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Emergency Services Dispatcher (Entry or Lateral, City of Littleton)
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Emergency Services Dispatcher
The City of Littleton is one of the Denver metro area's top places to live, work, and play. Our emergency dispatchers are at the heart of public safety operations. If you are interested in a fast paced highly rewarding career, bring your passion and talents to the City of Littleton as an Emergency Services Dispatcher. We are looking for people who want to help others and give back to the community. Your unique skills are critical to the success of our organization. The Littleton Police Communication Center is staffed by professionals trained to answer incoming 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls, assess priorities of calls and dispatch the appropriate emergency responses to ensure the safety of citizens, visitors, and emergency personnel. The Emergency Services Dispatcher receives non-emergency and emergency 9-1-1 calls from the public and dispatches the appropriate emergency units. Maintains and verbally communicates resource information to police officers, and citizens. Determines and dispatches appropriate police units to respond to both emergency and routine situations. Contacts and coordinates support agency response to calls. The City of Littleton is a vibrant community south of Denver and is consistently voted as one of America's Best Small Cities, and a top place to raise a family. Learn more about everything Littleton has to offer at VisitLittleton.org. Home to a vibrant and historic downtown, and a variety of shopping venues, restaurants, parks, and trails, there is a lot to offer to the wonderful people who live and work here. The City of Littleton offers outstanding benefits and perks to our employees. For more information, see the 2025 Benefit Guide. The City of Littleton believes in attracting and retaining the best talent and our strategies include hiring in at market pay and creating career development opportunities. Hiring pay range $31.74 - $35.08 per hour. Hiring pay range for Lateral $34.80 - $38.46 per hour. Hiring Incentive: This position includes a $2,000 Hiring Incentive ($500 payable on first full paycheck; $500 payable upon successful completion of training; $1,000 payable upon successful completion of 12-month probationary period). This full-time position is non-exempt per FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation. Work Schedule: This is a full-time position and may be assigned a 10-hour shift or a 12-hour shift, during the day or at night, depending on department needs. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified or the position is filled, but preference will be given to complete applications received by June 29, 2025. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered. The expected duration of the hiring process is 6 to 12 weeks. Applicants who enter the process but are not selected for employment are not eligible to re-apply for the same position with the City of Littleton for one year. The City of Littleton is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and intends to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other non-job related characteristic, and to hire and retain the best-qualified individuals without regard to any of these factors. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on a protected class. The City of Littleton will consider reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and employment. Applicants and employees can request an accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 303-795-3857 or emailing hr@littletongov.org. The City of Littleton is committed to the health and safety of all its employees. To ensure a safe and productive work environment the city prohibits the use, sale, dispensation, manufacture, distribution, or possession of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia on any city premises or worksites. No employee shall report to work or be at work with alcohol or with any detectable amount of prohibited drugs in the employee's system. A detectable amount refers to the standards generally used in workplace drug & alcohol testing. This prohibition specifically includes marijuana, and decriminalized psychedelics whether used for medical purposes or obtained legally under state law.
The City of Littleton is one of the Denver metro area's top places to live, work, and play. Our emergency dispatchers are at the heart of public safety operations. If you are interested in a fast paced highly rewarding career, bring your passion and talents to the City of Littleton as an Emergency Services Dispatcher. We are looking for people who want to help others and give back to the community. Your unique skills are critical to the success of our organization. The Littleton Police Communication Center is staffed by professionals trained to answer incoming 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls, assess priorities of calls and dispatch the appropriate emergency responses to ensure the safety of citizens, visitors, and emergency personnel. The Emergency Services Dispatcher receives non-emergency and emergency 9-1-1 calls from the public and dispatches the appropriate emergency units. Maintains and verbally communicates resource information to police officers, and citizens. Determines and dispatches appropriate police units to respond to both emergency and routine situations. Contacts and coordinates support agency response to calls. The City of Littleton is a vibrant community south of Denver and is consistently voted as one of America's Best Small Cities, and a top place to raise a family. Learn more about everything Littleton has to offer at VisitLittleton.org. Home to a vibrant and historic downtown, and a variety of shopping venues, restaurants, parks, and trails, there is a lot to offer to the wonderful people who live and work here. The City of Littleton offers outstanding benefits and perks to our employees. For more information, see the 2025 Benefit Guide. The City of Littleton believes in attracting and retaining the best talent and our strategies include hiring in at market pay and creating career development opportunities. Hiring pay range $31.74 - $35.08 per hour. Hiring pay range for Lateral $34.80 - $38.46 per hour. Hiring Incentive: This position includes a $2,000 Hiring Incentive ($500 payable on first full paycheck; $500 payable upon successful completion of training; $1,000 payable upon successful completion of 12-month probationary period). This full-time position is non-exempt per FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation. Work Schedule: This is a full-time position and may be assigned a 10-hour shift or a 12-hour shift, during the day or at night, depending on department needs. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified or the position is filled, but preference will be given to complete applications received by June 29, 2025. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered. The expected duration of the hiring process is 6 to 12 weeks. Applicants who enter the process but are not selected for employment are not eligible to re-apply for the same position with the City of Littleton for one year. The City of Littleton is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and intends to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other non-job related characteristic, and to hire and retain the best-qualified individuals without regard to any of these factors. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on a protected class. The City of Littleton will consider reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and employment. Applicants and employees can request an accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 303-795-3857 or emailing hr@littletongov.org. The City of Littleton is committed to the health and safety of all its employees. To ensure a safe and productive work environment the city prohibits the use, sale, dispensation, manufacture, distribution, or possession of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia on any city premises or worksites. No employee shall report to work or be at work with alcohol or with any detectable amount of prohibited drugs in the employee's system. A detectable amount refers to the standards generally used in workplace drug & alcohol testing. This prohibition specifically includes marijuana, and decriminalized psychedelics whether used for medical purposes or obtained legally under state law.