Communications Specialist
Being a professional staff member at the San Jose Police Department means providing essential support to law enforcement operations through administrative, technical, and specialized roles. These dedicated professionals help ensure the department runs efficiently, contributing to public safety behind the scenes.
Communications Specialist
Being a professional staff member at the San Jose Police Department means providing essential support to law enforcement operations through administrative, technical, and specialized roles. These dedicated professionals help ensure the department runs efficiently, contributing to public safety behind the scenes.
It Takes a Team
The San Jose Police Department is more than officers in uniform. We run on a dedicated team of professionals working behind the scenes. From crime analysts and dispatchers to forensic specialists and administrative staff. These experts play a crucial role in keeping the community safe. Whether you’re interested in technology, investigations, or public safety support, now is the time to start your career.
Communications Specialist
Being a dispatcher for the San Jose Police Department means serving as the vital link between the community and law enforcement. It requires quick thinking, strong communication skills, and the ability to stay calm under pressure while handling emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching officers, and ensuring public safety.
Salary: $87,862.32 – $106,753.92
- Dispatch police units on routine and emergency calls.
- Maintain accurate records of the location and status of public safety units.
- Inquire, interpret, verify, receive, and disseminate information from law enforcement computer networks relating to wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration, etc.
- Perform PCS duties when requested
- The lifeline for the OFFICERÂ
- 10-hour shifts: 4 days on -3 days off
- Paid Training
- Paid Vacation and sick time accrual
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
- Bilingual Pay
- Continuous Training Opportunities
- Collateral Assignments Available
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Verification of eligibility to work in the U.S.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Pass a police background check
Customer Service Experience:
- PCS- 1 year working with public contact
- PRD- 1 year of customer service or 1 year dispatch experience
