Position Information
Position Title
Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 (Pool)
Working Title
Location
Olympia
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen's non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage at www.evergreen.edu/equalopportunity or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) 867-5371, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505.
Union Represented
Yes
Overtime Eligible
Yes
Monthly FTE
1.0
Salary Step (minimum monthly amount)
Communications Officer 1: $4,976; Communications Officer 2: $5,490; and Communications Officer 3: $6,063
Salary Step (maximum monthly amount)
Communications Officer 1: $6,691; Communications Officer 2: $7,383; and Communications Officer 3: $8,149
Cyclic Position
No
Cyclic Details
n/a
Project Position
No
End Date
n/a
Special Note
This posting is to establish a pool of applicants to fill vacant Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 positions as they occur.
The Evergreen State College will consider applicants who have successfully completed the following two steps (in either order):
Submit an online application for employment via this posting; and
Pass Public Safety Testing tests within the past 12 months. Testing information is available at www.PublicSafetyTesting.com
Applications will expire after twelve months. Instructions on how to reactivate an application will be sent at time of expiration.
Position Purpose
Communications Officer 1 and 2:
Transmit, receive, and relay information concerning public safety and law enforcement activities to, from, and between Police Services mobile units, other state, county, and Federal law enforcement agencies, and the public by means of radio, multi-line telephone systems, computer terminals, private line intercom, and other telecommunications devices.
Communications Officer 3:
This position is responsible for performing supervisory and operational duties and for maintaining 24/7 dispatch coverage for the department. This position also provides law enforcement specific administrative support including reporting, working with law enforcement computer systems, tracking costs and expenditures, and conveying and following department operating procedures.
Nature and Scope
Essential Functions
Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 positions perform these Essential Functions:
Provide dispatch services to police officers using two-way radio communications.
Receive communications from the public by telephone and in person, make appropriate computer entry as required, and maintain appropriate files and records.
Utilize computer terminal to obtain information pertaining to driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, wanted vehicles, wanted persons, articles, impounded vehicles, etc. utilizing Washington State Patrol ACCESS system.
Maintain current status of all mobile units.
Operate a multi-frequency radio console which includes police, parking, maintenance, and residential staff communications, multi-line telephone system, computer terminal, fax machine, and other data recording equipment.
Relay criminal, tactical, and safety information to field units and other appropriate agencies; dispatch fire department, ambulances, and other aid as requested.
Receive and announce visitors to offices, assist the public with filing accident reports or requesting public records in accordance with college p