Newtown Emergency Communications Center - Dispatcher

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TOWN OF NEWTOWN

EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATOR DISPATCHER
FULL TIME

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Full-time position for Emergency Telecommunicator Dispatcher.  Receives & transmits emergency & administrative messages over combined Police, Fire and Emergency Medical communications system.  Routes all calls, dispatches personnel & equipment to scene.  Must operate radio equipment, various computer programs, CAD, EMD & NCIC computer systems as well as related equipment. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• HS diploma or equivalent is required. 
• Computer knowledge required.
• Accurate typing skills necessary.
• 1 year comparable experience preferred. 
• Certification by State as Public Safety Telecommunicator and/or emergency medical dispatch certification desired.  
• Must complete all local, state and federal mandated certifications.

ABOUT NECC

Newtown Emergency Communications Center dispatches Police, Fire, and EMS for the Town Of Newtown. We answer all 911 calls for Newtowns Emergency Services. N.E.C.C. is located at 3 Main ST in Town Hall South.  N.E.C.C. is staffed 24/7 by two Dispatchers. In 2010 N.E.C.C. answered 7,068 Emergency 911 calls.

ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

Newtown is a scenic “small town” located in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut, about sixty miles from New York City. Newtown is bordered on the south by Easton and Redding, on the north by Bridgewater and Southbury, on the east by Oxford and Monroe, and on the west by Bethel and Brookfield. Newtown is traversed by Interstate 84, U.S. routes 6 and 302 and Connecticut routes 25 and 34. It covers 38,644 acres or 60.38 square miles, making it the fifth largest town, area-wise, in the state. Newtown was established in 1711 and is comprised of the Borough, Sandy Hook, Hawleyville, Botsford and Dodgingtown “neighborhoods”.

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Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.

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