The Salem Police Department is currently accepting applications for a Full-Time 911 Telecommunicator (Dispatcher).  Benefits include IMFR retirement, vacation, sick leave, free employee health insurance with reasonable family premiums and options for Dental and Optical coverage.  This position is covered by the Fraternal Order of Police Union. 

To qualify for Lateral Pay Incentives, applicants must have a least two years' experience as a dispatcher in a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).  Those with prior experience working a PSAP are eligible to receive up to five years of credit towards the starting pay scale.  If eligible, a lateral applicant will proceed from that pay step. 

The application process, along with the completed application, also requires applicants to undergo a skills test that will assess the applicant's typing skills, memory recall, knowledge of directions, as well as the ability to multi-task.  There will be an oral interview for those who pass the test. 

The selected applicant will be assigned to a communications field training officer (CTO) at the beginning of employment to assist with on-the-job training. 

Applications are available online at https://www.salemil.us/police-department/pages/applications-forms and at the Salem Police Department, 201 S. Rotan Ave, Salem, IL.  All applications must be submitted to City Clerk Tabitha Meador, Salem City Hall, 101 S. Broadway Ave or via email to [email protected] before the end of business hours on Friday, May 22, 2026.