Police Communications Operator

Responsibilities Answers emergency and non-emergency telephones and police radios. Provides radio communications for University Police officers and Public Safety Officers on campus. Initiates and receives information and requests for services from allied law enforcement agencies. Monitors/reacts to thirty additional telephone lines connected to the campus emergency telephone system. Receives and records information and requests for police services in-person and via telephone reporting of criminal offenses and accidents. Initiates and receives telephonic communications with local police departments and emergency centers via dedicated cable for relaying referral police, medical and other emergency information. Monitors and maintains radio communications with campus departments that work in cooperation with University Police to ensure mutual support and maintain public safety and protection of University property. Operates various computer terminals/equipment internal to the operations of the department and equipment leased from external agencies. Classified as ESSENTIAL personnel; candidates will be required to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays. Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years of clerical or related experience, such as dispatching or emergency communications. Must possess basic computer skills and experience working with Windows-based communications systems and alarm systems. Additional related experience and formal education may be substituted for the education or experience on a year-for-year basis, with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr