Sheriff’s Communications Dispatcher Trainee

The Job

$2,000 HIRING BONUS* *$1000 upon promotion to the journey-level classification and $1000 upon successful completion of 2080 service hours in the journey-level classification. See MOU (Download PDF reader) for details. The Sheriff's Department is recruiting for Sheriff's Communications Dispatcher Trainees who receives and evaluates incoming emergency (9-1-1) calls, and dispatches emergency vehicles to incidents involving public safety. Positions are primarily located at the Valley Control Center in Rialto and the 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. For more detailed information, refer to the Sheriff's Communications Dispatcher Trainee job description. EXCELLENT BENEFITS To review job-specific Benefits refer to: Summary of Benefits Memoranda of Understanding MOU

Minimum Requirements

Keyboarding: 40 words per minute Experience: No experience required. Candidates must be 18 years of age at time of application

Desired Qualifications

Corrected typing/keyboarding speed of 45+ words per minute is highly desired.

Selection Process

Examination: Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to take the CritiCall** online written test. The test will consist of an evaluation of 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

*Keyboarding speed of 40 wpm required to pass -- the CritiCall keyboarding practice test is available at this PRACTICE TEST LINK. Other free practice resources may be found online.

Application Procedure: To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire. Applications will be accepted and processed continuously while the recruitment remains open. This recruitment may close at any time. Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list for six (6) months. To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete your application and consider applying before the posted deadline date. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an on-screen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (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 (Download PDF) 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.

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