Salary : $40,414.40 – $44,616.00 Annually
Location : Albuquerque, NM
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2400276
Department: Animal Welfare
Division: AW-Field Operations
Opening Date: 09/28/2023
Closing Date: 10/24/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Bargaining Unit: CL
Position Summary
Ensure the delivery of services for the assigned department or division through radio communication; operate equipment necessary for communication and dispatch appropriate services as needed for the operation of assigned department or division.
This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
Education directly related to the minimum requirements below may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
High school diploma or GED; and
Three (3) years general office experience; and
To include one (1) year radio dispatching or two-way radio operation experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a New Mexico Driver’s License or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator’s Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
Must possess a valid certified typing test issued by a state agency, county agency or an accredited educational institution with a minimum score of twenty-five (25) net WPM. Local typing tests may be taken Monday – Friday 8am to 3:30pm at the following locations: NM Workforce Connection, 501 Mountain Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 OR Sandoval Workforce Connection, 301 Rail Runner Ave, Bernalillo, NM 87004.
Preferred Knowledge
- Basic operations, services and activities of a communications dispatch program
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established rules and regulations
- English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Communications equipment
- Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers
- Methods, techniques and software used to route and track incoming calls and requests
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
City of Albuquerque Employee Benefits
The City is committed to providing employees one of the most comprehensive and reasonably priced benefit packages available in New Mexico. We hope that you will find the coverage offered provides you with the choices and options necessary to keep you and your family healthy and well.
The City offers regular, full-time and part-time employees the option of participating in a variety of group insurance plans. Both Regular and Temporary (non-seasonal) employees participate in the state’s retirement system.
Additional Benefit information is available by clicking on the links below.
01
Select the highest level of successfully completed related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting degree or transcripts).
- No High School Diploma
- High School Diploma or GED
- Non/degree accredited
- Associates
- Bachelors
- Masters
- Juris Doctorate
- Doctorate
02
Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements, if applicable, add verifiable time in a temporary upgrade status and/or volunteer experience when selecting number of years.
- No experience
- 1 to less than 6 months
- 6 to less than 12 months
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- 4 years to less than 5 years
- 5 years to less than 6 years
- 6 years to less than 7 years
- 7 years to less than 8 years
- 8 years to less than 9 years
- 9 years to less than 10 years
- 10 years to less than 11 years
- 11 years to less than 12 years
- 12 years to less than 13 years
- 13 or more years
03
Do you possess at least one (1) year of radio dispatching and/or two-way radio operation experience?
- Yes
- No
04
Do you possess a valid New Mexico Driver’s License, or have the ability to obtain by date of hire (attach a copy of your Driver’s License)?
- Yes
- No
05
Do you possess a valid certified typing test issued by a state agency, county agency or an accredited educational institution with a minimum score of twenty-five (25) net WPM?
- Yes
- No
Required Question