diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/socket.js b/app/assets/javascripts/socket.js
index 608fa0bde..c4a54198d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/socket.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/socket.js
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@
             console.log('Connected to the server');
         });
 
-        socket.on('message', function(msg) {
-            var li = document.createElement("li");
-            li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(msg));
-            document.getElementById("messages").appendChild(li);
+        // Listen for job updates from the server
+        socket.on('job_update', function(data) {
+            console.log('Received job update:', data);
         });
 
-        document.getElementById('sendButton').addEventListener('click', function() {
-            var message = document.getElementById("message").value;
-            socket.send(message);
-            document.getElementById("message").value = '';
+        document.getElementById('fetchJobsButton').addEventListener('click', function() {
+            const serviceId = 'b1226555-1f1a-472c-9086-043b0a69f4ec';  // Example service ID
+            socket.emit('fetch_jobs', serviceId);
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index 042cbe94e..60c44ee13 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from itertools import groupby
 
 from flask import Response, abort, jsonify, render_template, request, session, url_for
 from flask_login import current_user
-from flask_socketio import send, emit
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
 from werkzeug.utils import redirect
 
 from app import (
@@ -34,14 +34,20 @@ from app.utils.user import user_has_permissions
 from notifications_utils.recipients import format_phone_number_human_readable
 
 
-@socketio.on('message')
-def handle_message(msg):
-    print('''Message:
+# @socketio.on('connect')
+# def handle_connect():
+#     print('Client connected')
 
 
+# @socketio.on('disconnect')
+# def handle_disconnect():
+#     print('Client disconnected')
 
-          ''' + msg)
-    emit('message', msg, broadcast=True)
+
+@socketio.on('fetch_jobs')
+def handle_fetch_jobs(service_id):
+    job_response = job_api_client.get_jobs(service_id)["data"]
+    emit('job_update', job_response)
 
 
 @main.route("/services/<uuid:service_id>/dashboard")
@@ -71,7 +77,6 @@ def service_dashboard(service_id):
         job_id = notification.get("job", {}).get("id", None)
         if job_id:
             aggregate_notifications_by_job[job_id].append(notification)
-
     job_and_notifications = [
         {
             "job_id": job["id"],
diff --git a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
index 4a2751eb2..1361576e6 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
       Messages sent
     </h2>
 
-    <input id="message" autocomplete="off"><button id="sendButton">Send</button>
-    <ul id="messages"></ul>
+    <h1>Job Dashboard</h1>
+    <button id="fetchJobsButton">Fetch Jobs</button>
 
     {{ ajax_block(partials, updates_url, 'inbox') }}