Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) Manager
About The Position
Arlington County Department of Human Services (DHS) Public Health Division is seeking an experienced Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) Manager. This role will lead the EP&R Unit staff and oversee operational, planning, logistics, finance, and administration aspects of emergency preparedness programs. The position requires close collaboration and communication with government and community partners. The EP&R Unit is responsible for ensuring community-wide plans for outbreaks and/or public health emergencies, developing plans, public health staff trainings, exercises for environmental health and homeland security threats, and managing Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers. The unit also trains staff to work in census tracts with vulnerable populations to enhance resilience before a disaster.
Requirements
- Experience in emergency preparedness and response.
- Experience leading staff.
- Experience overseeing operational, planning, logistics, finance, and administration aspects of programs.
- Experience collaborating and communicating with government and community partners.
- Experience developing plans.
- Experience developing public health staff trainings.
- Experience conducting exercises for environmental health and homeland security threats.
- Experience managing volunteers.
- Experience training staff to work in vulnerable populations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the EP&R Unit staff.
- Oversee operational, planning, logistics, finance, and administration aspects of emergency preparedness programs.
- Collaborate and communicate with government and community partners.
- Develop community-wide plans for outbreaks and/or public health emergencies.
- Develop public health staff trainings.
- Conduct exercises for environmental health and homeland security threats.
- Manage Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers.
- Train staff to work in census tracts with vulnerable populations to make them more resilient before a disaster.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
