Job Information
City of Prescott Public Safety Telecommunicator- Lateral in Prescott, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6650958
Position Summary:
Provides 911 response and dispatch services for City residents and for other contracting agencies.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position is expected to exercise sound judgment within guidelines in the disposition of daily activities.
Essential Duties:
- Answers non-emergency and emergency (911) calls.
- Obtain, interpret, process and relay accurate information via department protocols utilizing Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems for both Police and Fire disciplines.
- Calms, negotiates, and communicates with callers; provides lifesaving medical instructions.
- Dispatches officers to various emergency sites for various agencies following various protocols.
- Enters warrants, lost/stolen property, vehicle repo, and missing person\'s information into ACJIS NCIC database.
- Maintains and files records.
- Provides emergency instructions as needed.
- Tracks public work orders and property watches.
- Updates business names and addresses into CAD portion of system.
- Runs criminal histories, vehicle registrations, driver\'s licenses, and warrants as requested by Police Officers.
- Attends meetings and training sessions.
- Trains new dispatchers and call takers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.