Location: Storm Lake,IA, USA
Storm Lake Law Enforcement Dispatcher/Communications Center Specialist 2
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Storm Lake Law Enforcement Dispatcher/Communications Center Specialist 2
Salary
$51,750.40 - $78,624.00 Annually
Location
Storm Lake - 50588 - Buena Vista County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
25-01494
Agency
595 Iowa Department of Public Safety
Opening Date
12/04/2024
Closing Date
12/26/2024 11:59 PM Central
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#LI-POST
Point of Contact
Luke Erpelding (...@dps.state.ia.us)
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Applicants are encourage to attach a resume/cover letter to the online application.
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Job Description
The Iowa Department of Public Safety is seeking to fill aCommunications Center Specialist 2position within Storm Lake State Radio.
Duties and responsibilities to include, but not limited to the following:
This position will elicit information from private citizens and state and federal agencies via telephone lines and forward it to the proper personnel; monitor equipment comprised of computerized switching system, isolate system problems and notify repair services.
Receive road condition data from other communications centers and enter the information in the computer system for agencies, state and nationwide; receive, transmit and monitor messages from/or between state, county and municipal law enforcement or emergency services through operation of two-way radio, telephone and communication computer system; obtain confidential criminal records and traffic safety information from the IOWA System for state and local law enforcement officers.
Elicit from callers the type of assistance needed and notify appropriate enforcement officials or emergency services; maintain contact with investigation officers by monitoring messages to alert other officers of suspected violence against officer involved.
Continually monitor, receive and process all calls, tips and written reports made to the Governor's School Safety Bureau (GSSB) anonymous reporting tool; assess and direct GSSB information received in an expedient manner to the appropriate agency, agent, first responder or heath care provider for follow up action as set forth in Department policy and procedures.
Ability to pass a thorough background investigation conducted by the Department of Public Safety.
Ability to pass a physical and psychological evaluation provided by the Department of Public Safety which includes normal hearing with a loss not exceeding a twenty-five decibel average in either ear at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 cycles, vision corrected to 20/20 and normal speech.
Applicants are encourage to attach a resume/cover letter to the online application.
Candidates are encouraged to also apply to Communications Center Specialist 1 ( 25-01495 ). Candidates will only be considered for the individual requisition(s) that they have applied for. The decision to apply for Law Enforcement Dispatcher/Communications Center Specialist 1 ( 25-01495 ) will not affect whether or not a candidate is considered for this requisition.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Two years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center;
OR
any equivalent combination of education and experience on the basis of one year of full-time experience equals 30 semester hours of college level course work in law enforcement or a related field with a maximum substitution of two years;
OR
employees withcurrentcontinuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to 12 months of full-time work as a Communications Center Specialist 1 shall be considered qualified.
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How many years of experience do you have of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center?
+ I do not have any experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center
+ Less than two years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center
+ Two years or more of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center
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How many years do you have of a combination of of college level course work in law enforcement or a related field AND/OR experience as a Communications operator, dispatcher, or radio operator in a city, county, state, federal, commercial or industrial communications center? 30 semester hours of college level course work in law enforcement or a related field equals one year of experience,
+ I do not have any of the combined education and/or experience
+ Less than two years of the combined education and/or experience
+ Two years or more of the combined education and/or experience
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Are you a current State of Iowa employee - executive branch? IF YES - How many months of experience do you have in the classification of Communications Center Specialist 1 for the State of Iowa?
+ I am not a current State of Iowa employee
+ I do not have any experience in the classification of Communications Center 1 for the State of Iowa
+ Less than 12 months of experience in the classification of Communications Center 1 for the State of Iowa
+ Twelve months or more of experience in the classification of Communications Center 1 for the State of Iowa
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Des Moines, Iowa, 50319
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