Communications Operator

** Initial Appointment will be on a fixed term temporary basis while you participate in a Communications Operator Training Program of approximately 6 months. You are required to successfully complete the training program to be considered for on-going employment and permanent appointment with the Queensland Police Service.**

**The core capability requirements for this role are**:

- Manage calls for service, in emergency, stressful and challenging situations using a high level of negotiation and conflict management skills to de-escalate the situation, calm the callers and get the vital information required.
- Application of the Queensland Police Service demand management framework (SOLVE) to request allocation of Police resources for incident response.
- Accurately relay data using voice communications equipment in a time-critical environment to provide responding police units with relevant information to take appropriate action.
- Research a variety of police data management systems to gather information on relevant persons, vehicles and places of interest to police.
- Review incidents and assess tasks, work with flexibility, speed, and accuracy to continuously update incidents with relevant time critical information.
- Liaise with other service providers to allocate resources to incidents as required by operational police.
- Comply with information security policies and procedures to ensure information holding systems are kept confidential and utilised accurately and reliably.
- Research, interpret and relay information relating to legislation, criminal and civil issues, policies and procedures.
- Contribute positively within a dynamic team environment to achieve the required service delivery standards including support and mentoring of other communication operators.

**Role Requirements**:Mandatory**:

- Initial Appointment will be on a temporary basis while you participate in a Communications Operator Training Program of approximately 6 months. You are required to successfully complete the training program to be considered for on-going employment and permanent appointment with the Queensland Police Service.
- Appointees will be required to participate in a 24-hour, 7-day roster with work hours equating to 36.25 hours per week. Shift penalties apply.
- Successful applicants may be required to undergo alcohol and/or other drug testing in accordance with Service policy and the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
- Short listed applicants will be required to undergo typing, call taker simulation, cognitive ability assessments.
- Successful Applicants are required to undergo a psychological assessment.
- Successful applicants are required to provide an approved PEMS hearing test. The hearing assessment will include Pure Tone Audiometry and a Speech Discrimination Assessment. For Pure Tone Audiometry, a loss of 25 decibels or more at 500, 1000, 2000Hz and/or a loss of 40 decibels or more (at 4000, 6000, 8000Hz) is considered significant and is normally unacceptable for recruiting purposes. For the SpeechDiscrimination Assessment, a score of 90% or greater is required. Where an applicant normally uses hearing aids, testing is to be conducted with the use of those aids.
- Successful applicants will be required to undertake regular hearing testing as part of their on-going employment.

**Other**:

- More than one position is available. Positions available at Brisbane, Beenleigh and Ipswich Communications Centres.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.