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NORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE DEPARTMENT
2332 N. LAS VEGAS BLVD. #200
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89030
(702)633-9111
http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com

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Updated: August 17, 2020

The City of North Las Vegas is currently hiring for Police Communications Dispatcher.

This posting will close December 01, 2020, and all testing must be completed by December 15, 2020.

Department Information: The North Las Vegas Police Department's mission is to encourage and engage the community to work as one in order to provide a safe, secure, and enjoyable community. The Police Department is committed to having a positive impact in the City of North Las Vegas by reducing crime, reducing the fear of crime, and enhancing the quality of life in the community.

Job Summary:
Performs a variety of complex police dispatching duties; dispatches and tracks officer activity in order to secure the safety of the officer; receives and screens emergency 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls for service for law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical services for the area served by the North Las Vegas Police Department; evaluates the weight and seriousness of the calls, prioritizes the calls, and dispatches appropriate personnel to respond.

Essential Functions:
The Police Communications Dispatcher learns and performs a variety of complex police dispatching duties which includes, but are not limited to:

Receives emergency 9-1-1 and non-emergency police calls from the public and other agencies requesting law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services;
Obtains information from callers to determine the nature, location, and priority of calls; enters calls into the Computer-Aided Dispatch System (CADS); recalls citizens as necessary;
Documents calls initiated by patrol officers and the community by entering information into CADS, contacts appropriate field units by two-way radio, relays information about the nature and location of the incident, and dispatches units to location;
Queries and enters into NCIC, NCJIS, SCOPE, MPWV, DMV, and other Local, State and National computer files to determine status of vehicles, persons, and property and determine existence of warrants; accesses computer systems to provide information to and request information from other agencies;
Performs dispatch services for other units including animal control, detectives, crime scene investigators, SWAT, K9, community service officers, and other City agencies; and
Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
Upload recent typing certificate with your application (REQUIRED); certification which verifies typing 45 accurate net words per minute for five minutes with a maximum of ten (10) errors and dated no earlier than January 01, 2020.

For a detailed job description, required qualifications, deadlines, and compensation
information, please visit www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com.

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