NOTICE
OF VACANCY
Berkeley
County
Central Dispatch
Fire,
Ambulance and Police Communications Technician
(Short
name-Emergency
9-1-1
Telecommunicator)
FULL
TIME POSITION
Salary
Scale $21,700 - $23,500 Based on Experience and Qualifications
The
general responsibilities include: receiving and dispatching
fire ambulance, and police calls; maintaining logs;
controlling monitoring and recording devices; keeping files of
all messages received and sent; updating, accessing and
entering information into a computer; maintaining current
index of streets and annexations.
This
position requires employees to work in highly stressful
emergency situations where
serious
injury to persons and/or property may occur as a result of
error. As this is
an Emergency
9-1-1
Center operating seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day,
individuals will work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
Minimum
qualifications include: high school diploma or equivalent;
minimum age of 18; working knowledge of fire, ambulance and
police procedures and communications; knowledge of Berkeley
County; ability to type 35 wpm; must have 20/20 vision (normal
correction allowed); no color blindness; must have excellent
hearing. CPR
(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), Teletype, Emergency Medical
Dispatching certification, and APCO 40-hour Basic
Telecommunications Course must be obtained after employment as
required by supervisor.
Benefit
package includes medical, dental and life insurance offerings.
Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave plus an optional
457 deferred compensation program.
Applications
are to be obtained from and returned to the Berkeley County
Administrator’s Office,
126
West King Street
,
Martinsburg
,
WV
.
25401
Application
Deadline:
August
25, 2004
at
5:00
p.m.
Satisfactory
completion of pre-employment testing is required.
Upon expiration of the application deadline, applicants
will be notified of the test date and time.
Berkeley
County
is an equal opportunity employer.
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
To
be Run:
August
13, 2004
– Friday
August
14, 2004
– Saturday
August 15, 2004 - Sunday
