Emergency Services Dispatcher 1 (Multi-PCN)

State Of Alaska • Fairbanks, AK

29d • $30 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Emergency Services Dispatcher 1 with the Alaska State Troopers, you will be expected to: Maintain positivity and resiliency while providing support for the field enforcement units of the Department of Public Safety at the Alaska State Troopers Northen Operations Center. Display professionalism, compassion, and support to all individuals contacted in the line of duty. This includes, but is not limited to, the public, field enforcement units, civilian staff, other agencies, and coworkers. Answer emergency and non-emergency calls for service via radio and phone for areas throughout the State of Alaska. offering a 30% mission-critical pay bonus to job posting OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE: The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. As an Emergency Services Dispatcher, you will be instrumental in ensuring this mission is met by providing direct support for law enforcement activities. As an Emergency Services Dispatcher, you will contribute to a positive workplace culture based on transparent communication, teamwork, continuing education, accountability, respect and integrity. THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM: Emergency Services Dispatchers serve as the first point of contact in emergency situations and are the lifeline for many citizens around the State of Alaska and State Troopers in the field. You will be provided training opportunities to grow and develop your skills and further your career opportunities within the Department of Public Safety. THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT: The Emergency Services Dispatcher 1 position is based in Fairbanks, located at 1979 Peger Road in a secure facility. The work environment is fast-paced - we answer more than 135,000 calls per year. Each day is dynamic with the opportunity to interact with people from many different backgrounds and provide life-saving assistance in many challenging situations. You will be part of a team of dispatchers who truly are the heart of the telecommunications services provided by the Department of Public Safety. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Applicants with the ability to produce consistently high-quality work in an environment with numerous interruptions and rapidly shifting priorities Applicants with the ability to work with confidential and sensitive information Applicants who are willing to work shiftwork, weekends, holidays, and overtime Applicants with the ability to operate multiple telephone lines Applicants with exceptional critical thinking skills The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team. More information about the Department of Public Safety can be found on our website: http://dps.alaska.gov/

Requirements

• Two years of work experience. This experience must include six months of experience that entails clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs.
• The ability to type at a net speed of 30 words per minute with no more than three errors per minute.
• Any combination of education from an accredited college (three semester hours or four quarter hours equal one month of experience), vocational education (150 hours equal one month of experience), and/or work experience may substitute for up to 18 months of non-specific work experience.
• Applicants with the ability to produce consistently high-quality work in an environment with numerous interruptions and rapidly shifting priorities
• Applicants with the ability to work with confidential and sensitive information
• Applicants who are willing to work shiftwork, weekends, holidays, and overtime
• Applicants with the ability to operate multiple telephone lines
• Applicants with exceptional critical thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain positivity and resiliency while providing support for the field enforcement units of the Department of Public Safety at the Alaska State Troopers Northen Operations Center.
• Display professionalism, compassion, and support to all individuals contacted in the line of duty.
• Answer emergency and non-emergency calls for service via radio and phone for areas throughout the State of Alaska.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees