1/29/2024 - Communications Operator – Secured Facilities Department of Corrections Starting Salary: $36,000
Communications Operator – Secured Facilities
Department of Corrections
Starting Salary: $36,000
Duties:
Under direction of a custody supervisor or other supervisory official in Cumberland County Department of Corrections, performs a variety of technical, clerical, and communications functions, receives/transmits emergency and nonemergency radio and telephone messages. May also be required to assist in mail processing, collection, and distribution system within the institution or under supervision of the operations supervisor, develop and adjusts daily work schedules for custody staff; does other related duties as required.
Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of methods for operating a centralized radio communication system.
Knowledge of methods for operating a centralized telephone communication system.
Knowledge of procedures for dispatching emergency and nonemergency equipment and personnel, if required.
Ability to operate computer terminals.
Ability to communicate orally and create/submit accurate reports.
Ability to follow oral or written orders, directions, or plans.
Ability to compare numerical, written, or printed material for accuracy.
Ability to interact with various people who are in differing situations.
Ability to apply laws, rules, or regulations to given situations.
Ability to provide clear instruction/guidance to callers in emergency situations.
Ability to file using manual and/or computerized filing or data management systems.
Ability to relay instructions or questions accurately/clearly.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
Experience:
Experience in work involving the receiving, transmitting, and relaying of radio messages preferred and the performance of clerical or secretarial tasks as assigned.
License:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
Note:
Offers of employment for this title are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness testing that includes drug screening.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and work history to:
Human Resources
HR@cumberlandcountynj.gov
Posting is open through February 10, 2024
The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing).
Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.
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