TRI-COM CENTRAL DISPATCH is Now Hiring

EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATORS

TRI-COM Central Dispatch is a multi-jurisdictional 9-1-1 dispatch center located in St Charles, Illinois. We receive 9-1-1 calls and dispatch police, fire and emergency medical calls. Duties involve answering 9-1-1 calls, transmitting vital information to emergency personnel via the radio, relaying information via a computer-aided dispatch terminal, monitoring fire and burglar alarms, and answering administrative and non-emergency lines.

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
• Minimum age requirement of 18 years old
• Education and experience equivalent to a high school degree
• Ability to speak clear articulate English
• Full range of hearing in both ears
• Type accurately with a speed of at least 35 WPM

The position supports a 24 hour, 7 day a week operation and applicants must have the desire and ability to work any shift, including weekends and holidays.

Desirable qualifications:
• Previous experience in public-safety dispatching
• Multi-line telephone equipment
• Fast paced, computerized customer service experience
• Flexibility, split ear and multi-tasking are paramount

Current starting salary is $40,406 annually with advancement potential to $57,044.00! Potential step advancement based on recent experience working in a consolidated police and fire 9-1-1 dispatch center.

Applicants must successfully pass a keystroke/typing test, applicant testing, job simulation exercises, oral interview board, as well as an extensive background investigation, criminal history check, psychological evaluation, physical exam and drug test.

$35.00 non-refundable application fee due at the time of the initial screening test

APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE TRI-COM WEBSITE
WWW.TRI-COM911.ORG

OR

PICKED UP IN PERSON AT THE FOLLOWING POLICE DEPARTMENTS:
ST. CHARLES - 2 State Avenue, St Charles, Illinois 60174
GENEVA POLICE - 20 Police Plaza, Geneva, Illinois 60134
BATAVIA - 100 North Island Avenue, Batavia, Illinois 60510

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED TO TRI-COM NO LATER THAN 5PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2010. TEST DATE, TIME AND LOCATION ARE TO BE DETERMINED!!!!

Tri-Com
Attention: Shevon Ramirez