9-1-1 Public Safety Telecommunicator

Position Details

Status: Full-time regular position, non-exempt

Salary Range: 2024 Rates $30.02 - $39.03 per hour. The starting pay rate for this position depends upon experience and qualifications.

Benefits: Qualifies for full-time benefits date of hire.

Location: City Center

Hours:Rotating shift work: 9.5-hour days rotation of 5 on/3 off and 4 on/4 off

Reporting Relationship: Reports to 911 Emergency Communications Center Supervisor

Police Department

The Eden Prairie Police Department is comprised of the Patrol, Investigations, and Support Divisions who protect and serve Eden Prairie residents by providing quality law enforcement services through active and professional engagement. Eden Prairie’s Police Department is committed to offering a customized service to the community, exercising discretion and fairness in enforcement, building public trust in the department, and promoting the professional development of its members.

Fire Department

The Eden Prairie Fire Department is comprised of four fire stations and a staff of 95 duty crew firefighters and 9 full-time firefighters who protect and serve Eden Prairie residents. Eden Prairie’s Fire Department leads and strives to minimize risk, increase safety, and improve the quality of life in our community through education, code compliance and emergency response.

Position Responsibilities

The Public Safety Telecommunicator answers citizen’s call for help to fulfill the mission of the police and fire department to protect and serve. This position is responsible for simultaneously prioritizing calls for service, determining effective resources, and responding within set policies and procedures. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

While these areas are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

Position Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required; Associate’s degree or two-year degree preferred.

Work Experience Preferred: Two years of customer service and/or public service experience in a fast-paced environment required. Previous Public Safety Telecommunicator experience preferred. Two years of experience demonstrating progressive abilities in the areas of switching gears/multi-tasking, immediate decision making, prioritizing information quickly, and dealing with critical/high stress incidents preferred.

Technical Skills: Basic knowledge of computer technology preferred.

Physical Requirements: Extensive typing is required. Work interruptions are frequent. Frequent time spent on the phone using a headset. There is pressure associated with tasks requiring a strong sense of urgency or an immediate deadline.

Working Conditions: Most work is performed in a normal office environment. The job may involve dealing with and calming individuals who are emotionally charged over an issue or in an emergency situation.

City of Eden Prairie Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.

Position Specific Expectations

Legal Expertise: Displays an in depth understanding of specific legal area; routinely guides others to make lawful decisions.

Communication: Able to convey a message to get a point across; communicates in a clear and concise manner; able to write clearly and succinctly; tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.

Accountability: Follows through on commitments; focuses on appropriate tasks throughout the shift; takes responsibilities for actions both as an individual and on behalf of the organization; actions and words are in sync; follows all policies and procedures; maintains confidentiality; is prepared and punctual to all scheduled shifts.

Composure: Exhibits self-confidence and asserts self appropriately in several different situations; maintains professionalism while under pressure; can handle stress; energized by tough challenges.

Decision Making: Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment in a timely manner; determines a course of action after weighing and analyzing different options; seeks out additional information when necessary; presents solutions and suggestions within the appropriate channels.

Attention to Detail: Able to find errors in work and solve problems; anticipates issues and performs at a high level of accuracy; sets up systems to ensure errors are not repeated.

Technical Learning: Effective at acquiring skills, abilities and knowledge; quickly learns new industry, organization, and product information; has an aptitude for retaining and applying technical information; able to communicate techniques, software or product to others; is a quick study; able to work under tight deadlines and pressure.

City of Eden Prairie Pre-employment Process

The City of Eden Prairie conducts the following pre-employment checks for this Public Safety Telecommunicator position:

All final candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process before their first day of employment.

City of Eden Prairie Application Timeline

To apply, please visit the City’s website at www.edenprairie.org and click on the employment tab.

Position Posted: May 15th, 2024

Position Closes: May 29th, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Review Applications: May 30th, 2024

First Round Interviews (Virtual): May 30th – June 4th, 2024

Final Interviews (In-person): June 14th, 2024

Anticipated Start Date (flexible): July 27th, 2024

• Candidates applying to this position will be considered for future openings in 2024.