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Dispatcher in Police Department, City of West Columbia

Job Category
Police
Employee Status
Full Time
Position Hours
2 p.m. to 2 a.m. shift
Job Duties

Answers incoming calls for the Police and Fire Departments and responds appropriately by receiving pertinent information from the caller, dispatching proper units as required, relaying information to proper agencies, and/or taking messages as appropriate. Coordinates emergency calls and relays information and assistance requests involving other public safety agencies. Enters, updates, and retrieves information from teletype networks relating to wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registrations.

Maintains contact with all units on assignment; maintains status and location of field units; answers non-emergency and maintenance services calls for assistance; monitors alarms and dispatches assistance as needed.

Performs a variety of general duties in support of the Police Department such as record keeping, filing, and indexing. Maintains a variety of documents relating to public safety activities and prepares related reports as requested. Operates a variety of public safety telecommunications equipment and tests and inspects the equipment as required.

Qualifications

High school diploma and on-the-job training plus NCIC and CPR certifications or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.

Pay Info
Salary range $42,739.87 to $59,836.90 with budgeted merit and cost-of-living increases. Excellent benefits package includes 13 holidays and participation in the State Retirement System, the SC Deferred Compensation Plan, and the State Health Plan with the employee’s health insurance and basic dental premiums paid by the city.
How to Apply

Application is available online at www.westcolumbiasc.gov and at the Customer Service Counter in the West Columbia City Hall located at 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia, SC 29169.  Completed and signed applications may be mailed to Assistant Police Chief Bruce Wade, PO Box 4044, West Columbia, SC 29171-4044, emailed to employment@westcolumbiasc.gov, or faxed to 803.939.2780.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of West Columbia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.