{"code":"01104","codeVariants":["01104","1104"],"title":"CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER","variant":null,"jurisdiction":"L","class_of_service":"C","work_week":null,"state_class_code":null,"local_class_code":"9","salary_range":null,"note":null,"salaryInferred":false,"synthetic":false,"syntheticReason":null,"full_description_html":"<b>CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER</b>\n\n <b>DEFINITION:</b>\n\n Under direction, supervises and has charge of the activities of a\n centralized unit engaged in operating data processing and computer\n oriented equipment used to receive, enter and transmit information to\n local state, and out-of-state law enforcement and/or other emergency\n services, does related work as required.\n\n <b>NOTE: </b>The examples of work for this title are for illustrative\n purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform\n all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties\n performed on the job may not be listed.\n\n <b>EXAMPLES OF WORK:</b>\n\n Plans, supervises, coordinates, and participates in the work of the\n communication unit.\n\n Provides advice and assistance to subordinate supervisors whenever\n unusual or difficult problems arise.\n\n Prepares periodic reports on the operations of the unit.\n\n Provides changes in organization of work or assignment of functions to\n positions to improve work flow and services.\n\n Prepares plans to meet substantial changes in workload and proposes\n and justifies revisions in staffing levels, work priorities and\n deadlines.\n\n Coordinates with representatives of other units to work out changes\n and problems that affect outside organization.\n\n Develops and reports to higher levels of management estimates of\n budget requirements.\n\n Assigns and instructs staff regarding new or changes processes.\n\n Establishes operating guidelines to implement procedures, methods, and\n other work-related changes.\n\n Studies continuing problems in the quality and quantity of work and\n operating effectiveness and take or recommend necessary corrective\n actions.\n\n Resolves technical work problems.\n\n Prepares formal requests for filling vacancies or for additional\n personnel to meet workload requirements.\n\n Selects employees from lists of eligibles.\n\n Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions,\n reassignments, other status changes, or recognition of outstanding\n performance of assigned employees.\n\n Approves and disapproves leave and recommends action in unusual cases.\n\n Establishes, develops, plans and coordinates the activities of a\n centralized communications unit.\n\n Supervises employees in the communications unit.\n\n Prepares budget, schedules, reports, requisitions, and maintains\n needed records and files.\n\n Prepares the master communications plan, operations manual and\n personnel handbook.\n\n Plans and implements procedures for the installation and utilization\n of various communication equipment.\n\n Provides recommendations for the purchase of equipment used in the\n unit.\n\n Receives formal grievances, resolving those that cannot be resolved at\n the first full supervisory level.\n\n Takes disciplinary action necessary and propose to higher authority a\n specific disciplinary action consistent with the problem and facts.\n\n Formulates training plans for assigned employees.\n\n Conducts informal training to broaden employee skills and to provide\n backup skills by cross training.\n\n Recommends more formal training when needed and recommends employees\n for formal training courses.\n\n Informs employees of all aspects of personnel programs of the unit.\n\n Plans and directs the activities of Communication Officers in all\n phases of their job.\n\n Plans operations procedures, and administrative reports.\n\n Receives and answers telephone, radio, and teletype inquiries of the\n National Crime Information Center and the State Crime Information\n Center for law enforcement agencies of the State.\n\n Directs the maintenance and updating of N.C.I.C. and S.C.I.C. records\n and files.\n\n Enters information regarding arrests and crimes into a computer and\n searches computer memory to match current information versus past\n records for identification purposes and to retrieve previous criminal\n record.\n\n Utilizes data processing computer oriented equipment to receive and\n send messages to state and out of state law enforcement agencies.\n\n Plans and directs the activities of personnel engaged in entering and\n receiving information on persons arrested or suspected of criminal\n activity from a central computer, by means of a communication\n terminal.\n\n Receives by radio or telephone, police alarms for wanted persons,\n stolen property, escaped prisoners, and stolen cars.\n\n Enters and retrieves information from the computer for other law\n enforcement agencies such as Sheriff's Department, Prosecutor's\n Department, and Probation Department.\n\n Deletes information from computer.\n\n Maintains log of all information received and transmitted.\n\n Keeps files of escaped prisoners, wanted persons, and stolen cars\n according to New Jersey State Police System.\n\n <b>REQUIREMENTS:</b>\n\n <b>EXPERIENCE:</b>\n\n Five (5) years of experience in work involving the use of video\n display terminals or other data processing and computer oriented\n equipment for receiving, entering, retrieving and relaying law\n enforcement information.\n\n <b>LICENSE:</b>\n\n Appointees will be required to posses a driver's license valid in\n New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee\n mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the\n position.\n\n <b>KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:</b>\n\n Knowledge of the methods and procedures used to receive and transmit\n information to Federal and State Crime Information Centers and law\n enforcement agencies.\n\n Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the State Crime Information\n Center.\n\n Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise\n their work performance.\n\n Ability to train new communications personnel.\n\n Ability to use CRT and/or computer terminal or other communication\n equipment to transmit information and/or enter information into a\n central computer.\n\n Ability to record information received\n\n Ability to work establish and maintain cooperative working\n relationships with coworkers and others involved in the work of the\n unit.\n\n Ability to perform related clerical work.\n\n Ability to compile and prepare reports and other statistical data.\n\n Ability to use and supervise the use of terminal computer oriented\n data processing and communications equipment.\n\n Ability to supervise the entries and the maintenance of the records of\n the National Crime Information and State Crime Information Center in\n current condition.\n\n Ability to maintain the confidentiality of police information\n received.\n\n Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording\n and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.\n\n Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English\n sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign\n Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of\n communication.\n\n Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as\n they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable\n accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation\n cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,\n such persons may not be eligible.\n\n<b>This job specification is applicable to the following title code:</b><b>Job<br />Spec<br />Code</b><b>Variant</b><b>State,<br />Local or<br />Common</b><b>Class of<br />Service</b><b>Work<br />Week</b><b>State<br />Class<br />Code</b><b>Local<br />Class<br />Code</b><b>Salary<br />Range</b><b>Note</b>01104LC N/A09-<br />This job specification is for <b>local</b> government use only.<br />Salary range is only applicable to state government.<br />Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.<br /><br /> 6/11/2004","sections":{"DEFINITION":"Under direction, supervises and has charge of the activities of a\n centralized unit engaged in operating data processing and computer\n oriented equipment used to receive, enter and transmit information to\n local state, and out-of-state law enforcement and/or other emergency\n services, does related work as required.","NOTE":"The examples of work for this title are for illustrative\n purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform\n all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties\n performed on the job may not be listed.","EXAMPLES_OF_WORK":"Plans, supervises, coordinates, and participates in the work of the\n communication unit.\n\n Provides advice and assistance to subordinate supervisors whenever\n unusual or difficult problems arise.\n\n Prepares periodic reports on the operations of the unit.\n\n Provides changes in organization of work or assignment of functions to\n positions to improve work flow and services.\n\n Prepares plans to meet substantial changes in workload and proposes\n and justifies revisions in staffing levels, work priorities and\n deadlines.\n\n Coordinates with representatives of other units to work out changes\n and problems that affect outside organization.\n\n Develops and reports to higher levels of management estimates of\n budget requirements.\n\n Assigns and instructs staff regarding new or changes processes.\n\n Establishes operating guidelines to implement procedures, methods, and\n other work-related changes.\n\n Studies continuing problems in the quality and quantity of work and\n operating effectiveness and take or recommend necessary corrective\n actions.\n\n Resolves technical work problems.\n\n Prepares formal requests for filling vacancies or for additional\n personnel to meet workload requirements.\n\n Selects employees from lists of eligibles.\n\n Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions,\n reassignments, other status changes, or recognition of outstanding\n performance of assigned employees.\n\n Approves and disapproves leave and recommends action in unusual cases.\n\n Establishes, develops, plans and coordinates the activities of a\n centralized communications unit.\n\n Supervises employees in the communications unit.\n\n Prepares budget, schedules, reports, requisitions, and maintains\n needed records and files.\n\n Prepares the master communications plan, operations manual and\n personnel handbook.\n\n Plans and implements procedures for the installation and utilization\n of various communication equipment.\n\n Provides recommendations for the purchase of equipment used in the\n unit.\n\n Receives formal grievances, resolving those that cannot be resolved at\n the first full supervisory level.\n\n Takes disciplinary action necessary and propose to higher authority a\n specific disciplinary action consistent with the problem and facts.\n\n Formulates training plans for assigned employees.\n\n Conducts informal training to broaden employee skills and to provide\n backup skills by cross training.\n\n Recommends more formal training when needed and recommends employees\n for formal training courses.\n\n Informs employees of all aspects of personnel programs of the unit.\n\n Plans and directs the activities of Communication Officers in all\n phases of their job.\n\n Plans operations procedures, and administrative reports.\n\n Receives and answers telephone, radio, and teletype inquiries of the\n National Crime Information Center and the State Crime Information\n Center for law enforcement agencies of the State.\n\n Directs the maintenance and updating of N.C.I.C. and S.C.I.C. records\n and files.\n\n Enters information regarding arrests and crimes into a computer and\n searches computer memory to match current information versus past\n records for identification purposes and to retrieve previous criminal\n record.\n\n Utilizes data processing computer oriented equipment to receive and\n send messages to state and out of state law enforcement agencies.\n\n Plans and directs the activities of personnel engaged in entering and\n receiving information on persons arrested or suspected of criminal\n activity from a central computer, by means of a communication\n terminal.\n\n Receives by radio or telephone, police alarms for wanted persons,\n stolen property, escaped prisoners, and stolen cars.\n\n Enters and retrieves information from the computer for other law\n enforcement agencies such as Sheriff's Department, Prosecutor's\n Department, and Probation Department.\n\n Deletes information from computer.\n\n Maintains log of all information received and transmitted.\n\n Keeps files of escaped prisoners, wanted persons, and stolen cars\n according to New Jersey State Police System.","EXPERIENCE":"Five (5) years of experience in work involving the use of video\n display terminals or other data processing and computer oriented\n equipment for receiving, entering, retrieving and relaying law\n enforcement information.","LICENSE":"Appointees will be required to posses a driver's license valid in\n New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee\n mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the\n position.","KNOWLEDGE_AND_ABILITIES":"Knowledge of the methods and procedures used to receive and transmit\n information to Federal and State Crime Information Centers and law\n enforcement agencies.\n\n Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the State Crime Information\n Center.\n\n Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise\n their work performance.\n\n Ability to train new communications personnel.\n\n Ability to use CRT and/or computer terminal or other communication\n equipment to transmit information and/or enter information into a\n central computer.\n\n Ability to record information received\n\n Ability to work establish and maintain cooperative working\n relationships with coworkers and others involved in the work of the\n unit.\n\n Ability to perform related clerical work.\n\n Ability to compile and prepare reports and other statistical data.\n\n Ability to use and supervise the use of terminal computer oriented\n data processing and communications equipment.\n\n Ability to supervise the entries and the maintenance of the records of\n the National Crime Information and State Crime Information Center in\n current condition.\n\n Ability to maintain the confidentiality of police information\n received.\n\n Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording\n and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.\n\n Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English\n sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign\n Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of\n communication.\n\n Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as\n they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable\n accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation\n cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,\n such persons may not be eligible."},"searchable_text":"CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER DEFINITION: Under direction, supervises and has charge of the activities of a centralized unit engaged in operating data processing and computer oriented equipment used to receive, enter and transmit information to local state, and out-of-state law enforcement and/or other emergency services, does related work as required. NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. EXAMPLES OF WORK: Plans, supervises, coordinates, and participates in the work of the communication unit. Provides advice and assistance to subordinate supervisors whenever unusual or difficult problems arise. Prepares periodic reports on the operations of the unit. Provides changes in organization of work or assignment of functions to positions to improve work flow and services. Prepares plans to meet substantial changes in workload and proposes and justifies revisions in staffing levels, work priorities and deadlines. Coordinates with representatives of other units to work out changes and problems that affect outside organization. Develops and reports to higher levels of management estimates of budget requirements. Assigns and instructs staff regarding new or changes processes. Establishes operating guidelines to implement procedures, methods, and other work-related changes. Studies continuing problems in the quality and quantity of work and operating effectiveness and take or recommend necessary corrective actions. Resolves technical work problems. Prepares formal requests for filling vacancies or for additional personnel to meet workload requirements. Selects employees from lists of eligibles. Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions, reassignments, other status changes, or recognition of outstanding performance of assigned employees. Approves and disapproves leave and recommends action in unusual cases. Establishes, develops, plans and coordinates the activities of a centralized communications unit. Supervises employees in the communications unit. Prepares budget, schedules, reports, requisitions, and maintains needed records and files. Prepares the master communications plan, operations manual and personnel handbook. Plans and implements procedures for the installation and utilization of various communication equipment. Provides recommendations for the purchase of equipment used in the unit. Receives formal grievances, resolving those that cannot be resolved at the first full supervisory level. Takes disciplinary action necessary and propose to higher authority a specific disciplinary action consistent with the problem and facts. Formulates training plans for assigned employees. Conducts informal training to broaden employee skills and to provide backup skills by cross training. Recommends more formal training when needed and recommends employees for formal training courses. Informs employees of all aspects of personnel programs of the unit. Plans and directs the activities of Communication Officers in all phases of their job. Plans operations procedures, and administrative reports. Receives and answers telephone, radio, and teletype inquiries of the National Crime Information Center and the State Crime Information Center for law enforcement agencies of the State. Directs the maintenance and updating of N.C.I.C. and S.C.I.C. records and files. Enters information regarding arrests and crimes into a computer and searches computer memory to match current information versus past records for identification purposes and to retrieve previous criminal record. Utilizes data processing computer oriented equipment to receive and send messages to state and out of state law enforcement agencies. Plans and directs the activities of personnel engaged in entering and receiving information on persons arrested or suspected of criminal activity from a central computer, by means of a communication terminal. Receives by radio or telephone, police alarms for wanted persons, stolen property, escaped prisoners, and stolen cars. Enters and retrieves information from the computer for other law enforcement agencies such as Sheriff's Department, Prosecutor's Department, and Probation Department. Deletes information from computer. Maintains log of all information received and transmitted. Keeps files of escaped prisoners, wanted persons, and stolen cars according to New Jersey State Police System. REQUIREMENTS: EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of experience in work involving the use of video display terminals or other data processing and computer oriented equipment for receiving, entering, retrieving and relaying law enforcement information. LICENSE: Appointees will be required to posses a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the methods and procedures used to receive and transmit information to Federal and State Crime Information Centers and law enforcement agencies. Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the State Crime Information Center. Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise their work performance. Ability to train new communications personnel. Ability to use CRT and/or computer terminal or other communication equipment to transmit information and/or enter information into a central computer. Ability to record information received Ability to work establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and others involved in the work of the unit. Ability to perform related clerical work. Ability to compile and prepare reports and other statistical data. Ability to use and supervise the use of terminal computer oriented data processing and communications equipment. Ability to supervise the entries and the maintenance of the records of the National Crime Information and State Crime Information Center in current condition. Ability to maintain the confidentiality of police information received. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. This job specification is applicable to the following title code: Job Spec Code Variant State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range Note 01104 L C N/A 09 - This job specification is for local government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 6/11/2004","snippet":"CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER DEFINITION: Under direction, supervises and has charge of the activities of a centralized unit engaged in operating data processing and computer oriented equipment used to...","salary_meta":null,"education_level":null,"experience_years":5,"has_license_requirement":true,"license_types":["driver"],"pension_system":"PERS","revision_date":"2004-06-11","erg_prefix":null,"erg_schedule":"A-P-R-S","range_number":null,"erg_name":null,"erg_union":null,"familyId":"chief","familyName":"CHIEF","level":null,"specialization":"COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER","prefix":null,"isSupervisory":false}