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Public Safety Dispatcher/Public Safety Dispatcher Lateral (Yuba County)

Date Posted: 5/17/2019

Employer: Yuba County

Salary Range: See job description for details

Phone: 530-749-7869

Website: https://www.calopps.org/yuba-county

Closing Date: 6/7/2019

About the Position
The County of Yuba is recruiting to fill and establish an employment list for the position of Public Safety Dispatcher within the Sheriff’s Department. The incumbent receives 9-1-1 system sheriff, fire, medical emergency and rescue calls; dispatches sheriff, fire and medical personnel following established procedures; maintains communication with officers in the field to ensure safety and provide back-up and information; provides relief coverage for the records unit; performs related work as assigned. These classifications require shift work and the ability to make decisions and act appropriately in stressful situations. The work also involves interdepartmental cooperation with various public safety agencies located throughout the County to coordinate the most effective response to requests for assistance from the public.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate must maintain flexibility for shift work and mandated overtime as compulsory to the departments needs. The incumbent must be self-motivated, accountable and possess the ability to learn and adapt in a fast pace, multi-tasking environment.

Qualifications

Minimum: Equivalent to graduation from high school, one (1) year of office support or customer contact experience.

Preferred: In addition to the minimum, 30 semester units from an accredited college or university with major course work in administrative justice, criminal justice, business administration or a field related to the work and experience working as a dispatcher for a law enforcement agency; type up to 60 wpm; and/or possess a valid current P.O.S.T. certified 120-hour Basic Complaint/Dispatcher course certificate.

Lateral: In addition to the Public Safety Dispatcher minimum, possess a P.O.S.T. Certified 120-hour Basic Dispatcher Course and at least one year of current, full-time, paid public safety dispatcher experience with a recognized law enforcement agency, which included successful completion of a Dispatcher Training Program and a probationary period.

Working Conditions: Work evenings, nights, weekends, holiday extended hours, and rotating shifts. Work in situations which involve emergencies and may be a stressful; radio dispatch setting; fast-paced and multi-tasking environment. During extreme emergency events or a shutdown of the Communications Center incumbents may be required to work from a Mobile Command Post Vehicle.

About the Sheriff’s Department
The Yuba County Sheriff's Office is comprised of multiple functions within the Operations Division including Valley and Foothill Patrol, Investigations, Narcotics Task Force, Gang Enforcement, Marijuana Eradication Team, Coroner, Crime Prevention, Crisis Negotiation Team, SWAT, Canine Program, Field Training Officer, Aero Squadron, and Marine Enforcement. The department is committed to working in partnership with the community to identify and resolve public safety and quality of life issues, consistent with its core values. The Sheriff's Office provides a full range of services to an estimated population of about 70,000. The Sheriff’s Department is located in the City of Marysville with a substation in Brownsville.

*Lateral Hiring Incentives Eligibility: Must be currently employed with another recognized law enforcement agency.