District Emergency Training Coordinator

State of Indiana; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Indiana's Indiana Department of Homeland Security invites applications for a District Coordinator position serving IDHS District 4. The role handles certification course coordination, scheduling, instructor support, student communications, and certification processing.

Residency within District 4 counties is required. The position starts at $27.29 per hour, with compensation commensurate with education and experience; benefits are seasonal with up to 180 working days in 11 months.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of planning techniques and procedures.
• Understanding of urban planning, transportation planning, and local economic development.
• Knowledge of emergency disaster planning and mitigation.
• Ability to analyze statistics and trends about populations.
• Ability to communicate with government and private executives.
• Ability to explain programs and secure cooperation between local, state, and federal government and private executives.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking.
• Ability to develop feasible techniques and methods to achieve plan solutions.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret laws, guidelines, and regulations related to disaster planning.
• A degree is not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work of lower-level workers and assist in complex or unusual situations.
• Develop comprehensive emergency plans, statewide analyses, and evaluations.
• Coordinate with local, state, and federal partners to ensure interoperability of all plans.
• Coordinate tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises for the emergency plans.
• Provide guidance to political sub-divisions of the state to enable each jurisdiction to develop area plans.
• Head planning teams to meet these requirements.
• Coordinate, promote and manage district level training and exercise training programs.
• Assist local, state, and federal partners in developing and conducting training exercises at the state and regional level.
• Prepare short- and long-range training plans for state and local responders.
• Required travel to scheduled exercise sites to act as facilitator, controller, or evaluator.
• This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

Skills

Planning techniques

Urban planning

Emergency planning

Communication

Job description

State of Indiana's Indiana Department of Homeland Security invites applications for a District Coordinator position serving IDHS District 4. The role handles certification course coordination, scheduling, instructor support, student communications, and certification processing.

Residency within District 4 counties is required. The position starts at $27.29 per hour, with compensation commensurate with education and experience; benefits are seasonal with up to 180 working days in 11 months.