Public Safety Telecommunicator - Trainee

About this role

<undefined><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted">The purpose of this classification is to receive and respond to calls coming into the County’s emergency 911 communication system.</span><em style="color: inherit; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">This classification is an entry-level, trainee position. &nbsp;A Public Safety Telecommunicator ’s work is expected to progress along a continuum of responsibility beginning with participation in an in-house training program and ending with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of a Public Safety Telecommunicator, Senior in a fully competent, responsible, and independent manner. All work is performed under close supervision of senior officers. Some essential functions require completion of certification or training modules.</em><br></undefined>

Requirements

<ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"><li><p style=" margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; text-align: justify;">High school diploma or GED; supplemented by little or no previous experience or training. &nbsp;</p></li><li>Must successfully pass a background investigation. &nbsp;</li><li>Typing speed of 35 words per minute required.</li><li>Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. &nbsp;</li><li>MUST BE U.S. Citizen for POST requirements.&nbsp;</li></ul>