Emergency Planning Specialist

Select Source International; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Source International is seeking an Emergency Planning Specialist to support the development and coordination of public health emergency plans, policies, training, and procedures for response and recovery from health hazards and emergencies.

The role emphasizes planning and plan writing, incident command center support, and training/exercise development, providing clerical and operational support across agencies and partners involved in public health readiness and response.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical, operational, and logistical support in emergency response training, exercises, and actual events utilizing the principles of HSEEP, NIMS and ICS.
• Reviews development protocols for planning and response gaps and documents possible solutions with internal and external partners.
• Collects emergency response information for public health events and tracks event information to support EOC/ICC activities.
• Coordinates delivery of ongoing training and exercises on response plans to MCDPH, partners, and volunteers.

Job description

Position Description : EMERGENCY PLANNING SPECIALIST

The Emergency Planning Specialist provides clerical, logistical, planning, and operational support for the development and coordination of public health emergency operational plans or processes, as well as activities related to the plans, policies, training, and procedures required to respond and recover from public health hazards and emergency events.

Planning and Plan Writing (60%)

• Provides research and clerical support to Emergency Preparedness Planner(s) or Supervisor(s) in the development and maintenance of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) emergency response plans. (20%)
• Based upon input from planner and/or lessons learned during emergencies or exercises, updates, tracks, and maintains emergency response plans. (15%)
• Research and identify possible businesses, non-profit organizations, or individuals as a volunteer force to support specific roles and responsibilities during emergency response and daily public health activities. (10%)
• Collaborates with Planners and Supervisors to develop and improve communication systems and procedures used to maintain most current information with internal and external program stakeholders through database and contact lists management. (10%)
• Collects, tracks, and completes a report comparing new to old data measuring the effectiveness of emergency response plans and identifies hazard vulnerabilities and gaps in existing capacities and capabilities. (5%)

OPR Incident Command Center Management, Support, and Analysis (20%)

• Provides clerical, operational, and logistical support in emergency response training, exercises, and actual events utilizing the principles of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS). (10%)
• Reviews development protocols for possible planning and response gaps and collaborates with necessary team of internal and external partners to document possible solutions. (5%)
• Collects emergency response information for public health emergency events. Continues to track event information and supports the activities of the planning, operations, logistics, sections within the emergency operations center (EOC) or Incident Command Center (ICC). (5%)

Training and Exercise Development and Implementation (20%)

• Coordinates the delivery of OPR ongoing training and exercises on response plans to MCDPH, partners, and volunteers. (10%)