Disaster Response and Recovery Officer #00158

Dept of Emergency Management; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Emergency Management is seeking a Disaster Response and Recovery Officer to provide hands-on all-hazards emergency management support to assigned localities under the Chief Regional Coordinator. You will coordinate regional activities to ensure effective emergency management across planning, training, and operations.

The role requires reaching the region within 30 minutes and performing essential personnel duties during emergencies.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of the role of the state, local and federal governments in emergencies.
• Knowledge in emergency response programs.
• Demonstrated skill in managing and evaluating emergency management programs.
• Ability to direct planning, safety and field operations activities.
• Ability to accurately assess potential emergency situations and make decisions in high stress environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal program regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Skill to build rapport, consensus and collaboration which spans regional, state and local stakeholders.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to adapt to fluctuations and changes in program activities.
• Knowledge of program management and program methodology.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine, direct and comprehensive hands-on all hazards emergency management support to assigned localities under the direction of the Chief Regional Coordinator.
• Coordinate, deliver, monitor and ensure compliance activities related to development and maintenance of emergency management programs for assigned localities.
• Provide planning, training exercises and fiscal and operational guidance for all phases of the emergency management program.

Skills

Emergency governance

Emergency response knowledge

Program management

Planning & safety

Field operations

Decision making

Regulatory interpretation

Job description

Title: Disaster Response and Recovery Officer #00158

State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator III

Hiring Range: $78,000 - $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: Region 6

Agency Website: https://www.vaemergency.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The purpose of this position is to provide routine, direct and comprehensive hands-on all hazards emergency management support to assigned localities under the direction of the Chief Regional Coordinator. The Disaster Response and Recovery Officer serves as a representative of VDEM and a liaison for state and regional stakeholders, ensuring adequate emergency management support for localities and field-level state agency activities by coordinating the integration of related program activities consistent with the mission of VDEM and the Commonwealth's Emergency Management system. Responsible for coordination, delivery, monitoring and compliance activities related to the development and maintenance of emergency management programs for assigned localities, this position provides a full range of planning, training exercises and fiscal and operational guidance needed for all phases of the emergency management program (prevention/protection/mitigation/response/recovery).

Because this role includes emergency response duties, you must be able to reach the region within 30 mins.

All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official EWP.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of the role of the state, local and federal governments in emergencies.
• Knowledge in emergency response programs
• Demonstrated skill in managing and evaluating emergency management programs
• Ability to direct planning, safety and field operations activities.
• Ability to accurately assess potential emergency situations and make decisions in high stress environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal program regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Skill to build rapport, consensus and collaboration which spans regional, state and local stakeholders.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to adapt to fluctuations and changes in program activities.
• Knowledge of program management and program methodology

Additional Considerations

• Experience working in emergency management, incident management systems and disaster response in field disaster operations.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.

The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range. This is a restricted position due to the funding source.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.

VDEM does not provide sponsorship or a STEM OPT extension to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.