Job opening: Lead Dispatcher (Public Safety)
Salary: $46 696 - 60 703 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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This position is located within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 1-Crow Creek Agency, in Fort Thompson, South Dakota and Fort Yates, North Dakota; and Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Duties
Operates a multi-frequency, multi-agency radio console with several paging systems, cross-frequency patching, and phone patching. Operates within a number of public safety computer networks and NCIC/NLETS.
Coordinates, monitors, and assists with operations via telephone and radio between a variety of agencies and personnel.
Records and maintains all radio transmissions and significant telephone situations.
Determines priority of response and initiates appropriate response of law enforcement.
Gather all pertinent information for the call to determine whether it requires dispatching a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
Performs general communications center duties such as filing, typing, copying, scanning, maintaining updated information, shredding of designated paper work, or providing copies of case incident reports to authorized individual or entities.
Planning, organizing, coordinating, and facilitating of the technical and program work of the Dispatch Center.
Provides overview and quality control of the work of the team to ensure that technical requirements and specifications are met.
As shift lead and senior technical dispatcher, coaches and leads the efforts of the team.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Indian Preference applies
- You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
- You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
- This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
- *******A Relocation incentive may be authorized for this position.*******
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
GS-07:
To qualify for the GS-07 grade level, you must have one year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level performing the following: 1) serving as a senior operator to receive and transmit law enforcement communications on a multi-frequency radio network; 2) navigating the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database; and 3) maintaining records of radio transactions, law enforcement actions, and reports.
As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Education
N/A
Contacts
- Address AS-IA Human Resources
12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047
Reston, VA 20191
US
- Name: Human Resources
- Email: [email protected]