Disaster Planning Coordinator
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Healthcare
Emergency Crisis Mgmt / Disaster Relief -
Government
Emergency Crisis Mgmt / Disaster Relief
Date:
Aug 7, 2026
Location:
AUSTIN, TX
Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.
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Functional
Title:
Disaster Planning Coordinator Job Title: Program Specialist V Agency: Health & Human Services Comm Department: BH Disaster Services Posting Number: 19886 Closing Date: 08/21/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Education Training and Library Salary Range: $4,523.16 - $7,253.83 Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-21 Shift: Day Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 40%
Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Facility
Location:
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST
Other Locations:
MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS
Brief Job Description
The Planning Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for Disaster Behavioral Health Coordination (DBHC) planning, preparedness and mitigation services. The Planning Coordinator is responsible for the supporting the development, implementation, and training of disaster behavioral health emergency operations plans (EOP) and procedures. This position is responsible for the coordination, tracking, and documentation of disaster behavioral health-related planning activities, grant development, and creation of innovative tools and training designed to enhance and improve DBHC’s planning and preparedness capacity and effectiveness.
This position reports to the Associate Director of Planning and Preparedness (DPP) for Disaster Behavioral Health Coordination under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Planning Activities
Performs highly complex, advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work to help Local Mental Health/Local Behavioral Health Authorities (LMHA/LBHA) with preparedness and mitigation planning to ensure appropriate and adequate response to all hazards, to include natural and human caused disasters (e.g. mass shootings, pandemics). Work is heavily focused on coordinating, training, evaluating process and practices, facilitating community collaborations, assisting in the cultivation of community relationships, writing, soliciting feedback, and completing DBH planning assignments related to federal, state, regional, and/or local emergencies, incidents, disasters, or exercises.
Works closely with Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) systems agencies, divisions, departments, programs, LMHAs/LBHAs as well as other external stakeholders to coordinate DBH-related deployable team resources.
This position will serve as the subject matter expert in the development of tools, protocols, and training designed to facilitate the development of DBH focused emergency operations plans that seek to improve stakeholder response capability and efficiency. Specific activities may include: (1) assessing LMHA/LBHA gaps in DBH preparedness; (2) planning, developing, and implementing education/training solutions to address gaps; (3) developing training materials to educate and inform the practices of stakeholders about preparedness and mitigation;
(4) organizing, coordinating, and assisting or facilitating DBH related drills and exercises, emergency operations planning activities and preparedness classes; (5) frequent interaction with external emergency management (e.g. county, state. and federal) entities; (6) providing best practices to LMHA/LBHAs related to cultivating and maintaining local emergency management relationships (e.g. developing mutual aid agreements, being included in local emergency…
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