Position Information Position Title Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 (Pool) Working Title Location Olympia EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen's non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage at www.evergreen.edu/equalopportunity or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) 867-5371, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505. Union Represented Yes Overtime Eligible Yes Monthly FTE 1.0 Salary Step (minimum monthly amount) Communications Officer 1: $4,831; Communications Officer 2: $5,330; and Communications Officer 3: $5,886 Salary Step (maximum monthly amount) Communications Officer 1: $6,496; Communications Officer 2: $7,168; and Communications Officer 3: $7,912 Cyclic Position No Cyclic Details n/a Project Position No End Date n/a Special Note This posting is to establish a pool of applicants to fill vacant Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 positions as they occur. The Evergreen State College will consider applicants who have successfully completed the following two steps (in either order): Submit an online application for employment via this posting; and Pass Public Safety Testing tests within the past 12 months. Testing information is available at www.PublicSafetyTesting.com Applications will expire after twelve months. Instructions on how to reactivate an application will be sent at time of expiration. Position Purpose Communications Officer 1 and 2: Transmit, receive, and relay information concerning public safety and law enforcement activities to, from, and between Police Services mobile units, other state, county, and Federal law enforcement agencies, and the public by means of radio, multi-line telephone systems, computer terminals, private line intercom, and other telecommunications devices. Communications Officer 3: This position is responsible for performing supervisory and operational duties and for maintaining 24/7 dispatch coverage for the department. This position also provides law enforcement specific administrative support including reporting, working with law enforcement computer systems, tracking costs and expenditures, and conveying and following department operating procedures. Nature and Scope Essential Functions Communications Officer 1, 2, and 3 positions perform these Essential Functions: Provide dispatch services to police officers using two-way radio communications. Receive communications from the public by telephone and in person, make appropriate computer entry as required, and maintain appropriate files and records. Utilize computer terminal to obtain information pertaining to driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, wanted vehicles, wanted persons, articles, impounded vehicles, etc. utilizing Washington State Patrol ACCESS system. Maintain current status of all mobile units. Operate a multi-frequency radio console which includes police, parking, maintenance, and residential staff communications, multi-line telephone system, computer terminal, fax machine, and other data recording equipment. Relay criminal, tactical, and safety information to field units and other appropriate agencies; dispatch fire department, ambulances, and other aid as requested. Receive and announce visitors to offices, assist the public with filing accident reports or requesting public records in accordance with college p