911 Telecommunicator

City of Rockford

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/2880827-0/911-telecommunicator-police

Phone Number:

• 779-500-6827

Email:

• justin.anderson@rockfordil.gov

Application Deadline:

• 11/06/20

Salary:

• $22.51/hour

City Population:

• 150,000

Position Details

To serve the public by the answering calls for emergency assistance and dispatching the appropriate personnel, equipment and emergency units in accordance with the location and nature of the call.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is performed in an office setting and in the communications center. Work is essentially sedentary with occasional walking, bending, lifting of objects under 25 pounds, or minimal physical activities. Work requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, to operate computers, monitor transmitters/receivers and to perceive and or discriminate colors, sounds, depth and texture.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

Graduation from high school or the equivalent. Past experience in positions that require high public contact, telecommunication skills and working with computers. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may be substituted for the required experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Completion of approved Emergency Medical Dispatch Program, CPR and LEADS certifications within one year of employment.
• Residency Requirement: Classified employees hired after January 1, 1984 may live anywhere in Winnebago County or anywhere within an area fifteen (15) miles from the Public Safety Building within six (6) months of their date of completion of probation. Employees hired prior to January 1, 1984 shall be subject to their conditions of employment in effect at that time. 

All applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, sexual orientation, military status, order of protection status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

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