Public Safety Dispatcher
Town of DartmouthSUMMARY Dispatchers coordinate prompt and effective responses to requests for police services by accurately dispatching information to field units; responsible for the initial deployment of personnel and equipment in accordance with established directives, ensuring communications are clear, timely, and concise; provide essential support to Police Department personnel and maintain accurate documentation of all dispatched activity through proper use of the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system; maintain, retrieve, and disseminate records and information to patrol units and departmental personnel. All Civilian Public Safety Dispatchers shall successfully complete a background investigation and CJIS training, testing, and certification, in accordance with CHSB regulations. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Be thoroughly familiar with the department’s procedures relating to the use of the telephone, radio and other communications equipment. Answer all incoming telephone calls promptly and appropriately and assist all callers in a calm, courteous, and professional manner. When multiple telephone calls are received, service them using a priority based on the nature and severity of the requested service. Receive and process all Emergency 9-1-1 telephone calls; dispatch appropriate response units; and transfer to other appropriate agencies those calls that fall more appropriately within their jurisdiction or the services they provide. Obtain all necessary information from telephone callers, identify the caller, and obtain call back telephone numbers whenever possible. If necessary and possible, keep callers on the line when their continued assistance would be beneficial to personnel responding to an incident or call for service. Be familiar with emergency procedures that relate to matters requiring urgent police and fire attention so as to be capable of activating them immediately. Dispatch all police personnel to calls for service, as needed. Conduct all radio transmissions according to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission and the established procedures of the Police Department. Dispatch all necessary personnel and equipment according to the nature and severity of the calls for service. Acquire a thorough knowledge of the location and layout of streets, buildings, parks, housing areas and any other significant areas of the community so as to maximize the accuracy and speed of dispatch. Maintain constant and diligent monitoring of the communications and CAD system and immediately respond to all requests for assistance or service from field units. Completely and properly record all calls for service in the CAD system, using proper codes. Maintain and update the CAD system status screen, indicating the availability of police units. Become and remain familiar with the procedures for computer operation, data entry, data retrieval, and data modification capabilities, for the in-house and LEAPS computer systems. Respond to police requests for information concerning warrants, missing persons, stolen motor vehicles, motor vehicle listing, stolen property, domestic 209A orders, and other information. Disseminate police information concerning wanted persons, stolen vehicles, missing persons and other police information as may be received by the LEAPS computer system, telephone, radio or other means. Keep personnel who have been dispatched on calls fully informed of all facts affecting their safety and efficiency of their response to the call. Inform the Officer-in-Charge of any unusual or serious occurrences that may develop concerning police personnel, incidents, or calls for service. Inform the Officer-in-Charge of any deployment of police officers beyond their regularly assigned route or area. Be responsible for monitoring the CJIS computer system for incoming messages and monitoring the closed circuit television system in order to insure station security. Enter records including, but not limited to, all stolen vehicles, missing …