WORK SCHEDULE-
The 911 Dispatch Center is a 24 hour-7 days per week operation. Due to the nature of the Public Safety Dispatcher position, applicants must understand that rotating shifts during training will occur on a month-to-month basis during the first year of employment. If hired you will work a variety of shifts while in training, once you have completed training you will be able to bid to a set shift.
If you are offered the position of Public Safety Dispatcher you are agreeing to work:
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10 hour shifts, 4 days per week
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Holidays (if scheduled as a normal working day)
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Weekends
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Deep Nights
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Evenings
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On Call for Disasters
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Rotation of shifts while in training
You must be able to work the following rotating shifts on a month-to-month basis during the first year of employment:
SHIFT SCHEDULES:-
6am-4pm
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8am-6pm
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10am-8pm
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12pm-10pm
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4pm-2am
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8pm-6am
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10pm-8am
This position requires a one-year probationary period due to length of training program.
A total of four months can be spent on Channel One training. Failure to obtain proficiency in Channel One in the four-month period will result in a non-disciplinary termination of employment. Additional training periods may be approved at the discretion of the Department Director.
Minimum typing speed at the completion of Channel One training must be 45 wpm.