{"id":726,"date":"2019-08-21T07:46:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T13:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:54:33","slug":"communication-technician-clerk-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/communication-technician-clerk-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu1dujje-d236c6ce55a5ae13896d581623aeb2de '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"rxbodyfield\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"boldblue\">Communication Technician<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hiring of Communication Technicians occurs as needed by the department. Communication Technicians monitor Dallas County\u2019s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, radio communication frequencies as well as security and fire alarms. They dispatch appropriate support and provide necessary information to assist during routine and emergency operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A high school diploma or GED<\/li>\n<li>One (1) year clerical\/administrative work-related experience, or<\/li>\n<li>15 hours of college or a combination of the two; or<\/li>\n<li>Six (6) months\u2019 work experience as a telecommunicator\/911 operator<\/li>\n<li>Ability to type 35 wpm.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All applicants must successfully pass the following to be hired:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computerized Criminal History<\/li>\n<li>Background Investigation<\/li>\n<li>Polygraph<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Physical Examination<\/li>\n<li>Drug Screening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on the application process, qualifications, and the benefits we offer, please contact our Personnel Section directly at <a href=\"mailto:recruiting@dallascounty.org\">recruiting@dallascounty.org<\/a> or 214-741-1094.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fa-etvc-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com\/hcmUI\/CandidateExperience\/en\/sites\/CX_1001\/requisitions?lastSelectedFacet=AttributeChar3&amp;mode=location&amp;selectedFlexFieldsFacets=%22AttributeChar3%7CSheriff%27s%22\"><strong>Applications can made via this website here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-726","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4320,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions\/4320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}