First Review of Applications on September 9, 2026
Oro Valley Police Department (OVPD) is accepting applications for part-time, non-benefit eligible, Lateral Public Safety Telecommunicators. This is an at-will position with an intermittent work schedule. Interested applicants are encouraged to complete an on-line application. Hiring processes are conducted when OVPD has an employment vacancy.
If you have any specific questions about the position or the process, please contact Mitch Olive at (520) 229-4962 or [email protected].
To be considered a part-time Lateral Public Safety Telecommunicator you must: Currently be employed as a Police Dispatcher and/or have two years of continuous police dispatching experience. Experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
ACJIS certification or ability to complete one within 6 months. Desirable qualifications are Spillman CAD experience and Vesta E911 Phone System experience.
DISQUALIFICATION STANDARDS
1. Participation in any serious crime, or any behavior, which OVPD, in its sole discretion, deems serious or inappropriate.
2. Any misdemeanor conviction involving narcotics, drugs, marijuana which OVPD in its sole discretion deems serious, excessive or inappropriate.
3. Since the age of 18, not have been convicted of domestic violence.
4. Any illegal use of opiate narcotics, hallucinogens, and/or other dangerous drugs (Includes LSD, PCP, Peyote, Mescaline, Codeine, heroin, morphine, opium, psilocybin, cocaine, hash, speed, "X" or Ecstasy, barbiturates, etc.) which OVPD in its sole discretion deems serious, excessive or inappropriate.
5. Any history of disregard for traffic laws with such frequency so as to indicate disrespect for traffic laws and a disregard for the safety of other persons on the highway.
6. Negligence in maintaining financial responsibility.
7. Failure to follow Application & Background instructions.
This position is skilled emergency service work that involves receiving emergency 911 and non-emergency requests for police assistance, determining nature/urgency of calls, initiating police or other emergency personnel action and maintaining close contact with field units to monitor response and needed support requirements.
The position of Public Safety Telecommunicator requires a considerable degree of initiative and independent judgment within procedural boundaries in responding to emotional, disturbed and sometimes abusive people in a variety of situations. Work may be done separately or in conjunction with other Public Safety Telecommunicators. The position of Public Safety Telecommunicator requires rotating shift assignments in accordance with maintaining a fully operational 24-hour facility.
