Berwyn Emergency
Telephone System Board Chairperson, Berwyn Police Chief, Berwyn Fire Chief
Job
Responsibilities
Attends monthly Emergency Telephone
System Board meetings and other related meetings as necessary.
Monitors, coordinates efforts,
prepares documentation and maintains records of the Berwyn Emergency Telephone
System Board including accounting, correspondence, equipment and software
inventories, planning and public 9-1-1 education.
Oversees the procurement,
installation, management, configuration, operation and maintenance of the
Berwyn 9-1-1 telephone system, public safety communications systems, dispatch
system computer technology and software.
Works closely with the Fire Chief,
Police Chief, ESDA Director, members of the Berwyn Emergency Telephone System
Board and Berwyn Police Department Communications Supervisor.
Serves as the primary Berwyn
contact to the Illinois Commerce Commission for 9-1-1 matters and reports.
Serves as the primary ETSB liaison
with state, local, federal and other officials relating to 9-1-1 issues.
Serves as the primary ETSB liaison
to telephone and communication service providers.
Serves as Project Manager and
vendor liaison for all Emergency Telephone System Board procurements.
Responsible for the maintenance and
integrity of the 9-1-1 system database
Minimum
Education and Experience
The candidate should
possess educational certification of a bachelor’s degree in business criminal
justice administration or equivalent job experience. Job experience must include
a minimum 5 years in public safety technology and managerial responsibilities
and participation in intergovernmental relationships.
Required Job
Skills
The candidate must
have and demonstrate competence in the following job skills:
Overall
comprehensive understanding of public safety operations and a detailed
understanding of communications and information systems.
Use of computer
based systems and software for communication, document and statistical report
generation
Understanding of
accounting and budgeting
Understanding of
policy development and long range planning
Management of
office operations and scheduling
Management and
documentation of equipment inventories
Project
definition, documentation and management
Technical
understanding of communications and information systems
Knowledge of
Illinois Commerce Commission 9-1-1 statutes and regulations
Knowledge of
Federal Communications System applicable statutes, regulations and licensing
procedures.
Technical
expertise in configuration and programming of 2-way radios
Creation and
maintenance of working relationships with government officials, departmental
chiefs, City staff, vendors and the public
Competence in the
development and performance of public presentations
Work Schedule
This position
involves regular and irregular hours necessary to support 9-1-1 services 24
hours/day, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/year (weekend and holidays included). Standard
daily business hour work week; but may be extended in the event of emergency,
disaster, equipment failure and/or work in progress. In addition, “on-call”
during off hours in order to respond to emergency situations, equipment
malfunction or failure, installation updates performed in low activity periods
and early morning, evening or night meetings.
Salary Range
The salary range for
this position is $60,000 to $65,000 per year with benefits commensurate with
experience or education.
