911 Non-Emergency Calltaker
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911 Non-Emergency Calltaker

Salary: $40,959.61 - $68,433.26 Annually Location: Norfolk, VA Job Type: Permanent Full-time Job Number: 13496 Department: Emergency 911 Division - Norfolk Police Department Opening Date: 09/18/2025 Closing Date: 9/28/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Would you find it rewarding to be a crucial link in the public safety chain? If you answered yes to these questions, then you may be a good fit for the City of Norfolk's 911 center. As essential staff members of our agency, Public Safety Call Takers are the first people that a caller interacts with when reporting emergencies in Norfolk. We are seeking a full-time Public Safety Telecommunicator, Call Taker, to join our team! Our Citizen Service Advisors receive extensive paid training to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities that will allow them to be independent decision makers while adhering to established policies and procedures.

From their training, our staff is able to:

• Answer non-emergency calls from the community so police, fire, or EMS services may be dispatched.
• Make decisions and provide clear directions and advice.

Norfolk employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package and as a member of a public safety agency this includes no-cost participation in a wellness program which provides massages, saltwater floats, sauna, gym use, and more. We value our first responders and care about their physical and emotional wellness.

Department Hiring Salary: $40,960, annually.

Essential Functions:

• Learns and responds to non-emergency requests by answering multi-line telephones, and computer-aided dispatch (CAD), determining the caller's needs, verifying information given by the caller and sending information to the dispatcher.
• Provides additional assistance to the general public by searching wanted information, locating and/or referring phone numbers and addresses to appropriate departments, contacting outside agencies for assistance regarding mutual aid, power failures, gas leaks or other issues. Access federal, state, and local criminal databases for relevant information.
• May perform other duties such as training employees, attend training classes, conduct tours and public outreach.
• Type a minimum of 25 words per minute. Keyboard proficiency is required to effectively train and certify in this position.
• Attend our in-house Public Safety Telecommunicator academy where you will attain the following certifications: Virginia Criminal Information Network(VCIN/NCIC).
• Train and certify on multi-line E911 and administrative phone lines and associated equipment.
• Field stressful calls while entering information into computer aided dispatch system (CAD) for Police/Fire/EMS dispatch.
• Ability to speak English clearly and effectively control a conversation with distressed callers.
• Ability to read maps, reference books, technical manuals, medical cards, and related correspondence.
• Work involves choices of actions within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Mature and professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.
• Maintain communication with other departments which may involve decision-making for public safety purposes.
• Ability to work with various local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Must be a US or Naturalized citizen or have lived in the US for 10 consecutive years.

Education/Experience:

Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency. No experience required.

Required:

• This position requires the successful completion of the CritiCall 911 Dispatcher & Emergency Calltaker Test.
• Attend our in-house Public Safety Telecommunicator academy where you will attain the following certifications: Virginia Criminal Information Network(VCIN/NCIC).
• Must pass the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certifications within six months of employment.
• Normal visual acuity and field of vision and speaking. Hearing must follow the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) guidelines.

Preferred:

• Education related to Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical, or other related fields.
• Ability to easily navigate a desktop computer and effectively direct customer service in a stressful environment.
• Keyboard efficiency.

Additional Information & Requirements:

Must be a United States citizen or have lived in the United States for the past 10 consecutive years. Typing 25 WPM. Must pass Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certifications within six months of employment. Normal visual acuity and field of vision and speaking. Hearing must follow the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) guidelines.

Working Hours:

This part-time position will be 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, Mon-Fri from 9am-1pm, not to exceed 1,040 hours worked per year.

Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

Retirement:

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE: The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type. Non-City Positions listed with a job type designation of Non-City are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.