Employment

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR
911 CENTER

Salary Rate: $15.16 per hour Salary Grade: 46

Benefits: Eligible for health and dental coverage, retirement plan, life insurance, long term disability insurance, deferred compensation, ten paid holidays per year, ten days annual leave per year after twelve months, and thirteen days sick leave per year.

Status: Non-Exempt (N) – Employees are eligible for overtime pay

Schedule: Shift work 2 12 hour teams (6am-6pm, 6pm-6am)

Essential Functions:

• Answers emergency and non-emergency calls from the public; determines nature of the call; assigns priority to call; simultaneously enters information into computer
• Dispatches the appropriate agency (e. g., police, fire, medical) to the scene
• Gives life-saving and pre-arrival instructions to callers in emergency medical situations
• Maintains contact with callers and response units in order to give current information
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• US Citizen
• No Felony Convictions
• Must be able to pass Data Entry Skills Test, entry level written test, and Internal Affairs Background Process

Please visit the Cobb County Web site at www.cobbcounty.org or contact the Cobb County Human Resources Employment Center at 770-528-2535 regarding the next available test date.

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