Radio Dispatcher

State of Ohio•Sandusky, OH

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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 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 It is our honor and privilege to provide comfort and care to Ohio's heroes — wartime veterans from all across the state and all branches of service. WHO ARE WE? The Ohio Veterans Homes, part of Ohio Department of Veterans Services, are trauma-informed care long-term care focused on providing excellent care to Ohio’s Veterans. The Veteran Homes provide direct nursing home care at facilities in Sandusky and Georgetown as well as domiciliary living to qualified veterans in Sandusky. We aim to maintain an inclusive work environment and commit ourselves to develop talented, inclusive, and dedicated employees. To learn more about us, visit https://dvs.ohio.gov/what-we-do/work-at-odvs

Requirements

Formal education that includes reading, writing & speaking English.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualification For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: 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

Multiple pay increases over your years of service
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
Medical Coverage
Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )