Full-Time Communication Dispatcher
$36.63 per hourRegional Transit Authority
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Communications Dispatcher Full Time New Orleans, LA, US 1 Attachments
2 days ago Requisition ID: 1020
Salary Range: $36.63 To $36.63 Hourly
POSITION ADVERTISEMENT- ATU-Represented Opportunity
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
The Regional Transit Authority gets people moving around New Orleans. Our transit services provide mobility to residents of the city as well as tourists, providing incredible views and comfortable rides through historical neighborhoods and countless attractions. RTA’s system includes 5 streetcar lines, 30 bus routes, 2 ferry routes, and paratransit services. Our passengers take more than 19 million rides every year. Come join us and be a part of how New Orleans rolls!
JOB TITLE: COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL DISPATCHER
POSITION STATUS: Full-Time
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: NON-EXEMPT
salary range: $36.63 Per Hour
JOB SUMMARY
The Communications Control Dispatcher operates various forms of communication devices and is responsible for obtaining accurate information affecting the RTA system and relaying that information concisely and accurately to necessary RTA staff (including Transit Police and Security).
REPORTS TO
Manager and Supervisor of Operations Control Center
TITLES OF POSITIONS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THIS JOB AT THE TIME OF ADVERTISEMENT
None
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.
Evaluate all emergencies that occur in the field that may interrupt regularly scheduled bus, rail, and ferry operations, and dispatch the field supervisor and other RTA personnel to the scene of emergencies.
Maintain an accurate Clever/CAD log of daily radio communication by internal and external users.
Prepare daily reports in the Clever/CAD incident manager of accidents, incidents, emergencies, delays, and alternative actions taken by the Control Center.
Prepare daily operational reports.
Initiate and manage immediate corrective action in handling all emergencies that occur in the field, such as accidents, injury, or illness to employees or customers, blockades, fires, high water, power failures, breakdowns, disturbances, etc.
Maintain a daily record of radio on and off logs, indicating supervisors, transit management personnel, maintenance equipment, and transit police sign-on and sign-off.
Maintain daily records and prepare daily reports in Clever/CAD incident manager of delays and switching of vehicles, breakdowns, accidents, supervisors on and off reports, and transit police activity sheets.
Receive chartered service orders during non-office hours and communicate with the charter when necessary; assign orders to the most economical station for the customer.
Monitor the system and communicate periodically to field supervisors, roadway personnel, service delivery managers, etc., the location or movement of parades and/or other special events to provide the best possible service while parades are in progress.
Provide data to other operational personnel regarding factors that could disrupt scheduled service.
Serve as a liaison between the Control Center and local agencies for unusual conditions or emergencies.
Monitor the communication system operation.
Perform other job-related duties in keeping with RTA's goals and objectives.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school graduate or G.E.D., or experience and training equivalent, and 3 years’ recent experience directly related to the operations of a transit system.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Normal office environment. Must be able to remain stationary 100% of the time and constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, computer, printer, etc.
The RTA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.
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