What are the responsibilities and job description for the DISPATCHER position at GEO Secured Services?
VACATION TIME: |
80 Hours - One (1) year but less than five (5) years |
120 Hours - Five (5) years but less than ten (10) years |
160 Hours - Ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) years |
200 Hours - Fifteen (15) years and above |
SICK TIME: Earn one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours worked. |
Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:
* 401 (k) 401(k) Matching | * Vision Insurance |
* Health Savings Account | * Employee Discounts |
* Dental Insurance | * Jury Duty |
* Flexible Spending Account | * Eleven (11) Paid Holidays |
* Health Insurance | * Life Insurance |
* Tuition Reimbursement | * Reduced Tuition Rates |
* Employee Assistance Program | * Pet Insurance |
* Paid Training | * Farmers Auto Insurance |
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan | * Legal Shield services |
* Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance | * Bereavement Leave |
* Norton LifeLock benefits | * Critical Illness and Accident Insurance |
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Overview
Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.
Who We Are:
GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.
Why Work for GEO:
- We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
- Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
Responsibilities
Summary
This position dispatches vehicles and communicates with Transportation Officers to ensure that they area transporting detainees according to posted schedules.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Issues orders for vehicle departures specified times and according to posted schedules.
- Arranges for effective coverage of vehicles, Transportation Officers, or management in case of accidents or heavy traffic.
- Maintains tracking of all vehicles.
- Informs supervisor of any problems that occur with the vehicles or their passengers.
- Inspects drivers' appearance and physical condition prior to dispatch.
- Maintains vehicle history reports for fleet.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Previous experience as a dispatcher preferred. Previous experience in a customer service occupation preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
- Ability to listen and get clarification and details.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- Must have resided within the United States or its territories for the last five (5) years.
- Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
GEO Secured Services
The GEO Group is an equal opportunity employer. Geo will recruit, hire, train, promote, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, and disability, or other category protected by law, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. As a federal government contractor, it is GEO's policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment minorities, females, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. GEO will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.