POSITION AVAILABLE
Position: Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Reports to: Disease & Emergency Supervisor
Position to be filled: August 1, 2022
Starting Salary: $53,968 annually
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Flexible Work Arrangements: Alternate work schedule or changes in work schedule available after initial training period with approval. Core work hours of 10am to 2pm required of all staff. Remote work from home available up to two days per week with approval after the completion of a minimum of 60 days of employment.
Vaccine Policy: Effective November 1, 2021 all new hires will need to meet COVID and Influenza vaccine requirements or request an exemption as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in either emergency management, environmental health, public administration, public health, or related field.
- Minimum of three years of emergency preparedness planning, exercise design and evaluation, OR five years of experience (with an Associate’s degree) OR one year of experience (with a Master’s degree).
- Valid driver’s license and insurance at time of appointment.
- Strong knowledge of the principles of public health, epidemiology, and emergency management planning (e.g., mitigation, preparedness, prevention, continuity of operations, recovery, and response).
- Proficiency with use of PC hardware & basic software (i.e. Microsoft office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.). Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Good customer service, verbal and written communication skills, and effective presentation skills. Good interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity & competence.
- Ability to respond to public health planning or response events and emergencies during nonbusiness hours.
- Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis.
- Ability to comprehend emergency planning and preparedness related reference materials that are required by local, state, and federal guidelines.
- Basic mathematical aptitude.
Responsibilities:
- Leads and administers agency emergency preparedness grant(s) to ensure that both local and regional deliverables are being met.
- Collaborates with the Northeast Ohio public health departments and planning partners to develop, implement, and/or enhance preparedness initiatives.
- Develops, updates, and maintains agency preparedness initiatives including all-hazards emergency response plan.
- Designs, implements, and evaluates emergency preparedness and planning training/exercise activities to test local, regional, and state emergency response plans. Develops after action reports and monitors compliance of improvement plans.
- Serves in key roles at the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serving as a Health/Medical Liaison (ESF #8), planning section chief and/or command level staff as part of incident.
- Represents agency at local, regional, and state-level stakeholder meetings regarding preparedness planning and response issues.
- Provides administrative oversight to the Cuyahoga County Medical Reserve Corps. Recruits, trains and maintains communications with public and medical volunteers to assist with local response to public health emergencies.
- Conducts programmatic tracking and reporting, complete all necessary documentation, and oversee and monitor all related projects and activities.
- Facilitates regular meetings with subgrantees and other program stakeholders to provide updates address issues/concerns.
- Establishes and maintains internal and external relationships and leverages relationships to maximize program and training effectiveness.
- Develops and extracts reports from databases (i.e., Enterprise, etc.) for delivery to internal and external customers. Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests or other reporting obligations.
- Participates public health emergency activities as needed. Serves as a 24/7 first responding member of emergency response teams.
- Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Please complete the online application on our website, www.ccbh.net/jobs
All applicants are required to upload a resume and include a cover letter with their application.
Deadline to Apply: July 8, 2022
Bilingual Applicants Welcome
Employees hired for a position that is funded in whole or in part by a designated funding source may be laid off when the funding source is reduced or eliminated.
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