City of Cape Coral, FL
911 Telecommunicator / Police Department / Communications
City of Cape Coral, FL, Cape Coral, FL, United States
Salary : $41,828.80 - $65,457.60 Annually
Location : CITY OF CAPE CORAL, FL
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 8641
Department: Police Department
Division: Communications
Opening Date: 02/18/2025
Closing Date: 3/3/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: WC
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
SAFETY SENSITIVE: Yes FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED: Yes
About Us
The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,500 full-time employees, provides various career path opportunities, and offers a robust training and development program for improving current talents, developing new skills, and building effective business relationships.
Perks and Benefits
Education and Experience
Please review the full job description by clicking on the link below. To apply for this position, click on the "Apply" button located in the top right corner of the job description window.
An Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace
Full-time regular City employee benefits:Basic Life Insurance () Optional Vision Insurance () Optional Dental Insurance () Supplemental Insurance Pension Plan (General and Fire) administered by Police Pension Plan administered by The Resource Centers 401(a) () Roth IRA () Long Term Disability () Leave Time (Sick, Vacation) Paid Holidays Leave Sharing Deferred Compensation Programs Flexible Spending Accounts Payroll Direct Deposit Leave Buy Back Employee Assistance Program () Pre-Paid College
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Do you have a High School Diploma or a GED certification?
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Do you possess two (2) years of experience in computer use?
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This position requires the following to be completed within six (6) months of hire: Successful completion of Cape Coral Police Department 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator training program certificate. Successful completion of the Florida Public Safety Telecommunicator Certificate. Successful completion of FCIC/NCIC Certificate Are you willing and able to complete all the required training within the specified time frame?
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Have you ever been arrested, charged, and/or convicted of a felony and/or misdemeanor crime? If yes, include explanation.
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Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, false statements, perjury or domestic violence? If yes, provide explanation.
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Have you used, possessed, or cultivated any illegal controlled substance within the past five (5) years? Please indicate yes or no. If yes, also indicate the date last used (month/year).
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Have you ever been terminated or asked to resign from a job? If so, please indicate each employer, reason, and date.
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Have you ever been involved in the sale of illegal drugs? Indicate Yes or No. If yes, please explain.
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Within the last year from the date of application, have you tried, used, or experimented with marijuana or any of its derivatives? If yes, please list specifically which form or derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
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Within the past 7 years, have you tried, used, or experimented with cocaine or any of its derivatives? If yes, please list specifically which form a derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
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Have you ever possessed heroin, crack, methamphetamine, opium, or any of their derivatives or analogs at any time during your lifetime? If yes, please list specifically which form, analog or derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
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Have you ever been arrested or charged with DUI, DWI, or leaving the scene of an accident with injuries? If yes, please list date of charge or conviction, and final disposition ie; guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere, Nolle prosequi, etc. If not, please type "No."
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Have you ever taken anything from an employer without proper permission? Indicate yes or no. If yes, please explain.
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Do you have regular or continuous associations or dealings with anyone under criminal investigation or indictment, or who is involved in criminal behavior? Indicate yes or no. If yes, please explain.
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Do you participate in any Social Media sites? (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). If so, please list and include account information.
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Location : CITY OF CAPE CORAL, FL
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 8641
Department: Police Department
Division: Communications
Opening Date: 02/18/2025
Closing Date: 3/3/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: WC
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
SAFETY SENSITIVE: Yes FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED: Yes
About Us
The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,500 full-time employees, provides various career path opportunities, and offers a robust training and development program for improving current talents, developing new skills, and building effective business relationships.
Perks and Benefits
- Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
- City Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
- 5 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
- 11 paid holidays
- Pension plan
- City-paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Optional Vision and Dental Plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Gym membership reimbursement
- And much more!
Education and Experience
- High school diploma/GED.
- Two (2) years of experience in computer use.
- Cape Coral Police Department 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator training program certificate within six (6) months of hire or promotion.
- Florida Public Safety Telecommunicator certificate within six (6) months of hire or promotion.
- FCIC/NCIC certificate within six (6) months of hire or promotion.
- Performs specialized clerical and dispatching work for the City's law enforcement, fire/rescue and emergency medical agencies.
- Monitors and coordinates telephone, radio, and Teletype communications between unit personnel and the general public.
- Receives, processes, and disseminates information in an accurate and timely manner to provide expeditious response to emergency situations.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Please review the full job description by clicking on the link below. To apply for this position, click on the "Apply" button located in the top right corner of the job description window.
An Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace
Full-time regular City employee benefits:
- Health Insurance ()
- City paid employee coverage. Optional HMO or PPO plans are available. Dependents can be added at group rates. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
- City paid. The benefit is equal to twice the annual base pay. Double benefit for accidental death.
- Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Employees may purchase various types of supplemental insurance (life, AFLAC) at group rates through payroll deduction.
- General Plan - Normal Retirement Eligibility: Hired before 10/1/2013, age 60 or 25 years of service; Hired on/after 10/1/2013, age 62 with 10 years of service or just 27 years of service.
- Fire Plan - Normal Retirement Eligibility: Hired before 6/16/2014, age 50 or 25 years of service; Hired on/after 6/16/2014, age 52 with 10 years of service or just 25 years of service.
- Benefit Rate Multiplier:
- General Plan - Less than 20 years of credited service = 2.5%; 20 or more years of credited service = 2.6% for 1st 20 years and 2.75% each year over 20
- Fire Plan - 3.25%
- Benefits available at retirement are determined by a formula that considers your salary and years of service. Normal retirement eligibility for Police Employees at age 52 or 27 years of service. Benefit rate multiplier for Police: 3.25%
- Certain management positions can opt out of the General Pension into a 401(a).
- Offered through payroll deduction.
- City paid long-term disability insurance.
- Block of hours which incorporates sick and vacation. Accrues at 16.67 hours per month for an annual total of 5 weeks (200 hours). Accrual increases to 20.00 hours per month after 6 years of service and continues at a yearly increase after 10 years of service.
- City recognizes 11 holidays which include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
- May elect to donate or request leave time. Used for emergency circumstances when all leave has been exhausted.
- Tax-deferred savings plan available for retirement purposes. Employee-only contributions.
- Employees can elect to use pre-tax dollars to cover un-reimbursed medical or dependent daycare expenses.
- Available to any banking institution or credit union. Suncoast Federal Schools Credit Union membership is available to City employees.
- Option to receive cash for excess accrued leave beyond use or lose amount.
- City-paid availability to licensed professional counselors for non-work related personal issues with 100% confidentiality.
- Post tax deduction forwarded to the State of Florida on the employees behalf.
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Do you have a High School Diploma or a GED certification?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you possess two (2) years of experience in computer use?
- Yes
- No
03
This position requires the following to be completed within six (6) months of hire: Successful completion of Cape Coral Police Department 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator training program certificate. Successful completion of the Florida Public Safety Telecommunicator Certificate. Successful completion of FCIC/NCIC Certificate Are you willing and able to complete all the required training within the specified time frame?
- Yes
- No
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Have you ever been arrested, charged, and/or convicted of a felony and/or misdemeanor crime? If yes, include explanation.
05
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, false statements, perjury or domestic violence? If yes, provide explanation.
06
Have you used, possessed, or cultivated any illegal controlled substance within the past five (5) years? Please indicate yes or no. If yes, also indicate the date last used (month/year).
07
Have you ever been terminated or asked to resign from a job? If so, please indicate each employer, reason, and date.
08
Have you ever been involved in the sale of illegal drugs? Indicate Yes or No. If yes, please explain.
09
Within the last year from the date of application, have you tried, used, or experimented with marijuana or any of its derivatives? If yes, please list specifically which form or derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
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Within the past 7 years, have you tried, used, or experimented with cocaine or any of its derivatives? If yes, please list specifically which form a derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
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Have you ever possessed heroin, crack, methamphetamine, opium, or any of their derivatives or analogs at any time during your lifetime? If yes, please list specifically which form, analog or derivative, amount of times used, and date of last use. If not, please type "No."
12
Have you ever been arrested or charged with DUI, DWI, or leaving the scene of an accident with injuries? If yes, please list date of charge or conviction, and final disposition ie; guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere, Nolle prosequi, etc. If not, please type "No."
13
Have you ever taken anything from an employer without proper permission? Indicate yes or no. If yes, please explain.
14
Do you have regular or continuous associations or dealings with anyone under criminal investigation or indictment, or who is involved in criminal behavior? Indicate yes or no. If yes, please explain.
15
Do you participate in any Social Media sites? (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). If so, please list and include account information.
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