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*Veterans Preference

**COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Citrus County Sheriff's Office

**STARTING PAY RATE: $19.48 per hour

JOB TYPE/HOURS: Full-time; *12 hour rotating shifts as assigned, weekends and holidays required.

**JOB LOCATION: Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Lecanto, FL

**REPORTS TO: Communications Manager

**JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: The Communications Officer receives emergency and non-emergency phone calls, providing information and assistance, dispatching law enforcement, EMS and fire personnel when necessary.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Receives emergency and non-emergency phone calls, determines the nature of the call, and obtains and transfers pertinent information to the appropriate personnel or agency.
• Differentiates between emergency and non-emergency calls and prioritizes calls for service.
• Intakes caller information and provides assistance to the caller.
• Dispatches law enforcement, EMS, and fire personnel when necessary.
• Provides appropriate resource materials in a timely manner.
• Utilizes emergency procedures to ensure officer safety.
• Utilizes the Medical Priority Dispatch System, the Police Priority Dispatch System, and the Fire Priority Dispatch System
• Maintains required certifications (i.e. FCIC, PST, and CPR) and the LAED standards for Continuing Dispatch Education.
• Accurately tracks, monitors, and documents all unit's activities.
• Requests and/or responds to other agencies for assistance.
• Operates the FCICII/NCIC computer and/or CAD Open Query to mandated standards.
• Performs radio tests and notifications.
• Informs superiors and staff of events, activities and critical issues.
• Completes all assignments as directed.

*Note: All Citrus County Sheriff's Office employees are considered essential emergency workers and are subject to working in any capacity/hours deemed necessary by the Agency during activations, including but not limited to, in-County and out-of-County deployments.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:*

• High school Diploma, GED, or Equivalent certification of competency.
• Proficiency in keyboarding equivalent to 25 wpm.

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