Re: 911:: part time dispatchers

[Guest guest]

We use part time. Had 2 positions but now only 1. They went thru the exact

training full timers did only longer due to their shorter work hours.

A good dispatcher does what is expected

A great dispatcher anticipates the unexpected

Clyde Walters

Communications Supervisor

Pinellas Park Police

Pinellas Park, Fl

[Guest guest]

We just let one Dispatcher come back part time after having a baby...she was

already trained, so we didn't have that issue. We did have to have the

Dispatchers " OK " a part time person through their Union, though. The part

timer is LAST to be called for overtime, only if no one else can be reached.

The part timer cannot be used to AVOID paying overtime. She has a set

schedule. 7a to 2p 20 hours a week.

Case

Grand Traverse County 911

Northern Michigan

part time dispatchers

> I am sure alot of departments are under budget constraints as of late.

Does anyone use part time dispatchers. If so, is the training for them

different than what you normally do??

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[Guest guest]

We have part timers and they are trained full time hours during training,

getting the same exact training that full time dispatchers get. Once they

are done with training they are the first to be called for overtime, short

notice and scheduled overtime.

Roscommon County (MI) Central Dispatch

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> > I am sure alot of departments are under budget constraints as of late.

> Does anyone use part time dispatchers. If so, is the training for them

> different than what you normally do??

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[Guest guest]

I'm a part-time dispatcher with another agency and my training was the same as

the full-time dispatchers; 2 weeks at the state criminal justice academy and

then on the job until released. Gratned mine took longer to complete because I

wasn't working every day.

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Firefighter Specialist/EMT-ST

Communications Support Group

Charlottesville, VA Fire Dept.

www.cfdonline.org

[Guest guest]

Oakland calif Police use Part-Time Dispatchers....but after negotiations

w/the City (we r represented by a Union)....we have PT's now.....use

qualifications & guidelines r very strict......one must have prior experiance as

a

Dispatcher from Oakland only....and we make good use of our retired

folks.....some

only work a few hrs a week....and it dont cut into over normal overtime...

Steve Bristow

Oakland PD-911