City of Peoria AZ
911 Dispatcher/Communications Specialist- Eligibility List (Laterals)
SALARY
$21.65 - $29.11 Hourly
LOCATION
Peoria, AZ
JOB TYPE
Full-Time
JOB NUMBER
FY1701368
DEPARTMENT
Police Department
DIVISION
Police Staff Services
OPENING DATE
02/02/2017
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
SALARY
$21.65 - $29.11 Hourly
LOCATION
Peoria, AZ
JOB TYPE
Full-Time
JOB NUMBER
FY1701368
DEPARTMENT
Police Department
DIVISION
Police Staff Services
OPENING DATE
02/02/2017
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
Description
Current Salary range: $19.71-$26.50
Salary range effective July 1, 2018 : $21.65-$29.11
Please read all the way to the bottom for IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding this recruitment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this position is to provide customer service to citizens that have dialed 911 and need assistance. This is accomplished by answering emergency and non-emergency calls, and dispatching proper emergency units. Other duties may include conducting research for required information and related duties as assigned.Job Requirements
This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The list of essential functions does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position. Additionally, please be aware of the legend when referring to the physical demands of each essential function. Please go to the link below under Job Requirements to view the essential functions of the job in the complete job description.
Essential Functions
View the complete job description including the essential functions of the job, minimum job requirements, and physical demands.
DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS, ANY APPLICANT REQUIRING ACCOMMODATION FOR A DISABILITY SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
OPORTUNIDAD DE EMPLEO CON DERECHOS IGUALESSupplemental Information
This is position is for experienced Communications Specialist (911 Call Takers/Dispatchers Only). This position applies only to candidates currently employed by another LE agency within the valley. For candidates outside this area, we can review on a case by case basis.
Temporary streamlined hiring process for this position: Short background check, no polygraph or psychological examination (if previously completed by applicant's agency).
First review will be 02/21/2017 and every two weeks thereafter.
- Employer
- City of Peoria AZ
- Phone
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623-773-7100
- Website
- http://www.peoriaaz.gov/
- Address
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8401 W. Monroe Street
Peoria, Arizona, 85345
- Employer
- City of Peoria AZ
- Phone
- 623-773-7100
- Website
- http://www.peoriaaz.gov/
- Address
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8401 W. Monroe Street
Peoria, Arizona, 85345
- 911 Dispatcher/Communications Specialist- Eligibility List (Laterals) Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- This job posting is for applicants who are currently 911 call takers and/or police dispatchers or have been a 911 call taker and/or police dispatcher within the last 3 years. Do you meet this requirement?
- * QUESTION 2
- Are you at least 18 years old?
- * QUESTION 3
- Please indicate your highest level of education completed:
- * QUESTION 4
- Do you have the ability to type a minimum of 40 words-per-minute or more?
- * QUESTION 5
- Which best describes your work experience as a 911 call taker or police dispatcher?
- * QUESTION 6
- Do you possess or have the ability to obtain, within 6 months of hire, an Arizona State Criminal Justice Information Systems Terminal Operator Certification?
- * QUESTION 7
- Do you have New World CAD and/or RMS experience?
- * QUESTION 8
- Have you ever had your driver's license suspended, revoked, or been refused a driver's license by any state or country? If yes, explain below. If no, type "N/A".
- * QUESTION 9
- Have you ever been arrested for a DUI, DWI, or OUI in any state? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 10
- Have you ever been convicted for a DUI, DWI, or OUI in any state? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 11
- Please list all traffic violations for which you have ever been cited. Include DATE, VIOLATION, LOCATION OF VIOLATION and CURRENT DISPOSITION STATUS.
- * QUESTION 12
- Have you ever been fired or terminated from any employment? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 13
- Have you ever taken money, merchandise or goods (that you were not authorized to take) from an employer where you have worked? If yes, indicate the ESTIMATED TOTAL in dollar value. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 14
- Have you ever engaged in a sexual act, either alone or with another individual, while at work? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 15
- Have you accessed, downloaded, maintained, or redistributed any files, photos, jpegs, mpegs, clips, aiv's, or movies of sexual acts while at work? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 16
- Have you ever served in the US Military? If yes, indicate which Branch, Date of Discharge, and Type of Discharge. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 17
- If you have served in the US Military, did you receive any disciplinary actions in the military (such as Court-Martial, Article 15, Captain's Mast, Company punishment, reduced in rank, etc.)? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 18
- Have you ever failed a probationary period for a law enforcement agency? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 19
- Please indicate which drugs you have ever used illegally, check all that apply:
- * QUESTION 20
- If you have used marijuana, indicate the month and year (mm/yyyy) last used. Type "N/A" if never used.
- * QUESTION 21
- Indicate the total number of marijuana usages before age 21.
- * QUESTION 22
- Indicate the total number of marijuana usages after age 21.
- * QUESTION 23
- Other than Marijuana, please indicate the month and year (mm/yyyy) you last illegally used any of the other drugs listed above. If none, please type "N/A".
- * QUESTION 24
- Other than Marijuana, please indicate the total number of illegal drug usages before age 21.
- QUESTION 25
- Other than Marijuana, please indicate the total number of illegal drug usages after age 21.
- * QUESTION 26
- Have you ever given or sold any prescription drugs, marijuana, or any other illegal narcotics or dangerous drugs to anyone? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 27
- Have you ever been questioned as a suspect in a crime? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 28
- Have you ever been arrested (held in police custody, criminally cited and released, etc.) for any reason? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 29
- Have you ever been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 30
- Have you ever been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded no contest to felony charges? If yes, please explain below. If No type "N/A".
- * QUESTION 31
- Have you ever been on court ordered probation? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 32
- Do you have any outstanding warrants for your arrest right now? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 33
- Have you ever committed sexual assault, sexual child abuse, molestation, or any other sexual crime? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 34
- Have you ever intentionally sought out and viewed child pornography, including via the internet? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 35
- Have you ever been involved in computer "hacking," computer fraud, or unauthorized use of credit cards? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 36
- Have you ever been the subject of a restraining order, court order of protection, or injunction prohibiting harassment against someone? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 37
- Have the police ever been called to your home for any criminal matter that you were involved? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 38
- Have you ever committed any criminal violation that has gone undetected? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 39
- Have you ever sold anything that you knew was stolen? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 40
- Have you ever stolen, misappropriated, shoplifted, or changed price tags on items? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 41
- Are you now in possession (i.e., on person, at residence, in car, etc.) of any stolen property? If yes, explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 42
- Have you ever committed an act of domestic violence according to the definition provided? PLEASE READ BELOW. If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A". Domestic Violence is defined as crimes to include assault, criminal damage, endangerment, imprisonment, intimidation, kidnapping, trespass, disorderly conduct, or reckless display or discharge of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in the following: if the relationship between the victim and the defendant is one of marriage or former marriage or of persons residing or having resided in the same household, if the victim and the defendant have a child in common, if the victim or the defendant is pregnant by the other party, if the victim is related to the defendant or the defendant's spouse by blood or court order as a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, or sister or by marriage as a parent-in-law, grandparent-in-law, stepparent, step grandparent, stepchild, step-grandchild, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, if the victim is a child who resides or has resided in the same household as the defendant and is related by blood to a former spouse of the defendant or to a person who resided in the same household as the defendant, or if the relationship between the victim and the defendant is currently or was previously a romantic or sexual relationship. The following factors may be considered in the determining whether the relationship between the victim and the defendant is currently or was previously a romantic or sexual relationship: type of relationship, length of the relationship, frequency of the interaction between the victim and the defendant, and if the relationship has terminated the length of time since the termination. Have you ever committed an act of domestic violence according to the definition provided? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 43
- Have you ever been the subject of a police investigation involving domestic violence? If yes, please explain. If no, indicate "N/A".
- * QUESTION 44
- Are you willing to undergo several months of training (if necessary) before being able to work on your own and not be able to take vacation during this time?
- * QUESTION 45
- Are you willing to work on holidays?
- * QUESTION 46
- Are you willing to work shift work?
- * QUESTION 47
- Are you willing to report for duty upon short notice or on days off, sacrificing personal plans?
- * QUESTION 48
- Are you willing to work ten, or more, hours in a row if necessary?
- * QUESTION 49
- Are you willing to subject yourself to intense public scrutiny, criticism, and live life at a higher standard?
- * QUESTION 50
- Are you willing to maintain your composure in the face of insults and profanities?
- * QUESTION 51
- Do you understand a polygraph examination will be administered as part of this hiring process?
- * QUESTION 52
- Please indicate that you have read, understand, and agree to the aforementioned conditions and criteria: "I understand that I will not receive and I am not entitled to a copy of the background investigation report or to know its contents. I further understand that the contents will be used in the evaluation process for employment with the Peoria Police Department. Further, I understand that no documents submitted by me will be returned to me and no copies of any other reports or documents utilized for or during my application for employment will be furnished or given to me. Under penalty of perjury (pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 13-2702, A.2), I hereby state and declare that all statements in this packet are true. I make this declaration fully aware that the Peoria Police Department may choose to verify the truth of these statements through a polygraph examination, another truth verification examination, or a background investigation. Further, if it is proven that I have made a false statement; I understand that this would be grounds for my disqualification as a candidate, or termination of my employment. NOTE: If you are not selected, you will not be advised of reasons for non-selection."
- * Required Question