Disaster Services Specialist - Emergency Appointment

County of Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Aging and Disabilities is seeking a Disaster Services Specialist to support the County’s response to windstorms and wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires. The role assists with coordinating resources and services to help Los Angeles County residents recover and rebuild. Under the emergency appointment, qualified applicants may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Work performance during the initial period is evaluated, and candidates who pass may be considered for permanent appointment.

Requirements

• Four years of highly responsible administrative, advisory, or staff experience analyzing and resolving problems involving organization, programs, systems and procedures, or planning, demonstrating knowledge and abilities in program planning, organizational management, and public relations.
• At least one year of the required experience must be in a disaster or emergency services program.
• Must be willing and able to respond during emergencies and disaster activations, potentially on short notice, and work evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and extended or irregular hours.
• Must be able to report to Emergency Operations Centers, Department Operations Centers, field offices, or other assigned locations throughout Los Angeles County.
• A valid California Class C Driver License, or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to perform essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing, implementing, or coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery, or mitigation activities involving individuals with access and functional needs (AFN).
• Knowledge of AFN principles and practices, including function-based approaches such as the C-MIST framework.
• Experience developing or implementing policies, procedures, protocols, operational plans, or other frameworks defining organizational roles and responsibilities.
• Experience applying accessibility and inclusive emergency planning principles, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessible communications, and language access.
• Experience conducting community engagement, outreach, training, exercises, or preparedness activities involving people with access and functional needs and organizations serving AFN populations.
• Experience using demographic, geographic, program, or service-delivery information to identify AFN populations, community needs, service gaps, available resources, and potential emergency impacts.
• Training in incident command, emergency operations, emergency public or media communications, and/or multiagency coordination.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, coordinating, evaluating, and monitoring County disaster and emergency requirements, and devise plans to respond to or mitigate disastrous events.
• Assist in developing long-range plans for the Countywide emergency preparedness and disaster services system.
• Consult with departmental, city, county, state, federal, and local governments and private agencies to develop multidisciplinary and multiagency approaches to emergency services.
• Develop educational materials and programs related to emergency preparedness and disaster services, and represent the department through speaking engagements as directed.
• Initiate and conduct research in emergency preparedness and disaster services.
• Represent the manager at meetings, conferences, workshops, and other forums.
• Interpret program policies and concepts to department staff, other County departments, other agencies, and interested community groups and individuals.
• May act for the manager in the manager’s absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed