Emergency Management Coordinator/Trainer

Title: Emergency Management Coordinator/Trainer

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Fairfax County - 059

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $75,000-$85,000

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

General Description:
This position oversees all phases of emergency management and emergency management training at various campuses and any off-campus locations. This position will take the lead on all phases of emergency management exercises and training and will plan, develop, coordinate, schedule, conduct, document, and evaluate trainings and exercises to ensure compliance with Federal and state laws and regulations, as well as College initiatives, policies, and procedures.

Duties and Tasks:

• On a 24/7 basis, coordinate response and recovery efforts to campuses before, during and after an incident or planned event. Respond directly to the incident/event as necessary or directed.
• Serve as a liaison to faculty, staff, and students on assigned campuses, and local governmental agencies, community organizations, or others to explain and provide technical assistance on emergency management program specifics, planning and preparedness, and requirements.
• Meet with campus/college leadership regularly to ensure open communications on planning and procedures to assure that college employees and organizational units are ready to respond in practical, productive ways to emergencies and to ensure compliance with mandated Federal, state, and college emergency management regulations.
• Provide review and compliance assurance with emergency management activities including but not limited to Governor's Executive Orders, Clery Act, College policies and procedures and other related emergency management responsibilities.
• Develop, coordinate, and document training and exercises which comply with mandates specifically related to the College Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), the College Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), the College Crisit Communication Protocols (CCP), the College Emergency Action Plan (EAP), CPR/AED/Stop-the-Bleed, and the Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT).

Special Assignment:
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Must be able to pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required KSAs:

• Solid understanding of emergency management procedures and training/exercise processes and technologies and the ability to implement and improve a broad-based, practical, and effective emergency management and training program.
• Ability to effectively and appropriately relate, network and communicate with senior executives, Administrative Council, College governance, and College employees at all levels, as well as with external offices and agencies such as the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, local emergency management offices, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security.
• Ability to collect, organize, retain, analyze, and produce information related to emergency management and emergency response.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively during high stress situations.
• Ability to make effective presentations to large and small groups.
• Ability to prepare technical reports.
• Ability to recognize training and exercise deficiencies and correct deficiencies in collaboration with other OEMS personnel.
• Ability to understand the mission and strategic direction of the College.
• Ability to use, and to assist others in using, traditional or advanced planning, training, and exercise techniques for assessing needs and formulating responses.
• Ability to use technology to work and communicate remotely or from the Emergency Operations Center.
• Ability to work well in teams.
• Ability to be flexible and work with minimal direction.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills and effective communication skills.
• Ability to obtain Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) certification within one year of hire.
• Ability to obtain Virginia Emergency Vehicle Operator Certification within one year of hire.

Required Qualifications:

• Certification and/or coursework in the Emergency Management Institute's Advanced Professional Series (APS).
• Certification in the FEMA Professional Development Series (PDS).
• Completion of IS 100.c, 130.a, 200.c, 201, 360, 363, 700.b, 800.d, 300, 400.
• Complete the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) within the first six months of employment.
• Experience in designing, developing, planning, implementing, and coordinating emergency management training and exercises.
• Experience in emergency management, homeland security, law enforcement, fire and/or EMS.
• Pass a background investigation.
• Pass the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) background and training.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Emergency Manager (CEM).
• Experience in designing, planning, implementing, and coordinating emergency management programs for a large diverse organization.
• Training and/or experience in emergency response and/or preparedness.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience in writing emergency plans and grant writing and management.
• Experience in one or more of the following emergency management areas: mitigation, response, continuity of operations, recovery, and/or preparedness.
• Experience in public agencies or working with public agencies.