Dispatcher (Casual/On-call)
DeSales University
Location
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Quick overview
The dispatcher is responsible for managing all routine non-emergency and emergency calls from the campus community. They are tasked with dispatching officers as required to handle these requests.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be able to operate in a stressful police environment and possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Emergency Dispatch Training and APCO certification are preferred.
Job description
Dispatcher (Casual/On-Call)
Overview
DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor's degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.
In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four-college/school model, which includes the Kathleen Waterbury and J.B. Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of Nursing. For further information, visit www.desales.edu. EOE
Position Summary
The dispatcher has the overall responsibility for managing all requests for routine non-emergency calls as well as emergency calls from the campus community and dispatching officers as required.
Qualifications
- Must be able to operate successfully in a stressful police environment
- Must possess analytical thinking and good judgement
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills
- Must have good computer skills
- Emergency Dispatch Training preferred
- APCO certification preferred
- Sensitive to issues of ethnicity, disability and diversity
- Dedicated to the mission of a small, Catholic, liberal arts institution
DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled