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Public Safety Dispatcher |
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Pre-Requisites:
Graduation from high
school or possession of
a high school
equivalency diploma.
Exam: A civil service
exam for public safety
dispatchers is given
periodically in
Schenectady County. You
can sign up for the exam
when it is announced by
filling out a Civil
Service application. You
may also check with the
Schenectady County Civil
Service Commission
at any time for the
official exam
announcement.
Post Exam: If you
successfully pass the
written test, Civil
Service will rank you
according to your grade
then contact you for a
follow-up typing test.
If you successfully
complete the typing
test, your name will be
certified by Civil
Service and passed to
the Police Department.
Based on your ranking,
you will be called for
an interview. After the
interview, an extensive
background check will be
performed. Candidates
who remain successful
may then be hired and
sent to a two week basic
telecommunicators
School. After completion
of the school, new
telecommunicators will
then enter a sixteen
week field training
program.
Benefits: Click
to view the employment
benefits of a
Public Safety Dispatcher.
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