Radio Dispatcher

Ohio Department of Administrative Services • Sandusky, OH

9d • $21 • Onsite

About The Position

ALL THE GOOD STUFF!
Starting Hourly Pay: $20.85 with multiple pay increases over your first years of service
Multiple pay increases over your years of service
Shift differential pay for 2nd & 3rd shift
Longevity increases start at your fifth year and grows as long as you stay with the State of Ohio
Overtime opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
Potential for up to $4,000 in referral bonuses
WORK SCHEDULE
Week 1: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM
Week 2: Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM

Requirements

• Formal education that includes reading, writing & speaking English.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualification For Employment noted above.
• Dispatch
• Communications
• Law Enforcement
• Veteran Services
• Fire & EMS
• Basic Documentation
• Confidentiality
• Verbal Communication
• Responsiveness
• Attention to Detail
• Situational Awareness

Responsibilities

• Monitors all radio activity & operates police/ Ohio Veterans Home radio system to dispatch agency personnel & police & safety personnel to all emergency calls
• Dispatches medical transportation drivers when resident Transport Dispatch Worker is unavailable
• Logs all emergency/dispatch calls
• Calls emergency pages (e.g., code yellow, blue, C, grey, red/white/blue)
• Answers agency switchboard (“0”); directs incoming & in-house calls to departments & residents
• Answers all emergency phones & general police when officer is not on stations
• Answers transportation phone when resident dispatcher is unavailable
• Takes messages for police & safety personnel when they are not available.
• Serves as access control checkpoint at Police Department front counter
• Monitors all systems at OVH Police Department Central Monitoring Console area for unusual events & dispatches police to troubled/elopement area &/or relays information to police & safety personnel & assists police in coordinating location of resident
• Monitors all fire alarm systems for alarm & generator displays & all other environmental, fire, health, safety & severe weather warning devices & controls at central monitoring console area
• Monitors state Multi-Agency Radio Communications (i.e., MARCS) radio traffic with Ohio State Highway Patrol (i.e., OSHP)
• Monitors roam alert system & notifies floor staff of secure care unit resident activity
• Monitors after-hours call-offs; Relays all advisories & warning to all areas of agency.
• Takes requests for agency ID badges & parking permits from walk-in customers; (e.g., maintains log of requests & submits to appropriate police personnel for processing
• Issues completed ID badges to customers making annotations in log relative to issued badges & briefings); Issues keys

Benefits

• Starting Hourly Pay: $20.85 with multiple pay increases over your first years of service
• Multiple pay increases over your years of service
• Shift differential pay for 2nd & 3rd shift
• Longevity increases start at your fifth year and grows as long as you stay with the State of Ohio
• Overtime opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
• Potential for up to $4,000 in referral bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed