EMERGENCY DISPATCHER I

　　[ST. CHARLES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMNICATIONS

　　*[SALARY: $55,775.22 per year[ *(Possible pay up to $61,352.74 upon completion of required training and*[ becoming eligible for mandatory overtime.)

　　**[This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position which includes a full range of benefits including Paid Time Off, Extended Medical Leave, Holidays, Employee Health, Dental, Life, Disability, Retirement, and Tuition Assistance programs.

　　**[PURPOSE: [To receive and evaluate incoming emergency and non-emergency calls, compile relevant information from callers, and dispatch Police, Fire, and/or EMS units and personnel to the scene or transfer the call to the appropriate agency.

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　　Receives

　　emergency calls

　　and

　　dispatches

　　appropriate

　　response

　　units to

　　the

　　scene

　　Gathers

　　information

　　and

　　prioritizes

　　calls

　　Tracks availability and status

　　of

　　response

　　personnel

　　Logs/documents

　　calls

　　Relays

　　information

　　clearly and concisely

　　to

　　response

　　personnel

　　and callers

　　Enters

　　calls

　　for

　　service

　　data

　　into

　　computer

　　Monitors

　　multiple

　　radio

　　channels

　　including

　　mutual aid

　　communications

　　Maintains

　　knowledge

　　of

　　emergency communication equipment operations, emergency communication

　　procedures

　　and techniques,

　　and county geography

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