Emergency Management Specialist/Training Coordinator, Level 1 or 2

About the role

Do you desire to make a difference in your community and be off on most evenings and weekends? If so, this is the job for you!! Click here to watch the video. Emergency Management Specialist/Training Coordinator, Level 1 or 2. This is a full-time in-office position (not telework) located at the Southwest Public Health District 8-2, Albany, Georgia District Office of Emergency Preparedness. Position is open until filled.

Responsibilities

• Serves the 14-county health district
• Assesses training needs of staff and community partners
• Plans and/or coordinates training sessions, drills, and exercises for the agency and its partners
• Utilizes exercises meeting state and federal guidelines/standards as training activities
• Evaluates training and learning outcomes
• Participates in general Emergency Preparedness planning and response activities
• May require weekend and/or evening work
• Provides excellent customer service and maintains HIPAA standards
• Responds to Public Health Emergencies

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, emergency management, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, AND two years of experience, OR
• A High School diploma or GED, AND two years of experience in emergency management
• Physical requirements include occasional lifting of up to 45 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous employment with any state's Department of Public Health or a County Board of Health
• Computer skills (Office suite)
• Greater than one year of experience providing training or instructional services in a functional area
• The ability to hitch, tow, and back a trailer
• Experience developing collaborations/partnerships
• Emergency Preparedness Experience
• NIMS/ICS Courses: 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
• WEBEOC, GHA911, and ReadyOp Communication system experience
• Bilingual-Spanish and English

Pay

Paygrade/Salary: H-$39,124, I-$42,536 (based on qualifications/experience). Job Code(s): PSP070 or PSP071.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• Educational Support Leave
• 3 weeks Annual Leave & 3 weeks Sick Leave earned in first year
• Defined benefit retirement plan plus (employer-matched) 401(k) plan
• Health and Flexible Benefits (Dental, Vision, Legal, Long-Term Care, Dependent Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Spending Accounts)

Schedule

This position may require driving company vehicles (valid driver's license required) and working some evenings and weekends during special events such as health fairs and responding to disasters. Selected applicant must consent to a motor vehicle record assessment. Points should be less than 10 and/or not negatively impact insurance rates for the agency.