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The City of Berkeley Police Department has an exciting opportunity, and is currently accepting applications for Public Safety Dispatcher I. This is a trainee position – learn to receive 911 system emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatch assignments according to police and fire procedures, operate various dispatch center equipment including computer terminals, maintain records, and perform other related work as assigned.
Typical Duties Include:
- Answers 911 emergency and non-emergency calls, and a variety of other public safety telephone and radio communications;
- Obtains essential information from reporting parties about the nature of the emergency and enters all calls for service;
- Responds to inquiries by obtaining information from various government agency databases; enters control codes and searches files to research and provide information…
