Public Safety Dispatcher

Dispatchers working at their stations
Job Status: 
Open - open and accepting applications

Pay Rates: 
$24.13 - $30.81 hourly
based on a 40-hour work week

OR

$50,190.40 - $64,084.80 annually
based on a 40-hour work week

Hiring Bonus:

$5000 Bonus - Entry Level Public Safety Dispatcher ($2,500 at time of hire and $2,500 at time of successful completion of probation.)

$10,000 Bonus - Lateral Public Safety Dispatcher ($5,000 at time of hire and $5,000 at time of successful completion of probation.)

Lateral Public Safety Dispatcher - One Time 80 vacation hours and 80 sick leave hours credited to their leave bank. 

$1,000 relocation assistance for the Public Safety Dispatcher Applicant who resides 60 or more miles away from Town, if within 30 days of hire, the move within a 20 mile radius of the Town of Paradise. 


Due to the lengthy hiring process, recruitment is now open. Hiring expected to begin in the spring of 2023. 


How to Apply:

Submit the following items to: Town of Paradise, ATTN: Public Safety Dispatcher, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969 or salvies@townofparadise.com

  • Town of Paradise Employment Application (below)
  • Cover Letter
  • Current Resume
  • DMV Driver's History Report
  • Typing Certificate - minimum 40 words per minute

All documents must be provided to be forwarded for review


incentives:

Career/educational pay, shift differential, longevity, special assignments, tuition reimbursement, uniform allowance, holiday pay, and gym reimbursement. 

benefits: 

PERS Retirement Plan (2.7% @ 57 for new member or 3% @ 55 for classic member)

Retiree Medical (tiered vesting schedule)

Sick Leave 96 hrs./yr. 

Vacation Leave - Starts at 80 hrs./yr. plus seniority

PERS Medical Plan, MetLife Dental, Superior Vision (Some employee cost sharing applies)

Long-term & Short-term Disability

Life Insurance