Position Title: Temporary Dispatcher (Part-Time)

Payroll/Personnel Type: 12 Month

Job #: 9347

Reports to: Divisional Director

Shift Length: Varies

Union Eligibility: Not Eligible

Starting Salary: $21.18 per hour

Position Summary:

The position of dispatcher performs work of routine difficulty in receiving and dispatching orders and messages by two-way radio, telephone, and/or cellular phone; performs related work as required.

Essential Functions:

• Monitors and coordinates all transmissions by FCC Guidelines
• Receives calls and requests for security and/or emergency services and dispatches appropriate assistance
• Receives and disseminates all critical and incoming information to the Security Director and Director of Public Affairs
• Communicates and coordinates with the Transportation Division relating to all bus problems (i.e., accidents, missing students, disciplinary actions)
• Monitors, records, and refers all messages from the St. Louis Public School Hotline
• Performs routine clerical work (including Microsoft Office – 45 wpm)
• Assists with maintaining attendance records, radio, and telephone equipment
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational skills with superior attention to detail
• Good computer skills with experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook programs
• Mastery of general office equipment use
• Experience working with the general public in crowded settings
• Ability to compute and determine basic mathematical problems and functions

Experience:

• Clerical work – 45 WPM
• Training and/or experience as a radio dispatcher
• Knowledge of safety officer duties
• Ability to deploy officers and/or emergency services expediently and efficiently to security risk area
• Communication skills/interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Good judgment/decisiveness
• Demonstrates flexibility in quickly changing situations
• Organizational skills / interpersonal skills
• Lifting, walking

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (required)

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is routinely performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Very limited or no exposure to physical risk

Disclaimer:

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

In connection with hiring for this position, the district shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or national origin.