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The Security & Safety Dispatcher monitors radio traffic, telephone calls and alarm systems on campus. Appropriate personnel are then dispatched to provide the services requested. This position assists with general office duties for the department, issues parking permits and performs other duties as needed.

Principal Duties and Expected Outcomes:

1. Monitor Systems (34%)

• a. Radio Traffic

  b. Fire System Notification /Alarms

  c. Duress Alarms

  2. Dispatch (33%)

  a. Security and Safety Personnel

  b. Emergency Services (EMS, Fire)

  c. On-Call Staff regarding Campus maintenance issues

  3. Office Duties (33%)

  a. Answer Telephone

  b. Issue parking permits

  c. Shifts reports, Dispatch Log, Calls for Service

  d. Other Duties as assigned

  Knowledge Skills & Experience:

  Education: High School Diploma

  Experience: Some dispatch experience preferred

  Skills: The Dispatcher is required to have the ability to multi task and make sound judgement in critical situations; excellent telephone, radio and personal communication skills, good typing and other office skills; and the ability to follow instructions with exactness in emergency situations.

  Required Certifications: None

  Reporting Relationships:

  Reports to: (Supervisor’s Title) Dispatcher Supervisor

  Titles and number of regular full- and part-time positions reporting to this position:

  Number of student employees reporting to this position:

  Span of Authority / Control:

  Decisions made independently: Notification of security, police, fire and EMS, Training of student Employees

  Decisions referred to the supervisor or other individual: Mass Notification Systems, Hiring or Termination of other staff employees

  Regulations:

  Federal Regulations: Clery Act, FERPA, Title IX

  Institutional Regulations: Honor code and dress and grooming

  Work Schedule:

  Regular Schedule: Rotating shift work to provide 24/7 coverage

  Weekend / Holiday / On Call: Shifts include working weekends and holidays

• Round the clock indoor work environment, sometimes stressful situations.

• As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Church), BYU–Hawaii prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing, as authorized under 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.5 (a)(6). To be eligible for employment, applicants who are members of the Church must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend and receive a clearance from the Church’s Ecclesiastical Clearance Office.

* More information may be requested as you progress through the recruiting process.