Employment
Benefits
The NRV 911 Authority offers a comprehensive benefits package and competitive wages to attract and retain employees looking for a rewarding career. On the job training is provided and designed to build skills as a valuable team member.
Our Communications Officers are the vital link between the citizen’s and law enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies within the jurisdictions we serve. Read below to learn more about the benefits we offer along with the job skills and requirements needed to successfully fill this role.
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Job Description & Requirements
Hiring Process
When job openings are available, they will be listed here – click the Apply button under Communications Officer and follow the application instructions.
1. Application
After submission, your job application will be reviewed and a pre-screening background check will be performed. This pre-screening ensures you meet basic hiring standards as defined by the Virginia State Police for VCIN operators.
2. Testing
You will be contacted via email with instructions on how to access Criticall for pre-employment testing.
3. Observation & Panel Interviews
You will be contacted via email to schedule a date for your observation and interviews. The observation consists of a 30-minute period where you will sit within the dispatch center to observe the job in progress and ask any questions that may arise. You will then have an interview with a panel consisting of current dispatch staff and members of our administrative staff.
4. Conditional Offer
If you are selected by the interview panel, you will meet with the Executive Director for a conditional offer of employment. This meeting outlines the pre-employment requirements and process, salary, benefits, and allows you to ask any further questions you may have.
5. Background & Pre-Employment Screenings
A background investigation involving interviews with your references, previous and current employers, references, and other individuals as deemed appropriate will be performed by our background investigator. You will also be contacted at various points during this process to complete your psychological and medical screenings.
6. Start Date & Orientation
Upon the successful completion of the pre-employment background and screenings, your starting date will be established.