Disaster Preparedness Program Representative ; NY HELPS

Position: Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 2 (NY HELPS)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/12/26

Applications Due
01/27/26

Vacancy ID207016

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NY HELPYes

Agency Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of

Title Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade
18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $66951 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 1220 Washington Ave.

Building 22

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12226

Duties Description Under the direction of the Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 3, the Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 2 is responsible for assisting in the maintenance and readiness of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and alternate locations for no-notice and planned activations during emergencies and disasters. They incumbent is also responsible for the development and maintenance schedules for technology hardware and software, ensuring job aids and checklists are up-to-date, and working with state and local emergency management partners to ensure a comprehensive understanding of roles and responsibilities during activations of the SEOC.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

* Facilitate approved emergency resource requests to include determining

resource requirements, mobilization and logistical considerations, resource transportation, tracking, and demobilization during activations of the State Emergency Operations Center.

* Develop and update SEOC job aids, position checklists, and flow charts. Update technology equipment (laptops, computers, phones, etc.) and software on a regular basis and ensure office/ancillary supplies are inventoried and resupplied to maintain the SEOC and alternate locations in a constant state of readiness.

* Provide administrative support to NY Responds (incident management software) to include access, system upgrade and patches, identifying training needs, and developing process and guidance on how the system is implemented and utilized.

* Maintain proficiency in, conduct regular tests of, and schedule maintenance for multiple types of technology and equipment.

* Participate in working groups with multi-disciplined and multi-jurisdictional partners on topics to include, but not limited to ESF 5 (planning), ESF 7 (logistics), ice jams, lake flooding, mass gatherings, etc.

* Gather and analyze information to produce briefings or reports to inform timely and effective incident response decisions.

* Coordinate logistics for presentations in the facility and all requests for meeting/conference room space.

* Perform all administrative supervisory duties as required.

* Perform other duties and special projects as required.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Six years of emergency management experience coordinating and implementing emergency management and disaster preparedness programs; preparation or modification of disaster plans; preparing, modifying, and presenting of disaster educational training and/or exercises; gathering and…