POLICE DISPATCH

Under general supervision of  the  Police Support Services Supervisor, performs a  variety of  duties involved in receiving, evaluating, prioritizing, and relaying calls for emergency and non-emergency assistance; dispatches necessary police units; obtains information requested by officers; operates a variety of telecommunications equipment including radio, telephone, and computer aided dispatch systems; and performs a wide variety of specialized clerical duties involved in compiling information for, processing, preparing, and maintaining a variety of records, reports, and statistics as necessary.  Shift work will be required. 

For a more detailed job description, please download the job description link.

Typing Certificate Required with a minimum of 45 WPM (words per minute).  We will honor typing certificates issued within the last 30 days from the date of applying and certified from a five (5) minute typing test that meets the CalHR requirements (can be found here: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/GeneralInfo/TypingCertification.aspx)

**Failure to submit City of Placerville Application and Typing Certificate will result in your application not moving forward in the hiring process.**