Lansing P.D. testing for 911 Dispatchers
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The Lansing Police Department will be testing for the position of full-time 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for police, fire, EMS and after hours public works.

The Village of Lansing is located on the Illinois/Indiana state line about 25 minutes south of Chicago. The village currently has over 28,000 residents with a large business community.

The Lansing 9-1-1 Center was recently remodeled and has state-of-the-art equipment including:

  • Motorola Centracom Gold touch screen radios
  • Plant Visar touch screen phone controls
  • HTE CAD V System
  • Cellular 9-1-1- mapping
  • Digital recording equipment
  • Fully ergonomical workstations featuring their own personal environmental controls
  • Starting pay is $32,300 and after completion of 1 year increases to $40,937.

Benefits include:

  • Excellent health/vision/dental insurance
  • Paid uniform clothing allowance
  • Paid personal days and vacation days
  • Civilian education reimbursement program
  • Enrollment in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Requirements:

  • Must pass a thorough background investigation
  • Must pass a polygraph, psychological and physical exam
  • Be of good moral character
  • Obtain/possess a valid driver's license
  • Must establish residency within village by eighteen (18) months of employment
  • Be 18 years old at time of testing
  • High school diploma or G.E.D.
  • Able to work shift work, weekends, holidays, extended hours
  • Must be a team player with good public relations skills
  • Preferred consideration will be given to those with dispatch experience
  • There will be a mandatory orientation before the test

Application deadline is Friday, December 1, 2006

For more information or questions contact:
Brian Weis, Supervisor of Communications
(708) 895-7125