JOB SUMMARY: This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions are filled or the announcement reaches the closing date stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is December 13, 2024. These positions are located at Acadia National Park, in the Resource and Visitor Protection Division. MAJOR DUTIES: Performs dispatch and call taking services for public safety related incidents and operations. Receives and evaluates emergency calls for service. Obtains information through questioning and determines the priority of the call. Performs general Communications Center clerical duties such as data entry, quality, records management, inventories, and verification and maintenance of contact listings, etc. Queries and relays wants, warrants, driver and vehicle status, Be on the Lookout (BOL), and Attempt to Locate (ATL) information for law enforcement contacts and investigations. Provides for officer safety through maintaining status on officers, maintains situational awareness during all contacts, and anticipates responders requests and needs. Provides communications and logistical support to responders; maintains status on resources and incidents. Coordinates responses to incidents; initiates appropriate response of personnel and apparatus in accordance with agency plans, guides, and protocols. Coordinates use of assigned radio frequencies, directs radio traffic to appropriate channels, and restricts channels to emergency use as necessary. Prioritizes radio traffic and related communications. Serves as a certified operator of National Criminal Information Network (NCIC), National Law Enforcements Communications System (NLETS). AREA INFORMATION Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, serves as the duty station. Acadia National Park is located 50 miles southeast of Bangor, Maine, and 240 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Acadia National Park protects a landscape of rare scenic beauty. Acadia's mountains are the highest rocky headlands on the Atlantic shore of the United States, and the vistas from these mountaintops encompass forested woodlands, shimmering lakes, quiet marshes, bold rocky shores, and coastal islands. Surrounding the park on all sides, the ocean strongly influences the park's character. Visitation exceeds two million visitors annually, with the highest visitation occurring in July and August. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
