required experience, education, and training that would provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.

Experience:

Equivalent to graduation from high school; AND One (1) year of public contact and/or non-emergency dispatching experience.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Miah Linson in the Sheriff’s Personnel Unit at linsonr.

The Sheriff’s Personnel Unit will screen all applications to identify qualified candidates. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for this position will be required to complete a pre-investigative questionnaire. Based on the information provided, applicants may be disqualified based on criteria set forth in Part 7, Section 706.1 of the County of El Dorado Personnel Rules and in conjunction with Sheriff’s Selection Policy 1000.

After screening, qualified candidates will be referred to the next step and notified of all further procedures applicable to their status in the recruitment process.

Please refer to Sheriff's Policy 1000 - Selection Standards for more information regarding disqualifying events in an applicants background.

The Criti Call exam will be utilized to determine an applicant's ranking and placement on the eligibility list. The examination will be administered remotely and has been tentatively scheduled for September 10th
- September 13th, 2026. If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualifications and are therefore eligible to participate, you will be notified by email prior to the examination.

If you have taken this examination within twelve (12) months prior to the scheduled date of the examination, you may elect to transfer that examination score or sit for the…