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Full-Time Employee Benefits:
Insurance: The city provides medical, dental, vision, HRA/FSA plan, basic term, and additional voluntary life insurance, adding supplemental insurance coverage with competitive rates
Retirement:
- TMRS – 7%; upon retirement, the City will match 14% of the employee’s salary per year.
- The city also participates in the Federal Social Security System
- In addition: the employees may elect to participate in an additional retirement 457(b) plan.
Additional Benefits Include: 13 paid holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time
Telecommunicator
Summary
Receives incoming calls for police and fire, dispatches officers and firefighters as appropriate, and monitors police radio alarms. Documents police and fire service requests in an electronic records management and dispatch system. Operates National Crime Information Center (NCIC) console, a computer-aided mobile dispatch system, and Zetron interoperable radio console.
Minimum Job Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Certification/Licensure State of Texas Public Safety Telecommunicator or Eligibility for certification by waiver.
- Possess a valid Texas Class C Driver’s License
- Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance for the assigned work hours is required.
Conditions of Employment
- Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
- Must successfully maintain the State of Texas Public Safety Telecommunicator certification.
- Must successfully complete all internal police dispatch and related training.
- Successful candidates must submit to post-offer, pre-employment physical examination, and medical history check.