Emergency Management Coordinator
About The Position
The Office of Emergency Services (County OES) is recruiting for Emergency Management Coordinators to support a wide range of preparedness and coordination efforts across the county. This role will assist with community outreach and preparedness education, maintain technology and applications, and provide interagency support. This position will also collect and analyze data related to community preparedness, support administrative functions by drafting reports and correspondence, and maintain records of emergency plans. In addition, this position will help review and update emergency preparedness plans and protocols. The Office of Emergency Services (County OES) is responsible for countywide emergency planning, mitigation, response and recovery activities. The OES works with all County departments and 24 cities, and many non-government organizations. In the event of an emergency, the OES manages the County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and coordinates the County's disaster response with local, state and federal governments. The Director of Emergency Services oversees the day-to-day administration of the County's disaster preparedness and response program and development of the County's Emergency Operations Plan. One of the primary functions is to ensure that the EOC is in a constant state of readiness.
Requirements
- Experience providing support during Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations totaling three (3) days OR participating in three (3) Natural Disaster Emergency Management drills within the last three (3) years. Experience may be gained through multiple incidents, drills, or activations that collectively equal three (3) days of participation. Routine workplace safety drills, such as fire or earthquake evacuation drills where participation is limited to following standard safety procedures and does not involve an assigned emergency management role or responsibility, is not considered qualifying experience.
- Completion of a Career Technical Education (CTE) program in Emergency Response, or military training program (Certificates must be attached), or 30 semester units (45 quarter) post-secondary coursework in emergency management, emergency response, public safety, homeland security, fire science, public health preparedness, or a closely related field. (Transcripts must be attached)
- One (1) year of full time equivalent clerical experience supporting emergency management, disaster preparedness, public safety, public health preparedness, or homeland security programs. (Emergency Dispatcher experience not considered qualifying)
Nice To Haves
- An Associate's degree in a Risk Management, GIS, Homeland Security or Emergency Management.
- Knowledge and exposure to the duties and responsibilities of Office of Emergency Services.
- Strong technical abilities and comfortable working with software, data, and modern digital tools, and able to quickly learn new systems.
Responsibilities
- Assist with community outreach and preparedness education.
- Maintain technology and applications.
- Provide interagency support.
- Collect and analyze data related to community preparedness.
- Support administrative functions by drafting reports and correspondence.
- Maintain records of emergency plans.
- Review and update emergency preparedness plans and protocols.
Benefits
- To review job-specific benefits, refer to: Summary of Benefits Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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