Dispatcher Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to remain calm and in control within a busy professional workplace
• Work within a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week operation
• Expected to work an 80-hour pay cycle with a fluctuating schedule that includes holidays, nights, and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Administrative experience
• Dispatch experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
• Familiarity with our industry
• Security, military, law enforcement, correctional, medical, dispatch, and/or administrative support experience is favored.

Responsibilities

• Answer multiple phone lines and dispatch officers to appropriate locations on and off campus using a two-way radio for daily calls and emergency situations.
• Assists walk-ins with their inquiries in accordance with established procedures.
• Provide safety awareness through daily contact with the university community and visitors by providing general safety information, directions, and parking information.
• Dispatch officers to all emergencies, coordinate law enforcement, medical, and /or fire assistance, provide a proactive role after the emergency, and make appropriate notifications on campus as directed.
• Utilize the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system as appropriate.
• Provide clerical support as needed, special projects, scanning, and data entry.
• May be required to work during emergencies, which may require the dispatcher to remain at the university until the emergency has terminated.
• Work designated alternate hours and perform other responsibilities as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.