No experience needed.
Apply by 12 Noon on Friday, September 29, 2023.
Are you looking for a stable, rewarding career? Do you have the desire to help those in your community? Are you able to remain calm under pressure and have the ability to multi-task? Due to 2 or 3 upcoming retirements, the City of Franklin is accepting applications for 911 Dispatchers.
See job description for full qualifications and job duties. Please note that the successful candidates will need to be able to pass a thorough background check before being hired.
Salary: Starting pay is expected to be between $53,293-$63,596/year, depending on qualifications. The top of the salary range is currently $69,281.
Benefits: WRS Retirement program. We also offer the choice of two different health insurance programs (a high-deductible health plan that includes City contributions into a health savings account and a health reimbursement arrangement OR a PPO insurance plan) and provide competitive vacation days, personal days, holidays, and sick leave.
Schedule: Must be available to work any shift, weekends, holidays, with rotating days off and occasional mandatory overtime. The City of Franklin Dispatch Center works a 5-2, 5-3 work schedule, or 2002 hours per year.
Inexperienced candidates would start near the entry level wage rate. Lateral transfer candidates will be offered salary based on experience and can be given up to 5 years of service credit for vacation purposes.
Applicants interested in this position may apply by submitting an online application by 12 Noon on Friday, September 29, 2023. Applicants will need to successfully pass a written exam prior to being called in for an oral interview. The exam is expected to be scheduled for the 2nd or 3rd week of October, and is anticipated to be given in both a morning and evening session.