Public Safety Dispatcher

Dispatcher

The dispatcher serves as a tele-communicator 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day a year, in the Central Dispatch Center, protecting Hillsborough Community College. Dispatchers are the primary point of contact for the Department of Public Safety; this includes receiving emergency and non-emergency phone calls for assistance.

Responsibilities include:

• Communicating using emergency radios with patrol units and supervisors.
• Entering data into the records management system/computer aided dispatch (CAD), monitoring video surveillance cameras and access control devices.
• Coordinating campus notifications with College Leadership and representatives of various departments for response, mitigation, and recovery.
• Monitoring the college-wide security camera system, analyzing video input, and determining the proper response to conditions or situations.
• Interacting with Tampa, Hillsborough County and Plant City 9-1-1 operators in processing emergency service requests.
• Logging the nature and source of all incoming and outgoing radio messages.
• Assisting law enforcement officers and other officials in the recovery and analysis of archived records.
• Performing other similar and related duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include either (1) vocational or technical school beyond High School/GED equivalent and at least one year of security guard or law enforcement experience, or (2) at least an associate's degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement. In addition, requires a current: (1) Florida Class D security license, (2) CPR and first aid certification*, and (3) Florida driver's license. *CPR Certification must be obtained within first 30 days of employment if candidate is not certified at the time of hire.

Preferred qualifications include an associate's degree, two years of experience and a Security Class-D license. Bilingual in Spanish & English is a plus, but not required.

Closing date: Open until further notice.

Hillsborough Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our applicants and employees is critical to our success as a community partner.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and military/veteran status.

Preference will also be given to veterans and spouses who are eligible under the Veterans' Preference Law. At time of application, submittal of Form DD214 is the minimum requirement for veterans' preference claim. Note: Please upload your DD214 as an attachment as part of your application at the time of submission.

The selected candidate identified for this position will be required to successfully complete a Level II criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting.

Hillsborough Community College participates in the US E-Verify program.