Job opening: Public Safety Telecommunicator (Office Automation)
Salary: $49 025 - 63 733 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Nov 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a Public Safety Telecommunicator for dispatching Fire, Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and Law Enforcement (LE) responders, monitoring alarms and activating Mass Notification Systems in Army Garrison Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) / 911 Centers.
Duties
Serve as a Public Safety Telecommunicator for dispatching Fire, Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and Law Enforcement (LE) responders.
Implement regulations, directives, policies, and protocols that direct work processes.
Prioritize and respond to variety calls for services and determine appropriate methods.
Tracks response times and documents state, local, and military specific law enforcement electronic database systems to support law enforcement and installation access.
Provides advanced emergency medical dispatch life support care through pre-arrival instructions to callers based on program standards at the assigned location.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Position is subject to shift work where the incumbent is required to work an alternate, rotating work schedule, which requires an uncommon tour of duty (including nights, weekends and holidays).
- Incumbent is required to work (mission essential) regardless of weather conditions or base closure and to report to the duty station at the regularly scheduled time.
- Incumbent may be required to wear a uniform.
- Incumbent must be a qualified typist. ( 40 wpm).
- Incumbent must pass a pre-employment; fingerprint based criminal history investigation for any location that accesses Criminal Justice Information Systems.
- The incumbent is subject to initial and random urinalysis testing in accordance with agency guidelines.
- The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
- The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain certification in: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Emergency Medical Dispatch based on the program standards at the location assigned.
- Incumbent must complete the Department of Defense Telecommunicator I and II or equivalent based on the program standards at the location assigned.
- Incumbent must complete State National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certification based on assigned location.
- See "Additional Information" for additional Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes operating multi-line telephones, computers or radio equipment to provide information to callers; obtaining detailed information from callers and inputting data collected into databases and software systems; communicating orally to a wide range of people to obtain and provide information; and complying with standard operating procedures in a fast-paced and changing environment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Decision MakingManages and Organizes InformationTechnical Competence
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address FU-W0VFAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT JOHNSON
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Johnson, LA 71459
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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