Dispatch/Corrections Officer

AKML; Wrangell (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AKML in Wrangell, Alaska is seeking a Dispatch/Corrections Officer to perform a combined public safety communications and municipal corrections function. You will receive, prioritize, document, and dispatch emergency and non-emergency calls; operate dispatch, radio, CAD, records, and CJIS systems; and coordinate notifications and mutual aid.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position with benefits, paid at Grade 16.

Qualifications

• Public safety communications
• Municipal corrections process
• Emergency call handling

Responsibilities

• Receives, prioritizes, documents, and dispatches emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Operates dispatch, radio, CAD, records, and CJIS systems.
• Coordinates notifications and mutual aid.
• Performs authorized prisoner intake, custody, care, observation, release, and facility-security duties.
• May require nights, weekends, holidays, mandatory overtime, and call-back assignments.

Job description

Summary

Performs a combined public safety communications and municipal corrections function.
Receives, prioritizes, documents, and dispatches emergency and non-emergency calls; maintains responder status and safety information; operates radio, telephone, computer-aided dispatch, records, and criminal-justice information systems; and coordinates notifications and mutual aid. Performs authorized prisoner intake, custody, care, observation, release, and facility-security duties in accordance with law, court orders, Borough policy, Alaska Department of Corrections requirements applicable to municipal facilities, and approved training.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position with benefits. Pay is set at Grade 16.
The Dispatch/Corrections Officer performs a combined public safety communications and municipal corrections function. The position receives, prioritizes, documents, and dispatches emergency and non-emergency calls; operates dispatch, radio, records, and criminal justice information systems; and coordinates emergency notifications and response resources. The
position also performs authorized prisoner intake, custody, care, observation, release, and facility-security duties in accordance with applicable law, Borough policy,
training, and written directives.

This position requires sound judgment, effective communication, confidentiality, and the ability to remain calm and accurate in emergency and high-stress situations. The employee
may work shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, mandatory overtime, and call-back assignments.

Megan Powell at Wrangell City Hall, 205 Brueger Street (P.O. Box 531), Wrangell, AK 99929

See attached position description for full details.