Dispatcher Senior

Title: Dispatcher Senior DSP01658

State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator II

Hiring Range: Salary is Negotiable and Commensurate with Experience.

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Department of State Police

Location: Culpeper, Virginia

Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

About the Position:

The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Dispatcher Senior at the Division II Headquarters in Culpeper, Virginia. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Functioning as lead worker in the communications center to provide assistance to law enforcement and emergency personnel, the public, and the media.
• Providing support, guidance, and training to other dispatchers within the communications center to help them perform their duties effectively and proficiently.
• Operating within a specific geographic area by sending and receiving information and sending emergency assistance or service equipment to assist law enforcement personnel or the public.
• Operating a variety of equipment.
• Maintaining logs and records.
• Accessing information through various systems/databases including CAD, VCIN, NCIC, NLETS.
• May work rotating shifts and is considered essential personnel.

About the Agency:

We’re more than a law enforcement agency — we’re a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and public servants shaping Virginia’s future. At VSP, your skills make an impact that reaches every community across the Commonwealth. If you’re ready for meaningful work, real growth, and a supportive culture that feels like family, your next career starts here.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Of geographical area and locations of safety and emergency personnel and equipment within the area.
• Of rules and regulations pertaining to emergency communications to include radio codes.
• Of communications equipment and procedures.

Skill:

• In keyboarding to include Microsoft software applications.
Ability:
•To work in areas of high stress and be able to multitask.
•To handle complaints/compliments and direct them to the appropriate First Sergeant or Sergeant.
• To lead staff.
• To provide training and formal instruction.
• To type, speak and exercise judgment under stress.
• To ensure safety guidelines and regulations are followed during emergency situations.
• To prepare reports.
• To work holidays and weekends.
• Must be able to become Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) certified which requires either United States citizenship or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and eligible for naturalization.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent.

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.

Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on May 7, 2026. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.

PageUp provides confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at professionalemployment@vsp.virginia.gov.

It is the policy of the Department of State Police (the Department) that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race