Community Service Technicians - Telecommunicator

Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates in conformance with federal, state, and local laws, and department and city policies and procedures
• Serves as front desk by greeting customers, answering the telephone, directing public to proper law enforcement officials
• Works in fast-paced environment dealing with life-threatening situations
• Maintains composure to respond effectively and accurately in stressful situations
• Responds to any emergencies encountered in the front lobby as needed
• Receives, logs, and maintains complaints and requests from citizens concerning non-emergency/emergency requests for Police assistance and enters into Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system
• Receives incoming emergency/non-emergency calls and routes calls accordingly
• Searches for and retrieves data from CAD, Police records management system, National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) and distributes data/reports to authorized personnel
• Notarizes statements and complaints
• Processes monetary transactions and issue receipts
• Serves as a back-up with monitoring holding cells and Police Department entry ways by live video recording