COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - 911 EMERGENCY DISPATCHER-

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - 911 EMERGENCY DISPATCHER

Summary

Title: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - 911 EMERGENCY DISPATCHER

ID: 914

Department: Department of Administration

Salary Range: Annual Salary for beginning Communications Officers is $39,411.12 base - non-negotiable with the addition of holiday compensation of $2,501.09 for a total salary of $41,912.21.

Description

9-1-1 EMERGENCY DISPATCHER - COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Becoming a Communications Officer is a rewarding and challenging career. Communications Officers must be able to multi-task, react quickly, efficiently, and calmly in emergency and routine situations. Responsibilities include answering, prioritizing, and dispatching emergency and routine calls for law enforcement, fire, and medical services, operating a two-way radio, and utilizing a computer-aided dispatch system. Communications Officers MUST be able to work shift work, including twelve-hour shifts, nights, holidays, and weekends. They must also be prepared to work during civil unrest and natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornados.

To apply, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a valid Florida Driver’s License
• Possess a High School Diploma or GED
• Not meet any of the disqualifiers as indicated on the employment application
• If hired, become State Certified within 12 months of being hired and maintain certification
• If hired, take a Basic FCIC class (offered during training), pass the basic exam, and maintain certification
• All applicants will be required to take and pass a computerized skills test.

Benefits:

• Annual Salary for beginning Communications Officers is $39,411.12 base - non-negotiable (effective October 1st), with the addition of holiday compensation of $2,501.09 for a total salary of $41,912.21
• Vacation and Sick leave for Full-time employees only
• Florida State Retirement
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance is available for full-time employees only
• Direct Deposit
• College tuition may be available

Full-time positions are on a rotating schedule, 12-hour shifts. There are no permanent shifts. All communications officers will rotate between day and evening shifts every 3 months after being placed on a shift. These positions will work weekends, holidays, and nights, and are also required to work during civil unrest and natural disasters.

All applications are reviewed by the Office of Professional Standards. Applicants will be notified by email if disqualified; all other applicants will be called to take a computerized skills test to determine eligibility. Applicants must obtain a minimum score of 70%. The process is lengthy; applicants will be notified by phone when the tests are being conducted and when interviews are scheduled. Applicants must check their email frequently. Notifications and requests for information are done by email.

Should you have employment questions, please contact our office at 386-329-0485. Employment questions should only be answered by Human Resources for accuracy.

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Make sure that your application is complete. Applications that are missing required information may not be considered to continue in the process. Any applicant that intentionally omits information or is not truthful WILL be disqualified from continuing in the process. All applicants selected for hire will undergo a thorough background investigation and CVSA for truth verification.

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