Emergency Communications Dispatcher Recruit

About this role

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;" data-pasted="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you looking for a meaningful career that has a positive impact on the community? If you answered yes, come join the Sparks Police Department! We proudly display <em><strong>Where Community Comes First</strong></em> on the police vehicles, a motto developed by our front lines. While carrying out the vision to implement innovative strategies to prevent crime, promote excellence in leadership and serve the community, you will also receive a generous and competitive salary, benefit package, tuition reimbursement, bilingual pay (when applicable) and retirement plan. People who come to Sparks stay in Sparks. It’s more than a job – it’s a career that has so much to offer. Apply here to start the process.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 122, 144);"><strong>Emergency Communications Dispatchers</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;answer calls from the public and communicate via radio with police officers regarding all types of emergencies and non-emerg

Requirements

<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;" data-pasted="true"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Emergency Communications Dispatcher Recruit is expected to acquire knowledge in the following areas during the training phase and maintain throughout employment.&nbsp;</span></em></p><p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Receive and evaluate 911, police and fire emergency and business calls. Transfer calls to appropriate parties or create a call to dispatch police and fire units to emergency locations. Receive non-emergency information from callers, personnel, and outside agencies and disseminate to appropriate department or agency or enter call for service.&nbsp