High School Diploma or GED is required. An AA/AS degree in a related field is preferred. Must be eligible for CJIS certification including completion of fingerprinting and criminal background check with no felony convictions. Must recertify every 2 years. No experience is required however police/fire dispatch experience or experience in a public 911 call center is highly desired. Geographical knowledge of the Parkview service area is preferred. Language skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Hearing The candidate shall have normal hearing acuity. A baseline audiometric test will be obtained at the time of the successful candidates post offer physical and yearly thereafter. Vision the candidate shall possess normal color vision and visual functions including near vision. Each eye must be free of any abnormal condition or disease which might adversely affect performance of duty and there must be visual acuity in each eye corrected to no less than 20/30. Vision and hearing are required to perform essential job functions.