Lighthorse Police Dispatcher

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma•Durant, OK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for dispatching emergency and non-emergency calls for Tribal Police, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice Units, Game Wardens, Fire, and Forestry. This is a regular/full-time position requiring work on weekends, evenings, overnights, and holidays. The role is 100% onsite in Durant, OK, with a pay rate of $21.23 per hour. The Police Dispatcher will maintain a computer-aided dispatch system, receive emergency calls, determine the nature and location of emergencies, prioritize calls, and dispatch necessary emergency units. They will also inquire, enter, update, interpret, verify, receive, and share information from national, state, and local law enforcement computer networks, monitor public safety radio frequencies, and enter/cancel/modify warrants and other law enforcement information into state and national computer systems. Additionally, the dispatcher will assist supervisors in training trainees, monitor department staff and other emergency service providers, create accurate records, answer non-emergency calls, and perform other assigned tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Can maintain an OLETS and TAPS certification.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Display the ability to reason and react calmly and quickly in an emergency.
Correct judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
Exhibits strong interpersonal skills.
Communicate with groups and individuals both orally and in writing.
Prior dispatching experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain a computer aided dispatch system.
Receive emergency calls for service from the public requesting police, fire, emergency medical or other service.
Determine nature and location of emergency, determine priorities, and dispatches necessary emergency units following established procedures.
Inquire, enter, update, interpret, verify, receive, and share information from national, state, and local law enforcement computer networks as requested by user agencies for missing persons, stolen property, and restraining orders.
Monitor several complex public safety radio frequencies.
Enter, cancels, and modify arrest warrants, protection orders, stolen property, attempts to locate, missing persons and other general law enforcement information into state and national computer system.
Confirm misdemeanor and felony warrants through local, national, and state databases.
Assist the Supervisor in training, direction, and evaluation of the activities of trainees.
Monitor activities of department staff and other emergency service providers and takes appropriate action toward aiding any person exposed to danger or any situation where danger might impend.
Create accurate records providing documentation for all events and occurrences within the Communications Center.
Answer non-emergency calls for assistance.
Perform other tasks as may be assigned.