Public Safety Telecommunicator (Per Diem) Position Available In Passaic, New Jersey

THE CITY OF PATERSON

Job Posting

Job Title:

PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR

Job Category:

Temporary

Department/Division:

FIRE

Job Code/Job ID:

01296@/185-204

Location:

300 McBride Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501

Travel Required:

LOCAL

Level/Salary Range:

$20.00 hourly

Position Type:

Per Diem

Contact:

Eugenia Byfield

Posting Period:

09/22/2021 – TBD
Resumes & Applications are accepted via regular mail, fax or e-mail.

Fax or E-mail:

Regular Mail:

973-321-1325
Eugenia Byfield, Personnel Officer
Division of Human Resources (Personnel)
hrinfo@patersonnj.gov
City of Paterson

Attention:

PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR

(20)
125 Ellison Street, Suite 300
Paterson, NJ 07505
Job Description
Role and Responsibilities
Under direction receives and responds to telephone or other electronic requests for emergency assistance, including law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency services and/or dispatches appropriate units to response sites; does related work as required.
Examples of Work
∙Receives telephone or other electronic requests for emergency assistance.
∙Determines the nature of the call and may transfer caller to appropriate PSDP upon determining the nature of the call.
∙Obtains, verifies, and records the location of the emergency, the name of the caller, the nature, severity, and current status of the emergency, and obtains any other appropriate information needed to secure a full assessment of the circumstances.
∙Utilizes video display terminal or computer oriented or radio equipment to receive, monitor, record, summarize, and/or transmit data relating to the emergency.
•(Tasks noted within this description are not all-inclusive. Other related tasks will be assigned.)
Requirements

EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of experience in work involving the receiving, transmitting and relaying of video display and/or radio messages, and in the receiving, relaying, and recording of complaints and requests for emergency assistance, which shall have included the use of video display, data processing, automatic number identification, automatic location identification, switching equipment, or other computer oriented-equipment.

NOTE:

Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) means the first point of reception of a 9-1-1 call. Public Safety Dispatch Points (PSD) means a location which provides dispatch services for one or more public safety agencies. Appointees to positions at Public Safety Answering Points and at some Public Safety Dispatch Points must have achieved training and certification by the Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services (OETS) in the Department of Law and Public Safety as required by NJAC 17:24-2.2.
Knowledge & Abilities
∙Knowledge of procedures for dispatching emergency and nonemergency equipment and personnel.
∙Knowledge of methods for operating communications systems.
∙Knowledge of the functions of the operating units or departments within the agency or jurisdiction.
∙Knowledge of emergency management procedures.
∙Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.