Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner

Career Opportunities:
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner (14330)

Posting  
14330 - Posted 03/24/2026
- Dept of State Health Services
- Region 1
- Management
- Not Eligible for Telework - $3000 - $4999 per month

DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of A Healthy Texas. If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.

Employee Benefits:

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page.

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  Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner
• Job Title: Program Supervisor III
• Agency: Dept of State Health Services
• Department: Region 1
• Posting Number: 14330
• Closing Date: 09/22/2026
• Posting Audience: Internal and External
• Occupational Category: Management
• Salary Range: $4,263.16 - $5,521.16
• Pay Frequency: Monthly
• Salary Group: TEXAS-B-20
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift: None
• Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
• Travel: Up to 30%
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Full Time/Part Time: Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
• Job Location City: AMARILLO
• Job Location Address: 3407 PONY EXPRESS WAY
• Other Locations: None
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Brief

Job Description:

Under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Region 1 (PHR1), Manager IV, Preparedness and Response (PAR), the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner:

• Writes, evaluates, and revises public health emergency response plans in accordance with federal and state guidance, the CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities, the National Response Framework and the National Incident Management System.
• Collaborates with internal and external public health emergency response partners to coordinate public health emergency response planning in the region.
• Provides training and technical assistance to partner public health emergency response planners in the region.
• Regularly interacts with public health partners in the region, including county officials.
• Conducts regional and county-level public health emergency response-related assessments in the region.
• Serves as supervisor for three DSHS PHR 1 Public Health Liaisons (Program Specialist IIIs). Establishes program goals and objectives for the Public Health Liaison positions, developing guidelines, procedures, and policies that direct the work of these positions. As supervisor, develops the schedule of work for the Public Health Liaison positions, establishes work priorities and standards to achieve goals. This position evaluates activities conducted by these positions.
  
  This position may provide budgetary input to the Manager IV.
• Trains and participate as a member of the Preparedness and Response Team, responding to public health disasters and other incidences requiring Incident Command System (ICS)-structured response.

Works under limited supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned. Safe operation of either a state-owned vehicle or personal vehicle is required to conduct state business and an acceptable driving record must be maintained in accordance with DSHS Policy OS-3901, Fleet Operations and Management & Procedures and standards developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (45%)

• Develops, documents, and maintains PHR 1’s regional emergency response plans, standard operating guidelines, and technical documents relating to public health emergency mitigation, preparedness, and response.
• Develops plans accordance to federal and state guidance, the CDC’s Public Health Preparedness Capabilities, the National Response Framework, and the National Incident Command System.
• Coordinates planning with state agencies, non-profit emergency response organizations, local governmental entities, and community organizations to ensure coordination, harmonization, and integration of DSHS PHR 1 public health emergency preparedness and response components into Essential Support Function 8 (ESF-8) partners’ response plans.
• Coordinates, manages, and facilitates multi-disciplinary planning meetings, work groups, workshops, conferences, composed of regional public health emergency response planning partners to develop harmonized, integrated regional, local, and organizational plans.
• Periodically updates emergency plans based on After Action Review (AAR) results, current risk/threat assessments, changes in overarching or…