Public Safety Dispatcher (Supervising)

Current Solano County Sheriff's Office employees are invited to apply for this promotional opportunity.

The Public Safety Dispatcher (Supervising) supervises activities of the Solano County Sheriff’s Communications Center, overseeing the work of staff responsible for answering 911 calls and business lines and providing police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch services for rural areas of Solano County and the Cities of Dixon, Isleton, and Suisun City.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Experience:  
Four (4) years work experience involving progressively responsible public safety dispatching, radio communications, personal computer operations, training; and including at least one (1) year of dispatch experience with Solano County’s Dispatch Unit. One year of experience providing technical and functional oversight over other dispatchers 
  
Education/Training: 
Vocational/technical training in public safety dispatching and radio communications.

Possession and maintenance of valid California P.O.S.T. Dispatch certification is required.
 
Possession and maintenance of valid C.L.E.T.S. Terminal Operator or Terminal Agency Coordinator certification may be required.

Other:
Must be a current Solano County Sheriff's Office employee.

To view the job description for this position, please visit:
http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=15989

03/23/18 - Deadline to submit application and any required documents.

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre-scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self-schedule. All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of an initial application screening, a mandatory information meeting, a supplemental questionnaire assessment, a written and/or practical exam, an oral board exam, or any combination listed. Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant’s ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses. Information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

A minimum score of 70% is required to continue in the selection process, unless otherwise announced.

All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted. These provisions are subject to change.

RETIREES - Solano County invites all qualified candidates to apply for positions; however pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and 21224, hiring restrictions may apply to California Public Sector Pension Plan Retirees.

Please visit the County of Solano website, www.jobsatsolanocounty.com, to apply. All additional application materials as requested in the job announcement (certificates, DD-214 if applicable, ADA Accommodation Request) must be submitted with the Document Cover Sheet, available on the employment website: http://www.jobaps.com/Solano/sup/doccover.pdf or at the Department of Human Resources’ office, and are due by the final filing date.

Previously submitted application materials (i.e. copies of diploma and/or transcripts, etc.) for prior recruitments will not be applied for this recruitment but must be re-submitted for this recruitment.

Any further questions can be directed to the Department of Human Resources at (707) 784-6170 or at 675 Texas Street, Suite 1800 Fairfield 94533. The office is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EOE/AA.