Job Description

Posting number: EH-010212-26

Department: Fire

Job classification: Extra Help - Emergency Dispatcher I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Miscellaneous, Fire & EMS, Customer Service, Dispatch, 911 Telecommunications

Summary

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This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position, which are the Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies within these departments, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancies are with the Tulare County Fire Department located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then you if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions.

Applicants must submit a typing certificate verifying net speed of at least 40 wpm. Online typing tests will not be accepted.

Examples of duties

• Learn standard operating procedures in sending and receiving radio transmissions.
• Receive telephone and 911 calls from citizens or other law enforcement agencies or fire departments requesting/reporting emergencies, information and assistance.
• Receive calls simultaneously, prioritize them, and maintain status of each.
• Contact appropriate agencies for information and assistance.
• Broadcast and receive emergency radio communications such as 911, ambulance, medical aid, fire, and CHP calls.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click Emergency Dispatcher I.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience:

• One (1) year of general clerical work or a combination of academic work and work experience.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Handle multiple tasks, establish priorities for each, and maintain the status of each.
• Remember past and present events and relate them accurately.

See the full list in link.

License or Certificate:

• Applicants must submit a typing certificate verifying net speed of at least 40 wpm. Online typing tests will not be accepted.

Supplemental information

Conditions of Employment: Candidates selected may be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

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