What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dispatcher (Public Safety) position at AS-IA Human Resources?
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 4-Mescalero Agency in Mescalero, New Mexico.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 06/23/2026. The initial cut-off for referral of eligible applications will be two weeks after the opening of the announcement. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
Minimum Qualification for GS-4 Dispatcher:To qualify at the GS-04 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:A. General Work Experience: One year of general work experience that is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that demonstrates or reflects the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. OR,
B. Education: 2 full academic years (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) of education beyond the high school level at an accredited college or university. OR,
C. A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 06/23/2026. The initial cut-off for referral of eligible applications will be two weeks after the opening of the announcement. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
Qualifications:
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards).Minimum Qualification for GS-4 Dispatcher:To qualify at the GS-04 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:A. General Work Experience: One year of general work experience that is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that demonstrates or reflects the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. OR,
B. Education: 2 full academic years (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) of education beyond the high school level at an accredited college or university. OR,
C. A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Responsibilities:
As Dispatcher (Public Safety), GS-2151, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to:- Incumbent will perform as a radio net controller and transmit and receive law enforcement communications traffic.
- Operate a multi-frequency and multi-agency radio console with several paging systems, cross-frequency patching, and phone patching.
- Coordinate, monitor, and assist with operations via telephone and radio between a variety of agencies and personnel.
- Record and maintain all radio transmissions and significant telephone situations.
- Determine priority of response and initiate appropriate response of law enforcement.
- Responsible for operating within a number of public safety computer networks.
- Gather all pertinent information for the call to determine whether it requires dispatching a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
- Perform general clerical duties such as filing, typing, copying, etc.
Salary : $36,049