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Dispatcher Trainee Position Listings

Dispatcher Trainee positions are filled from an eligibility list and applications are taken year-round (with an occasional brief interruption when changing the posting information and compiling applicant listings) through the City of Chesapeake's C.L.I.C.K. job application process (link below). The eligibility list ranks applicants based on a performance testing and interview process. When completed, each applicant remains on the eligibility list for a one-year period, from the date of their interview. The top-ranked positions on the eligibility list are used to fill vacancies when Dispatcher Trainees are hired.

Note: BOTH the Police Dispatcher Trainee Application AND the City of Chesapeake C.L.I.C.K application are required when applying for this position.

Dispatcher Trainee Application in Microsoft Word (Police Application Part)

Dispatcher Trainee Application (City's C.L.I.C.K. Job Application Part)

Both of the Above Applications are required!

Join The Team!

Opportunity...Never Better

What do you get when you join the Police Department? Opportunity - it's never been better. Your assignment will give you a job to do and a place to grow. You'll have an opportunity to serve the public, to help people who cannot help themselves, to prevent crime and to promote justice.

Starting Salaries

Dispatcher Trainee/Police - $26,975

Dispatcher Trainee will be eligible to advance to a Dispatcher I upon successful completion of all training requirements.

Dispatcher I - $28,055 (upon completion of the Basic Dispatcher Training Program, which includes classroom and on-the-job training)

Basic Description

The Police Department employs highly motivated individuals to train for the Emergency Dispatch Center.  Individuals selected for the position will be trained to dispatch police, fire, rescue, and animal control personnel in response to emergency and non-emergency situations using various communication systems.  This position requires the ability to work in a confined environment wearing headsets, which restrict physical movement in the work area, and sitting and viewing computer displays for extended periods of time. Candidates must have the ability to perform as a team player, work under pressure, and be available to work all shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays. See other requirements and disqualifiers below.  For a complete job class description, download the Word file (click here).

Benefits

On-The-Job Training !!!

Required Qualifications

• You must be 18 years of age

• Possess a High School diploma or GED

• Pass a dispatcher job skills related test (no prior dispatching experience is required, it tests decision making, multi-tasking, memory recall, data entry, typing skills & speed, oral comprehension, information processing, cross referencing, etc.)

• Pass an oral interview

• Pass a background & polygraph investigation

Automatic Disqualifiers

• Use of any illegal drug or substance within the last 3 years.

• Conviction of any crime involving acts of deceit, immorality or dishonesty.

• Untruthfulness or the withholding of any information on any application, interview, or paperwork associated with the application process.

• Cheating on any examination or testing associated with the position

How Do You Join?

Call the City Human Resources Department at (757) 382-6492 or visit the City's website application area:

Dispatcher Trainee Application (City's C.L.I.C.K. Job Listing)

Dispatcher Trainee Application in a Microsoft Word file (Police Part)
(The Police Department application is required in addition to the City application) 

Why join now? Because we need you and you need an exciting career!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.