*[Communication Officer *[Part-Time *[FCC/WCC *[Job Summary: [Georgia Northwestern Technical College is seeking qualified candidates for a part-time Communication Officer at the Floyd County Campus and Walker County Campus. This position, under limited supervision of the Communications Supervisor and/or Chief of Police, performs work of receiving incoming calls for police services, dispatches officers as appropriate and monitors police radios. Documents police service requests in a computer aided mobile dispatch system. Operates the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) console. Employment is with Georgia Northwestern Technical College and not with an individual campus. Any applicant offered employment in this position is required to successfully complete a pre-employment background and drug test.

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• Is responsible for assisting in the daily operations and daily communications operation for the Department of Public Safety/Campus Police department.
• Is responsible for monitoring the CCTV system and other duties related.
• Assists the Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC), Communications Security Officer, monitors information on the Georgia and National Crime network, trains officers for operations of the networks, and provides information to the GBI as required.
• Acts in the capacity of Communications Officer for police services, dispatching calls from faculty, staff and students.
• Tracks request for assistance received in the department and channels such request to either the Chief, Deputy Chief and/or Communication/Records Supervisor.
• Coordinates the response of Campus Police and adjacent jurisdictions to emergency situation under the direction of the on-scene-commander.
• Maintains a current roster of department personnel to include emergency contact information.
• Acts in emergencies as the distributor and trackers of emergency equipment to field teams as directed by the Director of Public Safety and/or responding emergency personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Competencies:

Knowledge of all state laws and regulations governing Terminal Agency Coordinator activities

Basic knowledge of Georgia Criminal Code and Police Procedures.

Knowledge of and skills in the use of basic office machines, especially computers, data entry and spread sheet development.

Basic computer knowledge.

Knowledge in basic computer programs: Word and Excel

Skill in interpersonal communications and customer service

Knowledge of emergency procedures

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