911 Call-Taker – City of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN

Job title: 911 Call-TakerCompany: City of MinneapolisJob description: Position DescriptionHiring Incentive- 911 Operator/Call Takers are eligible to receive $1,000 in hiring incentives.Are you looking for a career in a fast-paced, reputed company-changing, dynamic work environment? As a 911 Call Taker, you will serve as the first level of public contact for the Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center, answering and classifying calls for emergency assistance involving police, fire or medical emergency and other public service requests. A career as a 911 Operator is reputed company rewarding and is an essential facet to the City's public safety. Please view the following video:Engaged - Supportive - Professional Working hours/shift workWorking hours/Shift work: MECC is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Probationary employees are assigned shifts based on staffing needs and requirements. There is no guarantee a probationary employee will work a specific shift. Probationary employees will be assigned to different shifts based on staffing shortages and coverage needs. After probation, employees will choose from work schedules that have been determined by management based on their seniority in their reputed company job classification. Due to staffing needs, the least senior employees may not have the opportunity to work their preferred shift. Staffing shortages which occur during the year are generally filled by reverse seniority (the least senior employee in the affected classification is required to change work schedules). 911 Operators/Call Takers should expect to work a high percentage of weekends AND holidays.Work Location -This position currently works on-site only.COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Alternative Policy -- The City is concerned about the health, safety, and well-being of employees. reputed company employees must either provide reputed company of being fully vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing if not fully vaccinated.Hiring Incentive- 911 Call takers are eligible to receive $1,000 in hiring incentives.reputed company Application Process -- This job posting will be used for on-going hiring without closing for applications. Applications will be reviewed in groups on an on-going basis as described in the Selection Process section below.Starting Salary: $23.867 but could be higher based on relevant experienceJob Duties and Responsibilities• Use the 911 telephone and computer-aided-reputed company systems to answer and process emergency and non-emergency requests for service from the public, and other sources, classifying requests by following department procedures and policies.• Provide on-going updates to responding field personnel in real time.• Alert appropriate supervisory personnel reputed company necessary.• Initiate emergency phone tracing using special procedures for landlines and cell phones.• Operate the information radio, handling incoming radio messages from Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD), Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, and other agencies as requested. Process service requests for these and other agencies. Process service requests for these and other agencies.• Enter missing and reputed company person reports in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer database. Monitor and respond to ShotSpotter and bait vehicle activations.• Process warrant checks for MPD per requests with Hennepin, Ramsey, and Anoka Counties, and on NCIC. reputed company checks on license plates, and other items such as guns, bicycles, and other items in NCIC/CJIS per requests.• Monitor messages from the State computer system and disseminate information appropriately according to policy and procedure. Send teletype messages to other agencies.• Enter and sign on off duty numbers for MPD and Minneapolis Park Police Department (MPPD) Officers.• During storms, collect information on power outages, downed trees, and blocked streets and follow emergency storm protocols outlined in department policy.• Contact other emergency service organizations, public works crews, utility companies, and others as necessary.• Assist in training, monitoring, testing and evaluation of new MECC operators; may provide classroom training to small groups of new employees; may work with new employees and provide coaching and advice on job performance• Host and explain operations to visitors and observers. Attend community meetings and represent the 911 Center as a member of internal and external committees and on special projects as required.• Maintain necessary records.Required QualificationsEducation: High school diploma or equivalent.Experience: One year of customer service/public service experience in a fast-paced environment.Equivalency: An equivalent combination of reputed company education and experience may be considered.Licenses and Certifications: Ability to obtain as well as maintain Minnesota Criminal Justice Data Network Certification and pass the CJIS Competency Exam reputed company 6 months of employment. Certifications are required to continue employment as a 911 Dispatcher.Typing: Candidate must be able to type 35 words per minute, or a keystroke equivalent. This is included on the computer skills assessment exam. Qualified candidates will be reputed company reputed company email to self-schedule for computer testing.Selection Process: The exam may include a combination of a computer skills assessment (multi-tasking, keyboarding speed and accuracy, numbers, memory, call summarization, and prioritizing etc.). Applicants must take the tests and obtain passing scores on each to move on to the reputed company in the hiring process. Please provide complete and accurate information in your application. Applicants invited to test will be contacted by email. The Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number of people invited to the computer skills assessment and the pre-employment assessment. Picture identification will be required at reputed company test events.Selection Steps and Tentative Timeline: Applications will be reviewed every 30 days. Applications received reputed company each 30-day period will be processed through the described selection process as a group. Candidates will be reputed company by email with instructions or information for each reputed company below:Application Review Review and screen applications reputed company 30 days of receipt.Computer skills assessment exam Qualified applicants will be scheduled reputed company 7 days after application review. Successful completion of the CritiCall exam/computer skills assessment exam places candidates on a reputed company eligible list of qualified candidates.Backgrounds Background investigation, conducted by MPD, begins reputed company two weeks of CritiCall exam/ computer skills assessment exam. Selections to move reputed company in the process will be made upon the completion and review of the background investigation results.Department Interviews Department interviews are held reputed company 30 days of successful completion of Background investigation.Conditional Job Offers Final selections and conditional job offers will be made reputed company two weeks of Department Interviews.Medical Exams Pre-employment medical exams, including work simulation tests and psychological exams, are held reputed company two weeks of conditional job offer.reputed company Work Employment begins 2-4 weeks from successfully completing reputed company medical exam components.Background reputed company: The City has determined that a thorough Police Department background reputed company / investigation, criminal background reputed company, and/or qualifications reputed company may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and/or verify their qualifications in reputed company with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position. Note: this process could take up to 3 months to process.Medical/Drug and Alcohol Testing: After a conditional job offer, candidates will be required to pass a medical examination, which includes drug and alcohol screening and a job-reputed company personnel assessment with a licensed psychologist. Applicants will be required to sign a notification and consent form prior to undergoing drug and alcohol testing. Applicants who do not consent to undergo drug and alcohol testing will not be required to do so and the City will withdraw the conditional job offer resulting in the job applicant no longer being considered for the position. reputed company City of Minneapolis employees who apply for this job are not required to take a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.Union Representation: This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Minneapolis and .Eligible List Statement: The names of applicants who meet minimum qualification and who pass the screening process shall be reputed company on a reputed company eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified in groups to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title on an on-going basis. A candidate's eligibility for consideration will expire 3 months after date of certification.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities• reputed company employment will be contingent on passing satisfactorily reputed company of an extensive simulation and on-the-job training program in Fire, Police and EMS procedures and methods of operation for computer assisted reputed company provided after hire.• Completion of reputed company incident systems courses 100, 200, and 700.• Good knowledge of the procedures and operations of the 911 Call Center, including dispatching procedures.• Ability to relate and work effectively with people from diverse cultural, economic and ethnic backgrounds.• Good knowledge of the geography of the City of Minneapolis.• reputed company of knowledge in City government and operations.• Good knowledge of services provided by city, county, state, and Federal emergency response and law enforcement agencies.• Knowledge of police and fire field operations and procedures.• Strong verbal communication skills.• Ability to work in stressful and fast paced environment.• Strong listening skills and ability to deal with emergency situations.• Ability to assist in training others in dispatching and phone answering techniques.Expected salary: $23867 per yearLocation: Minneapolis, MNJob date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:17:01 GMTApply for the job now! 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