Emergency Management Coordinator
Emergency Management Coordinator
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- *THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 12 AT 11:59 PM WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION*
The City of Auburn a thriving municipality in the Puget Sound area is seeking anEmergency Management Coordinator.This position performs professional work directly related to coordinating the planning organizing scheduling and facilitation of various aspects of the emergency management programs; assists the Emergency Manager to foster whole-community preparedness and achieve an effective emergency management response to disasters and other incidents; facilitates training and public education for City staff and residents. Work is conducted in accordance with federal state and local statutes professional administrative and legal standards and general policies as established by the Emergency Manager and Director of Administration.
IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:- Management Skills - Project Volunteers Organization
- Customer Service - Working with the public dealing with difficult people and circumstances
- Flexibility - Ability to adjust to shifting priorities.
OUR CITY
The City of Auburn is home to over 90000 residents and encompasses over 29.8 square miles of land two rivers and is part of two counties - King and Pierce. The City operates as a Strong-Mayor form of Mayor-Council government with a City Council of seven at-large members. Primary Duties
In this role you will:
- Lead community preparedness programsincluding organizing education campaigns giving presentations and engaging residents at events to promote preparedness and resilience.
- Manage volunteers and training programs including recruitment training and guidance of CERT members Auburn Area Emergency Communications Team and other volunteers.
- Support emergency operations including serving as an on-call duty officer responding to the Emergency Operations Center or other locations and serve on incident management teams.
- Maintain emergency resources including overseeing supplies equipment and AEDs to support the Citys preparedness.
- Build strong partnerships by collaborating with city staff regional partners community groups and the public to strengthen Auburns emergency preparedness.
Minimum Qualifications
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR...
- Bachelors Degree in Emergency Management Public Administration Social Sciences or a related field.
- Two (2) years experience demonstrated and verifiable experience in Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security Volunteer Management or a related field;
- a combination of experience education and training that would indicate the level of skills knowledge and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES REQUIREDPossess and retain a valid state drivers license throughout tenure of employment without impending loss at time of appointment.
- Proof of completion of FEMA IS-and 800 classes.
NOTE: This position will be required to be fingerprinted and complete the CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) Security Certification Test to be allowed to view sensitive information and have unescorted access while at the Police Department (per Washington State Patrol ACCESS unit).
WE WOULD LOVE IF YOU HAD THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATES.Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) CERT trainer credentials FEMA or equivalent ICS 300 and 400 FEMA EM Professional Development Series CPR/First Aid Instructor Project Management certifications and/or amateur (ham) radio license are highly desirable
Documented experience working in an EOC Incident Command Post or other Incident Command System organization during an incident
Additional Information
WHY CHOOSE THE CITY OF AUBURN
- Competitivesalary
- Excellentmedical dental and vision plans with employee premiums paidby the City
- Employer contributions to the State Retirement System pension plans
- 12 days of paid vacationper year
- 11 paid holidaysper year
- 2 paid floating holidaysof your choice per year
- VEBA (tax-freehealth savings account)
- Optional Flexible Spendingbenefit plan
- Deferred Compensationplan options
- Employee Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- And more!
For more information about what benefits the City provides please visit:TO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Team Auburn values diverse perspectives life experiences and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity respect and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply including Black Indigenous and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people with disabilities and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial social and economic equality for ALL people in our community.
The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.To learn more about the Inclusive Auburninitiative please visit:TO APPLY
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format or would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The City of Auburn is dedicated to building an inclusive informed city with opportunities for alignment with that goal the City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers including names addresses and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the initial screening of applications. For that reason hiring managers will not be viewing any attachments to your application including a cover letter or resume during the initial screening.
Please make sure to submit a complete detailed and updated job application and thoroughly answer the supplemental questions prior to the submission deadline! You must meet the minimum qualifications to move forward in the screening process.
Please note that if you are selected to move forward after an interview a background check driving abstract review and reference check will be completed before an official job offer will be made.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the recruitment process. E-mails from and/or should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions please contact Chardae Gillespie HR Coordinator at .Required Experience:
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