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Communications Supervisor jobs at H-1B visa sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field, qualifying the role as a specialty occupation. Sponsoring employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and an I-129 petition with USCIS, covering an initial three-year status period.
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Public Safety - Police Operations
Position Title:
Communications Specialist Supervisor - Police
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The Communication Specialist Supervisor serves in a supervisory capacity in the University Police Department Communications Division. This position provides communication services for the department via the use of CCTV, computer, telephone, and two-way radio console. The supervisor is responsible for monitoring all alarms, access, and fire alarm systems for the complex.
Job Duties
- Reviews, supervises, and evaluates activities and performance of Communications Specialists engaged in University Police and other law enforcement communication operations.
- Implements shift-based and departmental goals, policies, and procedures into practical operations.
- Provides continuing education and/or training opportunities to members of their respective shift through assigned training, impromptu exercises, or guided review using established training and reference materials, including initial or remedial training as needed.
- Conducts regular randomized reviews of calls for service assigned to their designated review shift, or direct reports, as outlined by the Communications Specialist Manager.
- Ensures employees are following all dissemination, access, and reference requirements and paperwork in accordance with Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) directives.
- Issues appropriate disciplinary action to direct reports based on conduct, job performance, or other issues outlined in USS Policy, or refers the matter to the Communications Specialist Manager or above in the event of a serious incident.
- Maintains all necessary certifications for the performance of daily job-related duties and successfully completes all recertification obligations in the specified timeframe.
- Maintains all department issued equipment and databases and reports any inconsistencies or issues to the Communications Specialist Manager in a timely fashion.
- Maintains supervisor and administrator access to all computer systems relevant to job performance and assigns access rights and privileges to respective employees within the scope of their job title.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Education:
High School Diploma or GED.
Certifications/Licenses:
- Valid APCO Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 Certification.
- Valid NCIC Full Access Certification.
- Valid Driver’s License of any classification. If license is in a state other than Kansas or Missouri, candidate must be willing to obtain a valid Kansas or Missouri driver’s license within ninety (90) days of appointment.
Work Experience:
- Three (3) years of experience as a Public Safety Telecommunicator. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Candidate must be free of any felony or violent misdemeanor convictions.
- Candidate must not have any Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence (OVI) related charges or convictions within the last two (2) years.
- Candidate must not have had any points-accruing moving violations within the past six (6) months.
- Hearing must be correctable to a range that allows normal radio and telephone conversations with field units.
- Vision must be correctable to a range that will allow reading and/or viewing of computer display terminals, maps, printouts, and CCTV monitoring position.
- Candidate must be fluent in the English language in speaking, reading, and writing. Candidate will be required to obtain APCO Communications Training Officer Certification within 180 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications/Licenses:
- Valid APCO Communications Training Officer Certification.
Work Experience:
- Five (5) years of experience as a Public Safety Telecommunicator.
- If candidate is a KUPD employee, minimum two (2) years’ experience as a KUMC Public Safety Communications Specialist.
- Prior supervisory experience within the public safety or law enforcement environment.
- Prior experience with Regional Justice Information System (REJIS), Caliber CAD, and AVTEC Scout Dispatch Console.
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Hourly
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
- Minimum: $29.23
- Midpoint: $36.54
- Maximum: $43.85
Department:
Public Safety - Police Operations
Position Title:
Communications Specialist Supervisor - Police
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The Communication Specialist Supervisor serves in a supervisory capacity in the University Police Department Communications Division. This position provides communication services for the department via the use of CCTV, computer, telephone, and two-way radio console. The supervisor is responsible for monitoring all alarms, access, and fire alarm systems for the complex.
Job Duties
- Reviews, supervises, and evaluates activities and performance of Communications Specialists engaged in University Police and other law enforcement communication operations.
- Implements shift-based and departmental goals, policies, and procedures into practical operations.
- Provides continuing education and/or training opportunities to members of their respective shift through assigned training, impromptu exercises, or guided review using established training and reference materials, including initial or remedial training as needed.
- Conducts regular randomized reviews of calls for service assigned to their designated review shift, or direct reports, as outlined by the Communications Specialist Manager.
- Ensures employees are following all dissemination, access, and reference requirements and paperwork in accordance with Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) directives.
- Issues appropriate disciplinary action to direct reports based on conduct, job performance, or other issues outlined in USS Policy, or refers the matter to the Communications Specialist Manager or above in the event of a serious incident.
- Maintains all necessary certifications for the performance of daily job-related duties and successfully completes all recertification obligations in the specified timeframe.
- Maintains all department issued equipment and databases and reports any inconsistencies or issues to the Communications Specialist Manager in a timely fashion.
- Maintains supervisor and administrator access to all computer systems relevant to job performance and assigns access rights and privileges to respective employees within the scope of their job title.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Education:
High School Diploma or GED.
Certifications/Licenses:
- Valid APCO Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 Certification.
- Valid NCIC Full Access Certification.
- Valid Driver’s License of any classification. If license is in a state other than Kansas or Missouri, candidate must be willing to obtain a valid Kansas or Missouri driver’s license within ninety (90) days of appointment.
Work Experience:
- Three (3) years of experience as a Public Safety Telecommunicator. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Candidate must be free of any felony or violent misdemeanor convictions.
- Candidate must not have any Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence (OVI) related charges or convictions within the last two (2) years.
- Candidate must not have had any points-accruing moving violations within the past six (6) months.
- Hearing must be correctable to a range that allows normal radio and telephone conversations with field units.
- Vision must be correctable to a range that will allow reading and/or viewing of computer display terminals, maps, printouts, and CCTV monitoring position.
- Candidate must be fluent in the English language in speaking, reading, and writing. Candidate will be required to obtain APCO Communications Training Officer Certification within 180 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications/Licenses:
- Valid APCO Communications Training Officer Certification.
Work Experience:
- Five (5) years of experience as a Public Safety Telecommunicator.
- If candidate is a KUPD employee, minimum two (2) years’ experience as a KUMC Public Safety Communications Specialist.
- Prior supervisory experience within the public safety or law enforcement environment.
- Prior experience with Regional Justice Information System (REJIS), Caliber CAD, and AVTEC Scout Dispatch Console.
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Hourly
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
- Minimum: $29.23
- Midpoint: $36.54
- Maximum: $43.85
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Communications Supervisor
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
Your degree field must connect directly to communications supervision duties. A journalism, PR, or mass communications degree is a clean fit. If your degree is in an adjacent field, document how your coursework maps to media strategy, editorial oversight, or crisis communications.
Search employers using LCA filing history
Find Communications Supervisor sponsors by looking up certified LCA filings by SOC code on the OFLC Wage Search. Employers with recent filings for this occupation have already cleared the prevailing-wage process and are familiar with sponsoring this specific role.
Use Migrate Mate to target verified sponsors
Browse Communications Supervisor roles on Migrate Mate, which lists employers with verified H-1B LCA sponsorship history by occupation. Filtering your search this way cuts out employers who have never sponsored the role and shortens your outreach list significantly.
Clarify worksite coverage before accepting an offer
If the role involves managing communications across multiple office locations, confirm with the employer that a separate certified LCA will be filed for each worksite. A single LCA covers only the location listed, and working from an unlisted site creates a compliance gap.
Benchmark prevailing wage by metro area before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your specific metro area. Pull the wage level for your SOC code and location from OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions so you know the floor the employer is legally required to meet.
File premium processing if your start date is firm
If you're transitioning from another employer or status and have a fixed start date, ask your employer to request premium processing for the I-129 petition with USCIS. Standard processing timelines can exceed the 60-day grace period between jobs, creating an authorization gap.
H-1B Visa Communications Supervisor: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Communications Supervisor role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as communications, public relations, journalism, or marketing. Employers sponsoring this role document the degree requirement in the LCA and I-129 petition. Roles structured around general management duties without a specific field requirement may face scrutiny from USCIS during adjudication.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Communications Supervisor positions?
Corporations with large in-house communications or public affairs teams, media companies, universities, and healthcare systems are among the more consistent sponsors for this occupation. You can verify which employers have filed certified LCAs for this role by searching the OFLC Wage Search by occupation code. Migrate Mate also lists employers with active H-1B sponsorship history for communications roles.
What documents should I prepare before applying for H-1B sponsored Communications Supervisor jobs?
Gather your academic transcripts and degree certificates, a portfolio or samples demonstrating supervisory-level communications work, and any professional credentials in PR or media. If your degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation completed early. USCIS may request a credential evaluation during adjudication, and having one ready speeds up the employer's petition filing timeline.
How long does H-1B status last for a Communications Supervisor, and can it be extended?
USCIS grants H-1B status for up to three years on initial approval, with one extension available for a total of six years. After six years, continued H-1B status requires an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a pending green card application meeting specific criteria. Extensions beyond six years are tied to green card progress, not to continued employment alone.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change employers or take on a new Communications Supervisor role?
H-1B status is employer-specific, so moving to a new employer requires a new I-129 petition and a fresh certified LCA filed by the new employer before or at the time you begin work. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for the new employer once the new petition is filed, provided your previous H-1B was lawfully approved and you're maintaining valid status. Confirm the new employer's willingness to file before resigning.