Emergency Dispatcher​/Detention Officer

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Buffalo County is seeking applicants for the Emergency Dispatcher / Detention Officer position. We recently increased the starting pay of this position to $26.49 per hour and increased the night shift differential to $2.00 per hour. This means that night shift will earn $28.49 per hour!

Specific genders of Communications and Corrections Officer are preferred as a bona fide occupational qualification in compliance with Section 302.41 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

• Receives emergent and non-emergent calls
• Dispatches police, fire, and medical services
• Supervises inmates
• Enforces rules and regulations within the jail
• Must be Jail Officer certified through WI Law Enforcement Standards Board or have the ability to become certified within one year from starting the position
• 176 hours of Paid Time Off in the first year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurances
• Flex Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 12 hours shifts with a 2/2/3 schedule where the employee works two days, has two days off, works three days, and has two days off every two week period.

This position will be working the night shift with primary hours of 5PM to 5AM.

The hourly range for this position is $26.49 to $31.44. Those without direct experience start at $26.49 per hour. Night shift differential is an additional $2.00 per hour.

Please make sure that you have reviewed the full job description as noted above prior to applying. Please follow the instructions below to submit the correct application with all areas of the application complete.

To download the correct application, please select the Sheriff's Office Application and complete. Candidates must make sure to also submit answers to Section 6 questions of the application or the application will be considered incomplete. Do not click the apply online button as this will not link to the Sheriff's Office Application.

Completed applications with all responses and any documentation must be submitted via email to jobs or alternatively, in person to Administration located on the 4th floor of the Courthouse at 407 South Second Street, Alma, WI 54610.

Position questions contact Jail Administrator Emily Scholl at . Application questions contact Ana Rolbiecki at  option 3 or at jobs.

Buffalo County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.