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SALARY

$1,690.00 - $3,505.00 Biweekly

$43,940.00 - $91,130.00 Annually

LOCATION

10201 Telephone Road, TX

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

JOB NUMBER

1020

DEPARTMENT

City Council

OPENING DATE

04/20/2021

CLOSING DATE

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

BARGAINING UNIT

N/A

VETERAN

$5.00

NON-VETERAN

$10.00

PAYMENT TYPE 1 TO BE SHOWN AT ONLINE SIDE WITHOUT

$15.00

PAYMENT TYPE 2 TO BE SHOWN AT ONLINE SIDE WITH TOO

$20.00

PAYMENTTYPE3TOBESHOWNATONLINESIDEWITHOUTTOOLTIPWIT

$25.00

PAYMENTTYPE4TOBESHOWNATONLINESIDEWITHTOOLTIPWITHOU

$12.50

SALARY

$1,690.00 - $3,505.00 Biweekly

$43,940.00 - $91,130.00 Annually

LOCATION

10201 Telephone Road, TX

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

JOB NUMBER

1020

DEPARTMENT

City Council

OPENING DATE

04/20/2021

CLOSING DATE

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

BARGAINING UNIT

N/A

VETERAN

$5.00

NON-VETERAN

$10.00

PAYMENT TYPE 1 TO BE SHOWN AT ONLINE SIDE WITHOUT

$15.00

PAYMENT TYPE 2 TO BE SHOWN AT ONLINE SIDE WITH TOO

$20.00

PAYMENTTYPE3TOBESHOWNATONLINESIDEWITHOUTTOOLTIPWIT

$25.00

PAYMENTTYPE4TOBESHOWNATONLINESIDEWITHTOOLTIPWITHOU

$12.50

  • Provides general information to customers for various city services (such as water, sewer, potholes, ditches, culverts, traffic signals and signs, dangerous buildings, weeded lots) or transfers calls to appropriate City personnel.
  • Researches, analyzes and resolves customers' problems and inquiries.
  • Assists in locating personnel in the City of Houston to respond to citizens' requests for city services.
  • Receives telephone calls using the automatic call distribution system and computer-based work management system to provide customers information on services requested.
  • May receive calls for non-dispatch police services.

Description

• Performs daily personnel activities including scheduling, training, assessing training needs, conducting employee performance evaluations, counseling, and enforcing 9-1-1 policies and procedures.

• Assists with developing and updating manuals, such as policies and procedures and training.

• Meets with other departmental sections, Fire Department, Police Department and other City Departments and community agencies.

• Analyzes, monitors and operates various electronic telephone equipment, i.e., Plant Vesta and Meridian Telephone Systems.

• Analyzes, monitors and operates various computer systems and applications, i.e., Window's NT Computer System, various applications of the Plant Vesta System and the geographic location system (MAPSTAR).

• Assures accurate records of teletypes are sent and received. Analyzes various Call Count records and statistical reports.

• Investigates answer threshold variances for disposition.

• Monitors equipment operation and failures during a shift. Recognizes various system alarms to determine problems. Initiates and coordinates equipment system repair.

• Notifies management of any corrections to the database, which includes the Agency List, Address List and Community Resource Book.

• May be required to be "on call" during emergency situations.

Duties

KNOWLEDGE:
Requires an Associate's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Science, General Studies or a closely related field.
 
EXPERIENCE:
Three years of experience as a 9-1-1 telecommunicator or equivalent professional experience in an emergency communication environment.

Experience as a 9-1-1 telecommunicator in an emergency communication environment may be substituted for the above education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Science, General Studies or a closely related field may be substituted for two years of the experience requirement
 

Qualifications

Pay Grade 21
Directs the daily personnel and operational functions for 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Services.

Information

All duties and responsibilities may not be included in the above job description.

Benefits

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The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan.

Benefits include:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Retirement pension
• 457 deferred compensation plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• 10 days of vacation each year
• 10 city holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Flexible schedules
• Professional development opportunities
• Transportation/parking plan
• Section 125 pretax deductions
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html

Employer
City of Houston
Phone
4049166220
5059188220
Website
www.houston.com
Department
City Council
Address
city council dept
Address 1
Houston, Texas, 76887
Employer
City of Houston
Phone
4049166220
Website
www.houston.com
Department
City Council
Address
city council dept
Address 1
Houston, Texas, 76887