What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracted Public Safety Telecommunicator position at Anoka County, MN?
Job Posting End Date: April 17, 2025 at 11:59pm CST
This posting is used to onboard pre-selected Motivations employees through a Public Safety Telecommunicator contracted position.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed
This full-time, contracted position is located at the Anoka County Emergency Communications Center.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all-inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of the primary responsibilities of an Motivations Public Safety Telecommunicator.
These examples are not all-inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of the primary responsibilities of an Motivations Public Safety Telecommunicator.
- Respond to 911 or other calls for emergency and non-emergency assistance and in dispatching law enforcement, firefighting, or rescue units.
- Transmit and receive coded and conventional messages.
- Differentiate between routine, priority, and emergency messages, and initiate or follow through on responses as required.
- Communicate details of the situation and location.
- Gather and record information using a dispatch system. Monitor radio channels as assigned.
- Study procedure and code manuals.
- Verify and interpret domestic abuse and restraining orders kept on file, along with warrants, stolen items, and missing person files.
- Activate outdoor warning signs throughout Anoka County.
- Notify appropriate support agencies such as emergency social services, public works, parks, and transportation departments.
- Communicate with emergency management employees for severe weather awareness.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Train new 911 Dispatchers as needed.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed
- Requires a high school diploma
- Ability to commit to a 24/7 shift rotation
- Must be available on weekends or nights
- Ability to work mandatory and short-notice overtime
- Ability to be on call
- Type 35 words per minute (wpm)
- Employment is contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment psychological assessment and a thorough background check including fingerprinting.
Selection Process
It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions.
Pre-employment Requirements
Anoka County has determined that successfully passing a pre-employment criminal/driving background check, drug screen and DOT physical, and/or other qualifications checks may be necessary for certain positions. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the County to obtain to conduct such screenings and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.
About Anoka County
As the fourth largest county in Minnesota, we depend on the diversity, dedication, determination, and innovation of our employees. We offer a wide range of career opportunities for people with a variety of personalities, abilities, knowledge, and life experiences who can come together for the single purpose of serving Anoka County’s 369,000 citizens in a respectful, innovative, and fiscally responsible manner. If your career aspirations resonate with our mission, we invite you to Find Your Path with Anoka County! Hear from other Anoka County employees
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Commitment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment
Anoka County is committed to the principles of our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Anoka County to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age except where such status is a bona fide occupational qualification. It is the policy of Anoka County to make employment decisions in a manner that will further our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity.
If you require accommodations or have any other questions regarding this job posting, please call the Anoka County Human Resources Department at 763-324-4300 and reference the posting title and number. If you have questions about the hiring process, please visit:
https://www.anokacountymn.gov/4411/Application-Process
Anoka County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy:
https://www.anokacounty.us/401/Diversity-EEO
Anoka County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy:
https://www.anokacounty.us/401/Diversity-EEO
