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City of McAlester 911 Communications Officer in McAlester, Oklahoma
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CITY OF MCALESTER
NOTICE OF JOB POSTING
JOB TITLE: 911 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
STARTING PAY: \$15.29 (NO EXPERIENCE)
DUTIES: See Attached Job Description
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications may be picked up from the
City Hall or completed online at cityofmcalester.com
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
The City of McAlester is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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CITY OF MCALESTER
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: 911 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
DUTIES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The essential function of the position within the organization is to serve the public by
providing emergency and non-emergency communications.
PRIMARY DUTIES: This list represents the essential tasks performed by the position.
Employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.
Must be available to work shift work.
Answer, dispatch and respond to all emergency and non-emergency calls.
Record computer data entry of all calls. Obtain detailed and complete information
regarding any reported situation. Forward all pertinent information to First Responders.
Receive and relay messages for all personnel: Receive calls for other agencies and relay
by radio if necessary.
Obtain vehicle registration and drivers license information and obtain criminal history
records.
Assist with prisoner booking procedures and perform hourly jail checks when necessary.
Maintain records for animal control, wrecker impound logs, NCIC entries, repossessed
vehicles, utility calls, etc.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
DATA RESPONSIBILITY: Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and
conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and
mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas,
concepts, and oral verbalizations.
Collects, classifies, and formats data or information.
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PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY: People Responsibility refers to individuals who have
contact with or are influenced by the position.
Gives information, guidance, or assistance to people which directly facilitates task
accomplishment; may give instructions or assignments to helpers or assistants.
ASSETS RESPONSIBILITY: Assets Responsibility refers to the responsibility for
achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or
preventing considerable losses through the management of a large division or minor
department, and/or handling of very large amounts of money.
MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS: Mathematics deals with quantities, magnitudes,
and forms and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols.
Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and
percents.
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Communications involves the ability to read,
write, and speak.
Reads routine sentences or instructions; writes routine sentences and completes routine
work forms; speaks routine sentences using standard grammar.
COMPLEXITY OF WORK: Complexity of Work addresses the analysis, initiative,
ingenuity, creativity, and concentration required by the position and the presence of any
unusual pressures.
Performs semi skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem
solving; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results
and occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
IMPACT OF DECISIONS: Impact of Decisions refers to consequences such as damage
to property, loss of data or p roperty, exposure of the organization to legal liability, or injury
or death to individuals.
Makes decisions with moderate impact - affects those in work unit.
EQUIPMENT USAGE: Equipment Usage refers to inanimate objects such as
substances, materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, or products. A thing is
tangible and has shape, form, and other physical characteristics.
Handles machines, tools, eq