JAILER/DISPATCHER ; Town of Mt Vernon
Job in
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 36660, USA
Listed on 2026-02-18
Listing for:
Mobile County Personnel Board
Full Time, Part Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-02-18
Job specializations:
-
Government
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Salary: See Position Description
Location : Mobile County, AL
Job Type: 01-Full-time Permanent
Job Number: #
Department: Town of Mount Vernon
Division: Mount Vernon
Opening Date: 02/13/2026
Closing Date: 2/26/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 275
General Information
This is security and communications work in the performance of various functions applicable to the operations of a municipal jail and communications facility.
Jurisdiction Hourly Starting Pay Starting Yearly Salary
Town of Mt Vernon$
Requirements
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Graduation from a standard senior high school, or the successful completion of the General Educational Development (GED) test, preferably including or supplemented by coursework in typing, bookkeeping or record keeping and preferably some experience working under stressful or dangerous conditions; or a combination of education and experience equivalent to these requirements.
Description
For details, please see
Important Information
All applications should be submitted online through the Mobile Civil Service Job Opportunities page. Accuracy and truthfulness are of primary importance for Civil Service System employment, and all applications are reviewed with this in mind. Please note that this job posting will close once 275 applications have been received.
Eligibles selected for appointment must meet the established medical and physical standards for the class of work. The medical examination must be by one of the physicians designated by the Personnel Board. Appointees must bear the cost of the examination.
A person with a disability may request accommodation by contacting the Mobile Civil Service at .
Adam Bourne, Civil Service Director
The agencies we serve are equal opportunity employers.
The Mobile County Personnel Board promotes and encourages progressive personnel policies in all of its jurisdictions. Among the benefits enjoyed by local full-time merit system employees as a result of these policies are:
- 10 days annual vacation with accumulation to 35 days (The number of days earned increases based on years in the merit system, with a maximum of 25 days per year for 25 or more years of service)
- 10 days paid annual sick leave with no limit on accumulation
- 12 paid holidays each year (some jurisdictions may vary)
- Group medical plan (most jurisdictions)
- Paid life insurance (in some jurisdictions)
- Retirement plans
- Employee Credit Union
- Promotion by competitive exam
- Periodic review and adjustment of salary rates to be competitive with local employees and to provide cost of living increases
- Opportunities for continuing education and self-development through formalized academic and in-service training programs
Are you currently an employee of a Mobile County Merit System organization, including any of the following job types:
Appointed, contract, provisional, full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, or supernumerary?
- Yes
- No
Do you have the legal right to work in the United States?
- Yes
- No
Mobile County agencies typically do not sponsor individuals for staff positions. Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
- Yes
- No
The starting pay for Jailer/Dispatcher I at the Town of Mt Vernon is $25,728 (Yearly) / $12.37 (Hourly).Are you willing to accept this starting pay?
- Yes
- No
Use the dropdown menu below to select the option that most closely represents the highest level of education that you have completed.
- 8th grade
- 9th grade
- 10th grade
- 11th grade
- High School or GED
- 1 year of college
- 2 years of college
- Associate Degree
- 3 years of college
- 4 years of college
- Bachelor's degree
- Bachelor's degree and postgraduate coursework toward a Master's Degree
- Bachelor's degree and professional certification (Certified Public Accountant, Engineer)
- Master's degree
- Master's degree with additional coursework toward a Doctoral degree
- Juris Doctor
- Doctoral degree
Use the dropdown menu below to select the option that most closely represents the amount of experience you have in Law Enforcement, Corrections, Security, Military, or Mental Health settings.
- None
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 1 year and 6 months
- 2 years
- 2 years and 6 months
- 3 years
- 3 years and 6 months
- 4 years
- 4 years and 6 months
- 5 years
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- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
- 10 years
- 11 years
- 12 years or more
Use the dropdown menu below to select the option that most closely represents the amount of experience you have dispatching emergency and/or medical personnel.
- None
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 1 year and 6 months
- 2 years
- 2 years and 6 months
- 3 years
- 3 years and 6 months
- 4 years
- 4 years and 6 months
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
- 10 years
- 11 years
- 12 years or more
Use the dropdown menu below to select the option that most closely represents the amount of experience you have with clerical office work or record keeping.
- None
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 1 year and 6 months
- 2 years
- 2 years and 6 months
- 3 years
- 3 years and 6 months
- 4 years
- 4 years and 6 months
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
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- 9 years
- 10 years
- 11 years
- 12 years or more
Use the dropdown menu below to select the option that most closely represents the amount of…
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