What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER position at Duke?
Occ Summary Work
- Receive and dispatch calls for service and operate radio and telecommunications equipment of Duke University Police Department operations.
- Receive calls for service for police and security services.
- Determine the priority of calls for service and assign them to appropriate police or security units. Maintain the current status of active police and security units.
- Receive and transmit radio traffic between the Emergency Communication Center, police and security units, and other University radio system users.
- Monitor emergency alarm systems including burglar, fire, panic, and special condition alarms. Maintain daily logs of all incoming and outgoing radio messages; ensure radio logs adhere to the Federal Communications Commission Update departmental databases in accordance with established
- Provide information about the University to students, staff, and the general public. Relay a variety of departmental police information to appropriate
- Perform inquiries of federal, state, and local criminal justice databases and provide information to authorized personnel.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires comprehension and communications skills normally acquired through a high school education.
Experience
One year of experience in large volume communication systems. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
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