City of Kissimmee
Local historians have offered many variations of the origin of the City's name. Most agree that Kissimmee is a modern spelling of a tribal word. The book, Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich, links "Kissimmee" to a village of the Jororo, one of Florida's lesser-known tribes.
Historian John Hann researched Spanish documents about missions established to convert the Jororo and other groups to Christianity in the late 1600s. Spanish records indicate that a mission was built near the tribe's main village, also called Jororo.
Another mission was called Atissimi. Milanich writes, "Hann suggests that the name Atissimi, sometimes given as Jizimi and Tisimi, may be the source of the modern place name Kissimmee." A 1752 Spanish map used the name "Cacema," which has evolved into today's spelling of Kissimmee.
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UTILITY WORKER PW Utility Worker PW Classification Title: Utility Worker Department: Various Pay Grade: 8 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under regular supervision, performs routine maintenance and repair tasks in City faci...
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Heavy Equipment Mechanic Classification Title: Heavy Equipment Mechanic Department: Public Works Pay Grade: 15 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Performs general mechanical maintenance, repair and upg...
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EVENT MONITOR Event Monitor PT General Statement of Job Under general supervision, event monitors provide customer service and crowd control for scheduled events, tournaments, shows and exhibitions. Responsible for preparing area(s) of assi...
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TELECOMMUNICATOR Telecommunicator Classification Title: Telecommunicator Department: Police Department Pay Grade: 13 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Answers emergency and non-emergency calls for service. Gets the correct ad...
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR PR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR PR General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, operates heavy equipment in the installation, maintenance, and repair of City property for the Parks and Recreation Department. P...
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POLICE OFFICER (SIGN ON BONUS $3,000)
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POLICE OFFICER (SIGN ON BONUS $3,000) Police Officer General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, performs responsible law enforcement functions as assigned, including enforcing federal and state laws and local ordinances. Exercis...
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II PW Equipment Operator II PW Classification Title: Equipment Operator II Department: Public Works Pay Grade: 11 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, operates moderate-sized equi...
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SOLID WASTE DRIVER Solid Waste Driver Classification Title: Solid Waste Driver Department: Solid Waste Division, Public Works Pay Grade: 12 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, operates garbage, tra...
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HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE PART-TIME
Kissimmee, Florida
HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE PART-TIME HR Representative Part-time Classification Title: HR Representative PT Department: Human Resources Pay Grade: 1 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under direct supervision, performs rou...
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Kissimmee, Florida
EMS QA-QI SPECIALIST EMS QA-QI Specialist General Statement of Job Under direction, the purpose of the position is to review all Fire Incident Reports, Emergency Medical Services (MRS) Patient Care Reports (PCR). Employees in this classific...
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