911 Calltaker-Dispatcher Trainee
ECSO is not accepting applications at this time. The information below is offered so you may gauge your interest in future hiring opportunities. If you wish to be placed on a notification list of any hiring opportunities within the next six months, please send a message to our HR manager using this website's contact page.
No dispatching experience is necessary to apply, as ECSO provides a paid training program to successfully hired candidates. The position is only open to residents of Jackson County, Oregon or those who can reliably commute from adjacent counties. ECSO cannot provide relocation assistance; and any job offer would be contingent upon passing all pre-hire assessments (medical screening, background investigation, etc.)
Keyboarding and Data Entry are essential baseline skills for this position and are not taught in our training program. Once we open a new hiring window, all applicants will be given a test to measure those skills. The test must be passed to qualify for an interview. The minimum Keyboarding speed needed to pass is 45 wpm.
Entry-level pay for trainees is $5,112 per month. Subsequent step increases are earned by years employed, per our labor agreement, up to the top step at 55 months of service. Currently, the top step pay is $6,524.
For minimum job requirements, duties, and other information about the position, see the links below:
Play the video below for a look behind the scenes at ECSO of our wonderful 9-1-1 Call Taker/Dispatchers at work: