Dispatcher

Full-time, rotating shifts and off-days, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

This position receives calls for police services, assesses level of need and relays emergency information to officers in the field, creates records of police calls for service, makes entries into required state and national data files, monitors alarms, and greets walk-in visitors and ultimately connects them to necessary services.

Maintains watch on several radio communication channels.

Monitors and logs all transmission of the communications center and mobile units; monitors radio traffic.

Responds to calls from citizens by determining nature of the call and obtaining relevant data.

Dispatches officers to respond and maintains radio traffic with officers.

Records and retrieves data using computerized systems dealing with a variety of matters.

Dispatches officers to calls for service; performs administrative tasks using computer-aided dispatch system.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to monitoring campus building fire alarms, maintenance of communication records, and provision of general University information to the public.

The succesful candidate will be able to thrive in a diverse and dynamic environment and will be a creative problem solver.

Other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Any candidate offered this position is required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Application review will begin immediately.