Applications are being accepted to establish an employment register for
the position of Telecommunicator I with the City of Dothan, Alabama.
This is responsible (9-1-1) communications work in receiving and
transmitting messages via radio, telephone, computer aided dispatch
(CAD) and data transfer.
Salary
Range 39 $12.74 Hourly
The
recruitment process for Telecommunicator I is on a continuous basis.
The examination process will be on
a first-come, first-serve basis. As these processes are completed, new
candidates will be merged with the current eligible list. Although your
score will remain the same through this process, your placement on the
eligible list may change. You can retest once every six (6) months and
will stand on the last score received. Your total score will remain
valid for a twelve (12) month period after which time, if you do not
reapply, your name will expire from the Telecommunicator I register.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from high school or GED, including or supplemented by completion of a standard
course in typing.
See
Job Description for preferred qualifications
and note.
A completed Willingness Questionnaire Form and an
employment application to
include but not limited to, detailed description of duties, month and year, and complete
address on each job listed.
CONDITION OF
EMPLOYMENT/PROMOTION/TRANSFER
-
The City of Dothan’s Police Department will administer a polygraph
examination to anyone hired/promoted/transferred into the Police
Department. The examination will be a question and answer test that
covers areas of your background, including but not limited to your
employment application, employment history, involvement in criminal
activity, such as thefts and domestic violence, drug usage and
participation in the distribution of illegal and legal prescription
medications.
NECESSARY SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
-
Ability to obtain a restricted radio telephone operators license as
issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
- Ability to
obtain certification and recertification on Criminal Justice
computer by ACJIS (Alabama Criminal Justice Information System).
- Ability to
successfully complete a Public Safety Telecommunicator course per
department standards and requirements.
-
Ability to obtain certification and recertification of a basic
telecommunication course per department standards and requirements.
-
Ability to obtain certification and recertification of an Emergency
Medical Dispatch course per department standards and requirements.
-
Ability to obtain certification as a
Communications Training Officer.
-
Ability to obtain certification and recertification in CPR and as a
CPR Instructor.
- Ability to operate computer aided dispatch and Enhanced
9-1-1.
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An applicant for this position is subject to various background
investigations to include a criminal, credit, past employment, and
reference checks. See
City of
Dothan’s Background Check/Investigation
Policy.
- An applicant
may be required to successfully pass a typing test requiring 40 net
words per minute.
- In an emergency and/or standby situation an employee in this
position must be able to report to his/her regular work station in a maximum of 30 minutes
from time of notification.
- An employee in this position is subject to random drug
testing.
- Must meet the City of Dothan's employment
physical standards which includes drug/alcohol testing.
Applicants with a
disability who feel they need accommodation should contact the Personnel Department on or
before the closing date.
Applicants should apply at
the Personnel Department, City of Dothan, First Floor, Roy Driggers Municipal Building,
Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS
SHOULD REAPPLY
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