​Benefits

  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Flexible holidays
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave

Salary

  • Starting salary for PSEC I is $45,300.90
  • Starting salary for PSET I is $45,300.90

Hiring Bonuses

  • A $5,000 hiring bonus is being offered for the Public Safety Emergency Telecommunicator (PSET) I position. 
    • The first installment of $2,500 will be awarded upon successful completion of call taker and Dispatch Support training or Police Radio training, whichever occurs first. This sign-on bonus will only be awarded if performance is rated acceptable by the department.
    • The second installment of $2,500 will be awarded upon mastering the all-training phases to include, call taker and Police, Fire, and EMS radios AND receiving a rating of “meets expectations” on the one-year probationary performance appraisal. This sign-on bonus will only be awarded if performance is rated acceptable by the department.
  • A $2,500 hiring bonus is being offered for the Public Safety Emergency Call Taker (PSEC) I position.
    • $2,500 will be awarded upon successful completion of call taker and Dispatch Support training. This sign-on bonus will only be awarded if performance is rated acceptable by the department.

Career Progression Increases

Public Safety Emergency Telecommunicator

  • PSET II: $47,565.90
  • PSET III: $49,944.20
  • PSET IV: $52,411.40

Public Safety Emergency Call Taker

  • PSEC II: $47,565.90