Colorado State Patrol Public Safety Dispatcher - Alamosa - Colorado Staffing : Job Details

Colorado State Patrol Public Safety Dispatcher - Alamosa

Salary: $59,160.00 Annually Location: Alamosa, CO Job Type: Full Time Job Number: RAA-CSP Dispatcher Alamosa 8/2 Department: Department of Public Safety Division: Colorado State Patrol Opening Date: 08/04/2025 Closing Date: 8/22/2025 5:00 PM Mountain

Primary Physical Work Address: Alamosa Communication Center: 3110 1st Street, Alamosa, CO, 81101 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information: Mishayla Ness, 719-###-####, [email protected]

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Our Mission

Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities

Our Vision

Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado

Our Core Values

Unity, Honor, Service

Unmatched Benefits

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

About the Work Unit

This Communications Branch exists to provide a professional public safety communications service for the Colorado State Patrol, other partner agencies, and the public. The communications services includes researching and disseminating routine, emergency and criminal justice information, dispatching, and when required, providing 911 and emergency medical dispatch services.

About the Job

Police Communication Intern Police Communication Interns are non-sworn telecommunication specialists who are provided paid, on-the-job training to become a Police Communication Technician. Police Communication Technician CSP Police Communications Technicians are non-sworn telecommunication specialists who provide dispatch services to law enforcement officers from multiple agencies. Communications Technician is a fully operational level position that provides public safety communications, and receives and disseminates emergency calls for service to federal, state, and local government public safety agencies. Police Communications Technicians operate highly complex computer systems and communications equipment that allow them to provide information and assistance to the citizens of Colorado and those visiting our state.

Key Responsibilities

Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emergency ambulance service, information and after hours calls for departments within a city. Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures. Operate the Incident Command/Integrated Command Systems (ICS) in order to record details of calls, dispatches, and messages. Relay information and messages to and from emergency sites, to law enforcement agencies, and to all other individuals or groups requiring notification. Utilize Computer Aided Dispatch System, and contact emergency response field units to determine emergency units available for dispatch. Receive and disseminate all requests for emergency services such as 911 calls, suicide, homicide, assaults, domestic disputes, drunk drivers, reports of road rage, motor vehicle accidents, motorists in need of assistance. Operate designated camera systems, operate radio consoles, and computer terminals to receive, record, and transmit police and other emergency services communication. Interview callers' request for emergency services, comprehend, analyze and determine the appropriate level of response.

Minimum Qualifications

Police Communication Intern (Entry-Level with Paid On-the-job Training) Must be 18 years of age. Be willing and able to work any shift as part of a permanent schedule after training (nights, weekends, and holidays), and be able to communicate fluently in English and have a clear speaking voice. Police Communication Technician One year of full-time 911 emergency dispatch experience OR completion of an authorized Communication Training Officer Program or equivalent will substitute for the required experience. Must be 18 years of age. Be willing and able to work any shift as part of a permanent schedule after training (nights, weekends, and holidays), and be able to communicate fluently in English and have a clear speaking voice.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

Highly preferred to have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. and type approximately 35 words per minute. Bilingual skills include reading, writing, and speaking fluently in Spanish, Russian, or other languages.

Conditions of Employment

Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes polygraph examination, medical physical, psychological examination, and drug screen. If you have used marijuana within the last 12 months or any other illegal drug within the last three years, may be disqualified. The background investigation is based on the following criteria, including but not limited to driving history, criminal behavior/history, alcohol use/behavior, drug use/behavior, and integrity. If you omit any material fact on your application, testing materials, or during the background interview or polygraph, you may be disqualified. If any disqualifying information is discovered at any stage of the selection process, you may be removed from consideration. If you fail to follow instructions during the polygraph exam you may be removed from the process. Must be Colorado resident at the time of starting employment.

CSP Communication Applicant Disqualification Considerations

Integrity To be disqualified upon admission or confirmation of: Theft or taken without permission of items, goods, and/or money (combined) of over $300 from an employer within the past 3 years for personal gain. Soliciting, offering, paying, or accepting a bribe as defined criminally in CRS (government official) To be considered under the totality of circumstances for disqualification by the appointing authority based on the circumstances and information. False, fabricated, incomplete, or intentionally omitted information that affects the candidate's application for consideration. Drug Behavior To be disqualified upon admission or confirmation of: Any use, purchase, possession, manufacture, or distribution of illegal drugs, except for marijuana, within the past 5 years. Any illegal use, purchase, distribution, or manufacture of a controlled schedule I, II, or III drugs (as defined in C.R.S. 18-18-102) within the last 5 years. Use of any illegal drug, on or off duty, while employed as a law enforcement officer. Refusal to agree to submit to previous employers drug screening or drug testing as an employee within the past 5 years To be considered under the totality of circumstances for disqualification by the appointing authority based on the circumstances and information. Any illegal use, purchase, distribution, cultivation, or possession of marijuana within the last 12 months. Any illegal and/or legal use or consumption of marijuana or its products within the last 12 months Use or possession of illegal drugs beyond 5 years, the appointing authority should consider the frequency of the behavior, the quantity of the drugs involved, and the type of drug. The circumstances and frequency surrounding the illegal use of a prescription controlled schedule I, II, or III drugs (as defined in C.R.S. 18-18-102) within the last 5 years. Alcohol Behavior To be disqualified upon admission or confirmation of: Unauthorized consumption of an alcoholic beverage while on patrol as a law enforcement officer. Refusal to agree to submit to a previous employer alcohol testing as an employee within the past 5 years To be considered under the totality of circumstances for disqualification by the appointing authority based on the circumstances and information. Unauthorized consumption of an alcoholic beverage while on duty as a law enforcement officer. Consideration is given to the circumstances and frequency of consumption during attendance at conferences or events. Criminal Behavior To be disqualified upon admission or confirmation of: Any felony conviction Any domestic violence conviction Certain misdemeanor criminal convictions, those defined by P.O.S.T. as listed at To be considered under the totality of circumstances for disqualification by the appointing authority based on the circumstances and information. Any incident of misdemeanor shoplifting or accessory to shoplifting, whether charged or not, within the past 3 years The circumstances and frequency of incident of a crime against a person, whether charged or not, within the past 3 years Driving History To be disqualified upon admission or confirmation of: Any DUI, DWAI, DUID conviction within the past 3 years Any license suspension/revocation within the last 2 years not including FRA suspension. Any hit and run accident with damage to another party or injury, within the last 3 years whether reported or not.