Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatcher II

Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatcher II

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.

The opportunity: 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. Check out our website, for more information!

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to:

• 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.

Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch II: Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school; AND One (1) year of emergency dispatching experience at a level equivalent to the County's class of Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatcher I. Licenses and Certifications: A Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Professional Public Safety Dispatcher Basic Certificate is desirable.

The County of El Dorado participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If hired, the information you provide on your Form I-9 will be used to verify your authorization to work in the United States.

The County of El Dorado is committed to providing a comprehensive, flexible benefits program to meet your needs! For your Health and Well-Being: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts - FSA & HSA, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Life Insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), County sponsored Wellness program, Discounts on gym memberships. For your Financial Future: CalPERS Retirement, Deferred Compensation (457) Plans, Optional Life Insurance. For your Work/Life Balance: Paid Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation and sick leave accruals, Supervisory leave (supervising classifications only) and Bereavement leave.