Emergency Communications Dispatcher (Lateral)

About this role

<p data-pasted="true" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><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 style=" font-weight: 700;">Where Community Comes First&nbsp;</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: 0in 0in 8pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=" color: rgb(38, 122, 144);"><strong>Emergency Communications Dispatchers</strong>&nbsp;</span>answer calls from the

Requirements

<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;" data-pasted="true"><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 calls for service.</span></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);">Monitor, coordinate, and accurately maintain the status of incidents and personnel and the records of dispatched emergency service personnel and apparatus. Operate computer console