Sheriff's Communications Dispatcher Trainee

Salary & Hiring Bonus $2,000 HIRING BONUS – $1,000 upon promotion to the journey-level classification and $1,000 upon successful completion of 2,080 service hours in the journey-level classification. See MOU for details. Job Summary Sheriff's Department is recruiting Sheriff's Communications Dispatcher Trainees who receive and evaluate incoming emergency (9-1-1) calls, and dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents involving public safety. Location Primary positions are located at Valley Control Center in Rialto and Desert Control Center in Hesperia. Each center serves as the primary 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for its respective geographic location. Multiple vacancies exist at both locations. Benefits For job-specific benefits, refer to Summary of Benefits and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU). Responsibilities

• Receive and evaluate incoming emergency calls.
• Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents involving public safety.

Qualifications & Conditions of Employment Promotion: Eligible for promotion to Sheriff’s Communications Dispatcher ($69,721 – $95,825 annually) upon meeting minimum requirements. Incumbents must promote within eighteen (18) months or be terminated. Background: Must not have a felony conviction and must pass an extensive background investigation, including fingerprint check, polygraph, and possibly psychological evaluation. Shift Availability: Must be available for all shifts; will work rotating shifts, be on call for work on weekends, holidays, evenings, and mandatory overtime. Refusal of assigned shift may result in removal from the list or termination. 24/7 Operation: Incumbent can expect to work rotating, night, weekend, day, and graveyard shifts, including holidays. Visa Sponsorship: San Bernardino County will not consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future. Keyboarding Speed: 40 words per minute required to pass the exam. 45+ WPM desired. Experience: No experience required. Age Requirement: Candidates must be 18 years of age at the time of application. Examination Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to take the CritiCall online written test. The test evaluates skills and knowledge in the following areas: Keyboarding Decision Making Data Entry Multi-Tasking (Audio) Call Summarization Multi-Tasking (Audio) Cross Referencing (Audio) Memory Recall Numeric (Audio) Prioritization Map Reading Sentence Clarity Reading Comprehension Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity and ADA compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. ADA Accommodation If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of the recruitment filing deadline. Veterans' Preference Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr SAN-Bernardino-Count