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Employment Information

 

Minimum Employment Requirements

  • Have a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent

  • No conviction, or guilty plea, or  nolo -contendere to any felony charge or to any  violation of any federal or state laws or city ordinances relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, liquor or controlled substances

  • Must be 18 years of age and a citizen of the United States

  • Meet the minimum standards on all test and evaluations

  • Not have been discharged from Military Service with less than a Honorable  or Medical Discharge

Basic Competency Test

 

CritiCall Applicant Testing software is used.  The applicant  will take a computer based test in a simulated dispatch environment.  The applicant will attempt the following modules:

  • Call Summarization

  • Cross Referencing

  • Data Entry

  • Decision Making

  • Map Reading

  • Memory Recall

  • Prioritization

  • Keyboard (typing)

  • Reading, Spelling and Sentence Clarity

Applicants who are given conditional employment offers must successfully 

  • Pass a chemical substance abuse screen

  • Complete a psychological evaluation

  • Complete a comprehensive medical evaluation

  • Complete a detailed background investigation, including but not limited to verification of information in the application and criminal history, submit fingerprints to the FBI and TBI

Salary and Benefits

  • Entry Recruit Dispatch : $13.45/hour or $27,976 annual
  • Top:  $17.02 per hour or $35,401 annual
  • Overtime, Vacations, Sick and Holiday Pay, Uniforms Provided, Military Leave, Pension Plan, Medical-Health Insurance, Credit Union, Gym - Weight Room

The Application Package below provides information on the application process, salary and benefits, and a application. 

 

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  911 Communications Employment Application

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