Emergency Management and Planning Coordinator

Job Description
Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads both students and employers for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads enrolling nearly 28000 students in 201920. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System Tidewater Community College TCC services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake Norfolk Portsmouth and Virginia Beach 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3203 graduates inpercent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36 enrolled at TCC . TCCs institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The Emergency Coordinator oversees all phases of emergency management at various campuses and any offcampus location. This position is responsible for developing and implementing an allhazard approach to emergency planning and preparedness. This position will take the lead on college wide Emergency Management preparation and campus readiness to ensure compliance with Federal and state laws and regulations as well as college initiatives policies and procedures. Network closely with campus officials and maintain relationships needed to prepare for respond to mitigate against and recover from campus level emergency events. The Emergency Coordinator reports to the Director of Public Safety. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES : Provide guidance and support to campuses before during and after an incident or planned event. Support Emergency Management training for individual campuses and college administration to ensure compliance with mandated federal state and college Emergency Management regulations. Serve as the liaison to faculty staff students on assigned campuses and local governmental agencies community organizations or others to explain and provide technical assistance on emergency management program specifics and requirements. Study and analyze operations and problems prepare reports of findings and recommendations and prepare justifications for procedural or policy changes. Coordinate college preparation response mitigation and recovery to emergency incidents as necessary. Initiate investigative procedures if there is a violation of policies laws rules or regulations. Provide reviews and carry out evaluation of Emergency Management compliance activities to include but not limited to Governors Executive Orders college policies and procedures related to Emergency Management among others. Under the consultation of the Director of Public Safety; support and maintain training and exercise scheduling in compliance with mandates and requirements; participate in development of the COOP CEMP Emergency Operations Plan and campus emergency plans. Provide support and collaboration in the planning development implementation analysis and documentation of preparedness projects. Prepare comprehensive reviews of literature statutes rules and/or policies and prepare administrative reports studies and specialized research projects. Conduct or participate in workshops conventions training sessions public awareness activities and seminars. Meets with campus leadership regularly to ensure open communications and appropriate feedback is obtained. Assure that college employees and organizational units are ready to respond in practical productive ways to emergencies. This position would serve as backup to the Director of Public Safety in his/her role of CEMP emergency plan. Coordinate recovery and respond to emergency incidents as necessary. Develop effective relationships with State and local first responders and emergency management officials. Organize execute and evaluate the colleges emergency preparedness and continuity of operations exercise program in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program HSEEP . Perform other tasks as assigned.

Work Schedule
Varies to include some evenings and weekends