Master Emergency Telecommunicator - Experienced
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Customer Service/HelpDesk
Emergency Crisis Mgmt / Disaster Relief, Interpreter, Bilingual, Clerical
Location: Cañon City
Master Emergency Telecommunications Officer
Job Description
Under the general supervision of an Emergency Telecommunications Supervisor, this position performscriticalpubliccontactandcommunicationsworknecessaryforthedispatchingofthe Agency and related cities services to emergency and non-emergency situations, providing operational data to agency personnel.
Duties:EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The following duty statements are illustrative of the essentialfunctionsofthejoband donotincludeothernon-essentialormarginaldutiesthat may be required:
- Answersemergencyandnon-emergencytelephonerequestsforlawenforcement,fire, and medical services.
- Operatescomputeraideddispatchequipment(CAD) byenteringcallinformationand dispatching deputies and officers to emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Provides Emergency, Medical&Fire Dispatchinstructionsfor allmedicalor firecalls.
- Monitorsresponder’sstatus;notifies on-call personnel;assignscovercarsorrequests mutual aid to situations that may be critical and/or threatening.
- Utilizes computer/teletypesystemstoqueryandenteroperationaldata;relays information to patrol as required.
- Searchesavailableandappropriateresourcestolocateandrelayoperationaldataand information to responder personnel.
- Usesvariousmapsandmappingresourcestodeterminejurisdictionsandtoproperly identify call locations.
- Records and maintainspartneragencyrosters.
- Answers administrative telephone calls; provides routine data and information to telephone inquiries; may transfer/direct inquiries to proper agency staff; may refer telephonecallstoresponsibleoutsidestate,court,agencies,departments,or individuals.
- Maymaintainradiocommunicationmonitoringwithoutsidelawenforcementagencies.
- Mayassist in conductingtrainingofnew
Emergency
Telecommunicators. - Operatescomputersandstandardofficeequipmentincludingcommonlyusedcomputer software programs.
- Maintainsregularandacceptableattendanceat such levelasdeterminedbyCRCA
911 - Is
availableandwilling
toworksuch overtimeperdayorperweekasCRCA
911 determines necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
- Is
availableandwilling
toworksuchweekendsandholidaysasCRCA
911determines necessary or desirable to meet its needs. - Interactseffectivelywithothersandexercisesgoodjudgmentwhendealingwithpeople in sensitive situations.
- Performsotherdutiesasrequired and assigned.
- Abilitytolearnstreetandroadsystems,geographicalpatternsandnumerical(address) system of Fremont & Custer County.
- Experience operating computeraideddispatchequipment(CAD).
- Experience usingCCIC/NCIC.
- Abilitytoworkunderpressure.
- Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithcallersexperiencingarangeofemotionfrom excited to panicked.
- Abilitytoremaincalmunderurgentcircumstances.
- Abilitytocommunicateeffectively inverbalandwritten
English. - Experience maintainingconfidentialityofrecordsandinformation.
- Abilitytoestablishandmaintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswithsuperiors,fellow workers, and the public.
- Abilitytolisten,talk,andtypeallatthesametime.
- Abilitytodistinguishdifferent auditory tones.
- Experience trackingmultiplepiecesofinformationatonetimeandconductfollow-upasnecessary.
- Abilitytointeractinaprofessional manner withall staff.
- Experience handlingemergencyand/orlife-threateningsituationsinamanner consistent with the law, policies, and procedures.
- Abilitytoapply sound reasoning,criticalthinkinganddecisionmaking.
- Abilitytooperatecomputersandcommonlyusedcomputersoftwareprograms,aswell as any other standard office equipment as required by position.
REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS: The screening process for any position within the CRCA
911 may includewrittentest(s),anoralinterview,skills test(s) and/orotherselectionmethodsdesigned to measure applicants' ability to perform the essential functions of the job they are seeking.
The required…
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