POLICE DISPATCHER I - City of Brentwood, CA : Job Details

Salary : $74,008.32 - $89,957.64 Annually Location : City of Brentwood, CA Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 2024-3425-11 Department: Police Department Opening Date: 11/22/2024 Closing Date: 12/20/2024 10:00 AM Pacific Position Information The Brentwood Police Department is seeking highly motivated individuals who are eager to work in a city and department that prides itself on professionalism and community support. The Brentwood Police Department is a progressive agency that provides its dispatchers with the best equipment, training, and tools necessary to do the job. 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 create Brentwood as a premier city. 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.

• 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)

To review more of what the City of Brentwood offers, please check out our Benefits Guide and visit our Human Resources page. Training:Applicants who are hired will receive on-the-job training, assisted by a Dispatch Training Officer. During the training process, the Dispatcher I will learn Department policies, basic dispatching and call-taking procedures, and operation of the Computer Aided Dispatch, radio and phone systems. The training program is designed to provide the Dispatcher I with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the functions of a Dispatcher II. To view the Police Dispatcher I job description, QualificationsEducation 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, and

Experience:

• One year of full-time clerical experience involving heavy public contact while performing multiple tasks.

License/Certificate:

• Successful completion of the California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Public Safety Dispatcher Basic Course is required within 12 months of hire and is a condition of passing probation.

Other Requirements:

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

Application ProcessApplicants must submit the following: A completed City of Brentwood Employment Application 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. The examination process will consist of:

Application Review - Completed applications will be evaluated based on job-related qualifications, which could include desirable qualifications and the specific needs of the hiring department. Candidates may be screened for better qualified to continue in the examination process.

CritiCall Examination

• CritiCall Examination - Candidates determined to be better qualified will be invited to test with the City of Brentwood, tentatively scheduled the week of January 6, 2025.

Eligible List - All applicants that pass the examination process will be placed on the eligible list which is good for at least 6 months and may be extended up to an additional 18 months. This eligible list will be used by the City of Brentwood to fill all current and future openings in this classification as long as the list is active.

Mandatory Job Preview - Candidates that make it onto the eligible list are required to participate in the job preview before they are to continue in the examination process.

Department Interviews - Candidates that have attended the mandatory job preview, and desire to continue in the examination process, may be selected to interview with the department leadership team.

Polygraph Exam - Selected candidates will be invited to take a polygraph exam.

Captains Interviews - The best qualified candidates will be invited for a Captains interview.

Background Investigation - Selected candidates will be invited to complete comprehensive background investigation process.

Police Chief - Final candidates will be invited to interview with the Police Chief.

Drug Screening and Psychological Evaluation - One or more candidates may be provided a conditional offer of employment. All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screening and psychological evaluation.

POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Sergeant Brouillette 925-###-#### [email protected] 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 will be available on your GovernmentJobs 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) ###-####. The City of Brentwood provides a wide range of competitive benefits which can be viewed on our City Benefits page: 01 Please describe, in detail, your experience and proficiency with any computer software programs and database systems that you are familiar with. 02 How many years of full-time clerical experience involving heavy public contact while performing multiple tasks do you have?

• Less than one year
• One year but less than two years
• Two years but less than three years
• Three years or more

03 Please mark which type of position you are interested in.

• Career full-time
• On call, part time, per diem

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