Public Safety Dispatcher

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

Pay Rates: 
$25.10 - $32.04 hourly
based on a 40-hour work week

OR

$52,208 - $66,643 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 (link to the application is below)
  • Cover Letter
  • Current Resume
  • DMV Driver's History Report
  • Typing Certificate - minimum 40 words per minute

Your application packet (all completed documents listed above) can be submitted by mail to the address above, in person, or sent to the email listed above. 

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