Dispatcher/ Telecommunicator

The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office is currently seeking dedicated and service oriented applicants for our E911 Dispatch Center. Our dispatch center answers emergency and non-emergency calls for Bullitt County and sends Law Enforcement, Fire Departments, and EMS responders to calls for assistance.

Essential Job Functions:

• Operate a multi-line telephone and alerting system
• Determine and assign the level of priority for emergency and non-emergency situations
• Enters information into a computer aided dispatch system
• Triage emergency medical calls using a dispatch protocol
• Monitor and operate a radio console
• Dispatch and coordinate responses of public safety agencies including law enforcement, fire departments and EMS
• Enters and modifies information into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) database

Required skills include but are not limited to:

• Must be able to listen and calmly communicate during stressful situations
• The ability to develop and maintain cooperative and professional relationships with fellow employees, supervisors, and representatives from other departments
• The ability to use logic and reasoning to reach conclusions and approaches to problems
• The ability to think quickly
• The ability to follow instructions
• The ability to quickly and accurately enter information into a computer aided dispatch system

Minimum Requirements:

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Must pass a reading comprehension test
• Successfully consent to and pass a pre-employment drug screen
• Successfully consent to and pass a criminal background check and polygraph (must not have any felony convictions)
• Must consent to submit to fingerprint screening
• Must successfully pass a suitability screening
• Must have a flexible schedule to work day or evening shifts including weekends and holidays
• 12 hour shifts with rotating off days and a three day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) weekend every other weekend
• Must be able to attend the 4 week Public safety Dispatch Academy which may be held virtually or on site at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY (within first year of employment)
• Must be able to work overtime with little notice

Benefits:

• Work in a new state of the art 911 center located in Shepherdsville, KY
• Health Insurance (single plan with zero monthly cost)
• Vision and Dental Plans available
• Free Life Insurance
• Overtime paid at a rate of time and a half over 40 hours worked in a week
• Paid vacation
• Up to 14 paid holidays annually

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• Previous experience or certifications may be eligible to receive additional compensation
• Successful completion of Dispatch Academy receive an additional on the hour increase

Applications can be submitted through this posting, in person at the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office, 300 S Buckman Street, Shepherdsville, KY 40165, and are available on our website.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46,949.00 - $52,298.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Emergency Dispatching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $46,949 - $52,298