Dispatcher (part-time, night shift)

DeSales University; Center Valley (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

DeSales University seeks a part-time Dispatcher responsible for managing requests from the campus community. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills, judgement, and ability to operate in a stressful environment. Candidates with emergency dispatch training are preferred for this position.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate in a stressful police environment.
• Emergency Dispatch Training preferred.
• APCO certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage all requests for routine non-emergency calls.
• Dispatch officers as required during emergency calls.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Good judgement

Excellent interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Sensitivity to diversity issues

Job description

DISPATCHER (Part-time, night shift)

OVERVIEW:
DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor's degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.

In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four-college/school model, which includes the Kathleen Waterbury and J.B. Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of Nursing. For further information, visitwww.desales.edu. EOE

POSITION SUMMARY:
The dispatcher has the overall responsibility for managing all requests for routine non-emergency calls as well as emergency calls from the campus community and dispatching officers as required.


QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to operate successfully in a stressful police environment
• Must possess analytical thinking and good judgement
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Must have good computer skills
• Emergency Dispatch Training preferred
• APCO certification preferred
• Sensitive to issues of ethnicity, disability and diversity
• Dedicated to the mission of a small, Catholic, liberal arts institution

DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled