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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Police Dispatcher - Part time

200 Campus Dr. Arvin, CA

Full-time, Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$44K/yr - $62K/yr

NEOGOV is seeking a part-time Police Dispatcher for the City of Arvin. The role involves maintaining effective communication between the public and police officers, performing clerical work, and handling emergency calls while ensuring proper dispatch of services.

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Responsibilities

Receive incoming business and emergency telephone calls, complaints, and requests from the public, evaluate information received and determine proper action to take, following specific procedural steps, dispatching police, ambulance and/or fire personnel, as needed

Maintain complaint, arrest, radio message and general station activity logs

Perform pat-down searches and supervise the submission of urine samples on same-gender suspects

Complete booking processes on suspects and/or arrestees

Receive payment of fees on bail of inmates and other miscellaneous fees for services

Provide various clerical functions, including, but not limited to: Issuing yard sale permits, issuing bicycle licenses, providing immigration/record clearances, releasing copies of reports, entering traffic citations, subpoenas, and court orders/restraining orders into computer system, completing registration process of narcotic, sex and arson offenders, distributing reports and creating case folders, and preparing documents for all complaints filed with the District Attorney’s office

Researches, evaluates, plans, and administers all work related to the department’s records to ensure completion, accessibility, and centralization

Provides routine maintenance, updates, inspections, purging and destroying of files in accordance with state requirements and the needs of law enforcement users

Seals court ordered adult and juvenile records

Maintains and oversees the dissemination, requirements and restraints of information contained in law enforcement reports

Provide translation for officers and staff in the field or office to/from Spanish, as needed

Provide routine typing, filing and basic clerical duties as needed

Regular and timely attendance

Performs other duties as required

Qualification

Emergency communicationDispatching proceduresTelecommunications equipmentMicrosoft OfficeTyping speed 35 wpmBilingual (English/Spanish)Customer serviceRecord keepingOffice proceduresDecision making

Required

High School diploma or GED certificate

Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

Minimum typing speed of 35 wpm

Ability to work rotating shifts and/or overtime as necessary

Ability to work under pressure

Must successfully pass a POST examination for Dispatcher role

Preferred

Minimum of 10 units of college course work preferred

Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred

Benefits

CalPERS Retirement – 2% at 55 for Classic Members or 2% at 62 for PEPRA (new members)

City participates in Social Security

Medical/Dental/Vision - 100% for employees, maximum of $150/month for dependent coverage for unsworn positions or $199/month for sworn positions.

Life Insurance - City provides coverage with maximum benefits equal to one year's salary.

Paid holidays of 10 days a year

PTO: 0-4 yrs of continuous service 9.23 hours/pay period (biweekly), 5+ yrs of continuous service 10.77 hours/pay period (biweekly), 10+ yrs of continuous service 12.30 hours/pay period (biweekly)

Tuition reimbursement (Restrictions/caps apply)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)