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Ohio Department of Veterans Services

Radio Dispatcher

Ohio Department of Veterans Services, Sandusky, Ohio, us, 44871

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Starting Hourly Pay: $20.85 with multiple pay increases over your first years of service

Longevity increases start at your fifth year and grow as long as you stay with the State of Ohio

Overtime opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually

Potential for up to $4,000 in referral bonuses

Key Job Responsibilities

Monitors all radio activity & operates police/Ohio Veterans Home radio system to dispatch agency personnel & police & safety personnel to all emergency calls

Dispatches medical transportation drivers when resident Transport Dispatch Worker is unavailable

Logs all emergency/dispatch calls

Calls emergency pages (e.g., code yellow, blue, C, grey, red/white/blue)

Answers agency switchboard (“0”); directs incoming & in-house calls to departments & residents

Answers all emergency phones & general police when officer is not on station

Answers transportation phone when resident dispatcher is unavailable

Takes messages for police & safety personnel when they are not available

Serves as access control checkpoint at Police Department front counter

Monitors all systems at OVH Police Department Central Monitoring Console area for unusual events & dispatches police to troubled/elopement area &/or relays information to police & safety personnel & assists police in coordinating location of resident

Monitors all fire alarm systems for alarm & generator displays & all other environmental, fire, health, safety & severe weather warning devices & controls at central monitoring console area

Monitors state Multi-Agency Radio Communications (i.e., MARCS) radio traffic with Ohio State Highway Patrol (i.e., OSHP)

Monitors roam alert system & notifies floor staff of secure care unit resident activity

Monitors after-hours call-offs; Relays all advisories & warning to all areas of agency

Takes requests for agency ID badges & parking permits from walk-in customers; (e.g., maintains log of requests & submits to appropriate police personnel for processing)

Issues completed ID badges to customers making annotations in log relative to issued badges & briefings; Issues keys

Application Procedures

To be considered for this position, you must apply online through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)

When completing your online application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet each minimum qualification outlined on this job posting.

We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your online application.

You can check the status of your application anytime by signing into your profile on this website.

We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application.

The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status and/or military status in employment or the provision of services.

NOTE: Those who are contacted for an interview should inform the Ohio Veterans Home Office of Human Resources as soon as possible if, as a result of a disability, they will need an accommodation to participate in any phase of the interview process. Such notice will not affect your eligibility to apply for this position.

Job Skills: Dispatch, Communications, Law Enforcement, Veteran Services, Fire & EMS, Basic Documentation, Confidentiality, Verbal Communication, Responsiveness, Attention to Detail, Situational Awareness

Agency Contact: Hailey Ivory, Hailey.Ivory@dvs.ohio.gov

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