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Job Description
Announcement Number: 52643 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 10/14/2025 Close Date: 10/21/2025
Recruiter:
MELISSA PONTILLO
Email: mpontillo@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 6 Days 1 Hrs 33 Mins
The Position
Public Safety Dispatchers perform communications work in the operation of a district, central, or statewide communications center including but not limited to: providing assistance to law enforcement units in both routine and emergency situations; dispatching enforcement units and other emergency mobile units from a computer-aided system; accessing various criminal justice information systems and transmitting the required information; placing telephone calls for officials and registered vehicle owners at accident scenes; providing assistance to other law enforcement agencies as requested; maintaining a variety of logs, recordings, and records; preparing performance and statistical summaries on center activities; preparing reports; conducting data analysis; and providing reports, records, and other various information upon request and within legal authority.
Incumbents perform the full range of duties described in the series concept.
Provides law enforcement and public safety dispatch services to field game wardens and in contract with federal law enforcement agencies on the NDOW frequency throughout the State from the central dispatch center in Reno. Dispatch Center Hours are from 6am to 11pm with each shift being 10 hours. Dispatch Center is not a 911 PSAP Center and has Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays off. Dispatchers also provide general dispatch services for all non-law enforcement NDOW employees in the field and for NDOW's helicopter flights.
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-11_0/
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of work experience; OR certification as a Public Safety Dispatcher; OR one year of experience as a Senior Communications Call Taker in Nevada State service. Special Notes Incumbents must pass the NCIC certification examination within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter as a condition of continuing employment. Special Requirements Positions require a pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting. Positions require work on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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STATE OF NEVADA
Show moreThe presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.
European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.
The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.
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