Police Dispatcher (Lateral)

About this role

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><br></p><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"><strong>TO QUALIFY FOR THIS BONUS, CANDIDATES MUST&nbsp;</strong></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;text-align: justify;">Possess a &nbsp;POST Communications Certificate.</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;text-align: justify;">Successfully completed a probationary period within a California public safety agency or equivalent or have one full year of Dispatcher experience within the last four years.&nbsp;</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/1577/jobpostings/image/Join WPD - NeoGov Banner (09.22).png" style="width: 420.0px;" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="Note: This position will receive a 3% increase in July 2025" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br><u><strong>DEFINITION</strong></u><

Requirements

<div style="text-align: justify;"><u><strong>KNOWLEDGE OF</strong></u><strong>:</strong></div><ul><li>Principles and practices of data collection and report preparation.</li><li>Business arithmetic and basic statistical techniques.</li><li>Basic principles of record keeping.</li><li>Functions, principles, and practices of law enforcement agencies.</li><li>Westminster Police Department policies and standard operating procedures.</li><li>Terminology and procedures used in public safety dispatching.</li><li>Operation of computer-aided communications equipment, including multiple telephone lines and radio systems.</li><li>City and County geography, maps, streets, landmarks, and driving directions.</li><li>Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures r