Interested in Applying with SunComm?

Applications open and close frequently, but we encourage you to fill out a job interested card through the City of Yakima website if they are currently closed and as soon as the application process opens again, it will send an email notification to apply at that time.

Here are the links:

Current Job Openings (City of Yakima)

Telecommunicator Job Interest Card

If you have any questions about the application process please feel free to reach out to Abigail Rhoads in Human Resources for the City of Yakima (509) 575-6090. Below is a PowerPoint that describes the hiring process.

Job Descriptions:

Click on the link below to see the job description, including minimum requirements, pay rates and benefits.

Telecommunicator

Need more information?  Here’s a link to learn more about a career in Public Safety in Washington State.

If you want to speak to one of our team members directly, contact us through one of the various routes on our contact page.

Testing for SunComm

Need more information as to what you can expect in our testing process?  The following steps will all need to be successfully completed in order to be considered for employment.  If you do not pass one step you will not proceed on to the following ones.

  • Submit an Application and pass initial screening.  Do not forget to attach your typing test and explain in your application how you’ve met a year worth of experience in a fast paced environment
  • Complete a personality assessment test
  • Complete a CritiCall (simulated dispatching) test
  • Complete an Oral Board test
  • Pass a thorough background screening
  • Sit-in on the communications floor
  • Meet with SunComm’s Management team for an interview
  • Complete a Polygraph test
  • Complete a Psychological exam