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Job Announcement:
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The City of Stow is accepting applications from qualified individuals
who are interested in being considered for the position of:
Communication Specialist (Dispatcher)
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS ONLY VIA: www.PoliceApp.com/StowOH
NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE: $25.00 (MC/Visa at time of application)
PAY SCALE: FULL-TIME $19.16 – $26.60 per hour
PART-TIME $16.80 - $18.35 per hour
TRAINING NOTICE: All newly hired employees will participate in an initial comprehensive 16-week, full-time training program encompassing all three (3) dispatching shifts. At the conclusion of training, employees will revert to a part-time or full-time schedule, which was agreed to at the time of hire.
POSITION DESCRIPTION (attached): Posted under Employment at www.stowohio.org.
RESIDENCY: Applicants are not required to be a resident of the City of Stow to be eligible for appointment.
EVALUATIONS AND TESTING: Applicants will be evaluated based upon their ability to meet qualifications specified in the position description as determined from information accumulated from any required employment application documents, interview(s), background and reference checks, personality profile, fingerprinting, polygraph test and any other job-related skills testing.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING: Applicants must satisfactorily pass a pre-employment physical examination, including drug and alcoholic testing, performed by a City-approved physician, after being given a conditional offer of employment.
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY: Full time Communication Specialists II have the opportunity for promotion to a Senior/Lead Dispatcher at a current rate of $27.26/hour.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Inquiries regarding the information on this announcement should be directed to the Human Resource Department at (330) 689-2805.
Applications will be accepted continuously for prospective openings in the Stow Police/Fire Dispatch Center
The City of Stow is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please direct questions regarding this position to JJanson@stow.oh.us
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