Emergency Management Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS is seeking an Emergency Management Specialist to assist in preparing for, carrying out, or coordinating emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.

The role requires meeting selective placement factors, including a current state driver's license, and specialized experience in emergency management, as well as potential education-for-experience substitutions.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in emergency management and applying laws, guidelines and policies.
• Education can be substituted by a Ph.D. or 3 years of progressive graduate study.
• Combination of education and experience may be credited with transcript documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, executing, and analyzing a comprehensive emergency management program.
• Apply data analytical and evaluation methods to determine program compliance with emergency preparedness and management rules.
• Support site visits to outpatient clinics to perform hazard vulnerability analysis, drills and training.

Skills

Emergency management

Data analysis

Education

Ph.D. or doctoral degree

Graduate education (3 years)

Job description

This position is located at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS. The Emergency Management Specialist is responsible for assisting in preparing for, carrying out, or coordinating emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristics basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration for this position.

The Selective Placement Factor: Possess a current and valid state-issued driver's license. (NOTE: We cannot accept photographs. Therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide your driver's license for verification of required endorsements.)

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet Selective Placement Factor and one of the following requirements:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this Emergency Management Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: experience in emergency management where you applied your knowledge of the laws, guidelines and policies governing various emergency management programs and operations to assist in developing, executing, and analyzing a comprehensive emergency management program; applying data analytical and evaluation methods to determine program compliance with emergency preparedness and management rules and regulations; and applying a working knowledge of a variety of emergency, contingency and operations plans, policies, and directives to provide advice and assistance. NOTE: One (1) full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this Emergency Management Specialist. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (above a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above, which meet the total requirements for this grade level. NOTE: One (1) full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: The work is sedentary during non-emergency situations. However, participation in fieldexercises and operational support missions may require strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distance, climbing, working longhours, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping. May include various housingand living conditions to include non-climate controlled, limited privacy sleeping facilities (forexample, cots, tents, "hot-bunking", gymnasiums, or similar), limited shower and laundryfacilities, and limited feeding options (such as shelf-stable meals, meals-ready-to-eat (MRE's), and field kitchens).

The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. May be required to work in a warehouse and store emergency management equipment in outdoor storage facility and indoor storage rooms. Incumbent will support site visits to all outpatient clinics to perform hazard vulnerability analysis, conduct drills, conduct training and any other comprehensive emergency management implementation. Environment may be subject to adverse weather to include wind, precipitation, temperature and humidity extremes. Protective gear (gloves, hard hats, hearing protection, and similar) and adherence to safety precautions may be required. Travel within the United States may be required. Must be able to travel by motor vehicle, train, boat, and aircraft.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.