Your Community Needs You. Make a Difference.
Join Emergency Services Communications Center/911, where we provide excellence in communication, coordination, and commitment to our community and our responders.
Who We Are
Pennington County Emergency Services Communications Center is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and proudly services as the 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the City of Rapid City, Pennington County, and surrounding area.
Benefits
The following benefit programs are available to eligible employees:
Health, dental, RX, vision and life insurance
11 paid holidays annually
80 hours of paid vacation your first year, 160 paid vacation hours after the second year.
80 paid sick hours annually.
South Dakota State Retirement System pension, 6% employer match, vested after 3 years.
$20,000 employer-paid employee life coverage.
Employee assistance program
Starting Pay
Starting pay $25.51 per hour with an addition $2.00 for every hour worked between 6pm and 6am. PLUS, regular opportunities for overtime. Time and a half pay on Holidays. Training advancement opportunities that will also increase your wage.
Additional Perks
Other great programs and benefits include:
Connections Employee Assistance Program
Chaplain Program
Employee referral program
Onsite Gym
YMCA discounts
Time of Service Bonus
Paid bereavement Leave
Become a Dispatcher
At Pennington County ESCC/911, we serve our community and make a difference everyday. We value our employees and offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including: health, vision, and life insurance, retirement, paid time off, and on-going training. You’ll work in a fast paced environment, handling emergency and non-emergency calls, coordinating responses, and ensuring safety for both the public and responders.
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