Location
Ames
Posted
July 08, 2026
Commute
Local Area
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Job Description
Position Title:Public Safety Dispatcher I
Job Group:Merit
Required Minimum Qualifications:• Any combination of clerical education or experience and/or college or university level course work which is equivalent to two years of full-time employment.
Job Description:
The Department of Public Safety at Iowa State University is seeking candidates for a Public Safety Dispatcher I. Under general supervision, this position provides communications of a public safety nature for university police and other departments as well as surrounding law enforcement agencies and emergency response agencies utilizing multi-frequency radio, computer systems, telephone, TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf), and personal contact. In addition, this position is responsible for monitoring university emergency phones and multiple alarm systems.
Preferred Qualifications
+ Public Safety experience
+ Dispatch experience
Job Group:Merit
Required Minimum Qualifications:• Any combination of clerical education or experience and/or college or university level course work which is equivalent to two years of full-time employment.
Job Description:
The Department of Public Safety at Iowa State University is seeking candidates for a Public Safety Dispatcher I. Under general supervision, this position provides communications of a public safety nature for university police and other departments as well as surrounding law enforcement agencies and emergency response agencies utilizing multi-frequency radio, computer systems, telephone, TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf), and personal contact. In addition, this position is responsible for monitoring university emergency phones and multiple alarm systems.
Preferred Qualifications
+ Public Safety experience
+ Dispatch experience