Public Safety Dispatcher (Entry)
$30.57 – $37.15 Hourly
THE POSITION
Solano County invites you to apply for a challenging, fast paced, rewarding career as a Public Safety Dispatcher (Entry). In this position you learn to receive, evaluate and relay requests for law enforcement, emergency and other services to the appropriate personnel. This position is characterized by the responsibility to learn to dispatch law enforcement and emergency service personnel and to call for mutual aid assistance. Incumbents learn to operate equipment contained in a public safety dispatch console, which includes multi-line telephones, TTY (teletype), TDD (telephone for deaf and disabled), pagers, radios and computer-aided dispatch equipment; techniques of acquiring essential information from emergency calls and prioritizing requests for assistance; law enforcement terminology and public safety dispatch procedures.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Experience: No experience is required.
Education/Training: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.
Certificate: A net keyboard typing speed of 40 words per minute (WPM) is required. (For candidates without a certification a typing test will be provided)
Public Safety Dispatcher (Lateral)
Salary
$35.31 – $42.92 Hourly
THE POSITION
Public Safety Dispatchers in the Sheriff’s Office assist community members and agencies with emergency needs by receiving and dispatching calls received for law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical service personnel. Public Safety Dispatchers receive caller information, relay information to appropriate units or agencies, and provide assistance to callers as needed. Additionally, Public Safety Dispatchers log call information into the computer; monitor activity of all public safety units to determine status of incidents and location of units.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Experience: One year of emergency service dispatching which included responsibility for dispatching for law enforcement or fire services.
Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent.
Certification: A POST-certified Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course certificate is required.
Special Requirement: The ability to demonstrate a typing speed of 40WPM is required, and all qualified applicants will be sent a notice to remotely take a typing test through the online testing provider eSkill.