Communications Clerk

Sep 11, 2023Job Opportunities

The Communications Clerk/Dispatcher serves as primary communication and information source for Public Safety responders. Performs support tasks for individuals incarcerated in the municipal jail facility.

CLASSIFICATION: HOURLY, OVERTIME ELIGIBLE, IBEW BARGAINING UNIT

SALARY: $22.61 – $26.45, PER HOUR, DOE

HOURS: SHIFT WORK, INCLUDES EVENINGS, NIGHTS, HOLIDAYS, AND WEEKENDS

QUALIFICATIONS: High School graduate or possession of a GED. Ability to get clearances mandatory for completing dispatch duties.  Valid State of Alaska driver’s license.

DUTIES:

  • Receives, relays, and transmits emergency and non-emergency calls for service to police, fire, ambulance and other public service agencies.
  • Ascertains crucial information relative to each situation and ensures timely dissemination to responding entities.
  • Monitors police radio and 911 calls for service; documents radio transmissions, telephone calls and related information into electronic logbooks.
  • Prioritizes information received from multiple sources for a single event.
  • Maintains incidence reports of received complaints.
  • Provides staff support to the municipal jail facility, to include monitoring inmates via closed circuit video, delivering meals, responding to inmate calls, conducting jail checks and cleaning cells.
  • Participates in Emergency Management exercises.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: As a condition of employment, applicant is subject to a background check (criminal, education, employment history.)

TO APPLY: Download a City application and complete job description, which includes necessary knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions. Interested individuals should submit a City application to Human Resources, humanresources@cityofcordova.net. Applications accepted until position filled.

THE CITY OF CORDOVA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER