Clerk Dispatcher

Essential Tasks

• Answers emergency telephone calls and gathers information to be dispatched.
• Answers general calls from the public and assists with information.
• Dispatches emergency and non-emergency calls and maintains radio log.
• Typifies incident and accident reports and transcribes reports prepared by officers in the field.
• Enters and retrieves data on computer database; prepares news release for media.
• Maintains case number files; processes traffic citations; transcribes detective interviews.
• Performs related work as assigned.

  Minimum Qualification

  • A High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Two (2) years of clerical or dispatching experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

  Supplemental Information

  • Physical Demands: Sedentary work involving walking or standing some of the time and exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
  • Unavoidable Hazards: None.
  • Special Certifications and Licenses: GCIC/NCIC Certification.
  • ADA Compliance: Dougherty County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Standard Clauses: May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays to meet the business needs of the County.
  • Rotating 12 Hour Shift Work (Including nights, weekends, & holidays).
  • Must Pass a 30 WPM Typing Test.
  • Required Documents: Completed County application, typing test, Birth Certificate, High School Diploma or equivalent, Valid Georgia Driver’s License, and DD 214 military discharge (if applicable).
  • Application Deadline: Continuous until no longer posted.
  • Successful Applicants Must Pass Drug and/or Alcohol Screening and Background Investigation.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Comprehensive Benefit Package: Life, Health, Dental, Vision, Long-term Disability, Retirement, Paid Holidays, Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Deferred Compensation.
  • Workplace Policy: No Smoking.
  • Reasonable Accommodations: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Questions: Visit the website listed below for full summary objectives and essential duties.