Communications Officer 1/2/3
State of LouisianaAbout the role
Posting number: 218880
Department: LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Job classification: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Safety
Summary
At LSU Health Shreveport, our mission is to advance health professions through excellence in education, research, and service. We expect only the best.
We’re looking for a Communications Officer 1/2/3 to join our University Police Department. The incumbent performs highly responsible and mentally demanding communications and dispatch duties in support of campus police, security, and emergency response operations. This position serves as a primary point of contact for the public, receiving emergency calls, accidents, complaints, and other service requests, then analyzing, prioritizing, and dispatching Police Officers and Guards to appropriate locations. The role is responsible for accurately receiving, documenting, and transmitting critical information and instructions, maintaining dispatch logs, monitoring fire and security systems, access control, and CCTV, and coordinating notifications to emergency personnel and medical staff as needed. The incumbent also utilizes law enforcement computer systems and databases, including maintaining required certifications for terminal operations, and performs assigned duties within the Communications Center while remaining on post unless properly relieved by a supervisor.
If you ARE COMMITTED to COURTESY AND EXCELLENCE and to the philosophy of community policing, this could be the opportunity for you!
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
- Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
- Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
- Focusing on Customers: The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers.
Examples of duties
Six months of experience in transmitting and receiving messages by radio or in administrative services; ORSix months of training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute; OR
Fifteen semester hours of college training.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
All persons appointed to this job will be required by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and Louisiana State Police Terminal Operator Certification Program Guidelines to meet the terminal operator certification/re-certification requirement within six months of employment.
An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.
Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Supplemental information
Job Duties:
In this role, you will, but are not limited to:
- Receive and transmit clearly and accurately by radio, communication terminal, and telephone.
- Legibly and accurately record and maintain the activity/ communications log.
- Monitor security video display and recording system.
- Provide information and directions to visitors, patients, and employees.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Job Appointment
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
PER 2843 / PSN 00025123
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Communications Officer 1/2/3
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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