Telecommunicator

This critical role serves as the vital communications link between public requests for help and a timely response by emergency services. The candidate must be able to work independently in a high-stress environment while receiving and evaluating incoming emergency, non-emergency, and administrative requests for emergency services. These services include but are not limited to fire and emergency medical services (EMS), triggering those requests for service, providing guidance and assistance to the public in life-safety situations, and coordinating appropriate responses to high risk, high-stress operations, with the objective of keeping all participants safe.

The starting salary for the Telecommunicator position is $21.29/hr once the employee successfully completes the full training program (average time period is 7-12 months) and is released from probation, hourly pay increases to $22.36/hr.

The normal schedule generates 8 hours of built-in overtime per pay period, and provides every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off.

Night shift schedules earn an additional 5% per hour.

• Customer Commitment
  - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity
  - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional, and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence
  - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork
  - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Note:

The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform some or all of the activities described below.

• Learn to receive and triage emergency and non-emergency calls from the public and internal sources.
• Learn to operate communication equipment, including multi-line telephones, two-way radios, mapping software, and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems.
• Learn to document incident details quickly and accurately to establish incident urgency, categorize the incident types, and obtain the proper help for the caller.
• Learn to evaluate and prioritize calls based on urgency and established protocols.
• Assist in dispatching appropriate fire, or emergency medical services under supervision.
• Monitor and relay information to field units, ensuring timely and accurate communication.
• Undergo structured training, including classroom instruction and on-the-job mentoring, to develop proficiency in all aspects of emergency communications.
• Demonstrate clear and effective communications with active listening, call control, good judgement, and professional respect with callers that range from calm to panicked.
• Learn to facilitate the transfer of calls to appropriate resources and perform conference calls with entities, such as but not limited to BLS providers, poison control centers or helicopter dispatch.
• Complete training, certifications, recertifications and competencies as required for the Public Safety Telecommunicator position and completing continuing education and career development as assigned.
• Learn to read and interpret geographical spatial data and maps quickly and accurately.
• Work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
• Become proficient with the use of TDD and relay services to comply with standards for handling calls from hearing impaired callers.
• Maintain a calm demeanor under chaotic and stressful circumstances, multiple conversations, and frequently noisy environments.
• Utilize language interpretation services.
• Use text to 9-1-1 to communicate effectively with callers.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and professional working relationships with co-workers.
• Able to use logic, critical thinking, and reasoning to reach conclusions and solve problems.
• Ability to adhere to policy and procedure requirements that are stringent, rigorous, and unwavering, including confidentiality of information and…