Police Dispatcher II

Position Information

Please note: the City is currently in contract negotiations and committed to maintaining a stable and supportive work environment. Some aspects of employment terms and conditions may be subject to change as a result of these negotiations. We will keep all applicants informed of any significant updates throughout the hiring process.

The Brentwood Police Department is seeking highly motivated individuals who are desiring to find a better balance between work and family. We are a progressive agency that prides itself on professionalism and provides its dispatchers with the best equipment, training, and tools necessary to do the job. This is a unique opportunity to work for a City, Department, and Community that supports you and your family.

For more information, please see the job description here.

What We Offer:
The City of Brentwood provides an engaging, collaborative, and cooperative work environment where you can team up with your peers and with the community to maintain Brentwood's high quality of life. The City is an employer that emphasizes work-life balance, supports employee wellness, and offers a wide range of benefits and retirement alternatives, while also investing in its employees’ professional and personal growth.

• Up to $7,500 hiring incentive
• Competitive salary
• 15 paid holidays (13 City observed holidays, 2 floating holidays)
• Generous leave accruals (Vacation - 11 days per year; Sick Leave - 12 days per year)
• Selection of health care plans with City paid contributions; cash-in-lieu offered if waiving coverage
• City-paid dental and vision insurance
• CalPERS pension participation
• City paid contributions to Retiree Health Savings account
• Employee Engagement Program (includes recognition for service, safety, peer nominations, and more)

For information on the benefit structure for the Police Dispatchers please visit our Benefits page here.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education/Training:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade

Experience:

• One year of full-time clerical experience involving heavy public contact while performing multiple tasks.
• Two years of full-time experience as a Police Dispatcher with a law enforcement agency equivalent to the City of Brentwood's Police Dispatcher I.

License/Certificate:

• Possession of a California Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST) Public Safety Dispatchers Certificate at time of hire.
• Possession of a typing certificate verifying the ability to accurately type a minimum of 45 wpm.

Other Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive law enforcement background check.

Knowledge of:
• Techniques, policies, methods, terminology, and procedures used in the operation of a modern law enforcement dispatch center.
• Law enforcement agency procedures and methods for providing services and information including those related to collecting, maintaining, and releasing information, files, and documents.

Application Process

Applicants must submit the following:
City of Brentwood Employment ApplicationTyping Certificate Postmarks, faxes and incomplete applications will not be accepted. Your application must be filled out completely online. Resumes may also be submitted but it is not a substitute for a completed application. This recruitment is open until filled .

The examination process will consist of:

Review of applications for minimum qualifications for the position and to ensure all materials have been submitted. All applicants that pass minimum qualifications will be placed on the Eligible List which will be used by the Brentwood Police Department to conduct panel interviews with the leadership team.

The best qualified candidates will then be invited to participate in a CritiCall examination. Top scoring candidates will be invited to participate in a polygraph exam. Top candidates from the polygraph exam will be invited to the Captains interview.

Top candidates will move to the background process. Upon completion of the background, a conditional job offer can be made, and candidates will be scheduled for medical and psychological evaluations. The employment offer is contingent upon successful completion of these evaluations.

DISCLAIMER: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice. Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content. Components may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any particular assessment component or combination of components as needs dictate.

All correspondence regarding application status, test and/or interview dates, etc. will be sent by email and can be viewed through your Government Jobs account. Please check your email folders, including your junk/spam folders and accept emails from the domain governmentjobs.com, neogov.com, or brentwoodca.gov. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure a correct email address is provided and that all correspondence is received.

The City of Brentwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants requesting special accommodations during the examination process may contact the Human Resources Department at (925) 516-5191.

The City of Brentwood provides a wide range of competitive benefits which can be viewed on our City Benefits page: https://www.brentwoodca.gov/government/human-resources/salary-and-benefits-overview

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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• City of Brentwood, California

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