Training Coordinator; PHEP Training & Exercise Coordinator

Application Accepted From: All Persons Interested

PN: 38108

Division: Chief of Staff

Section: Public Health Preparedness Unit

Location: 8000 N. Stadium Drive, Houston, TX 77054

Workday &

Hours:

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm (
* Subject to change*)

• Coordinates, plans, and oversees personnel training and staff development programs for department employees.
• Determines and analyzes training needs for employees, supervisors and managers based on gaps identified from exercise/incident After Action Reports.
• Facilitates Emergency Preparedness New Employee Orientation and NIMS training for HHD and build responses capabilities through training and exercises.
• Confers with management and supervisory personnel to assess training needs.
• Formulates and develops plans, procedures and programs to meet training needs and problems.
• Develops After Action Report and Improvement Plan reports, special documents or publications as assigned.
• Maintains a high degree of working knowledge of CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Capabilities, CDC’s Emergency Readiness Framework, HHS’s Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready, FEMA’s National Incident Management System, Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program, and other national and state level guidance documents and programs.
• Coordinates and delivers community preparedness outreach and training activities including weekend and after-hours events.
• Actively contributes to the program’s documentation and quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, Public Health Accreditation Board and the DLMCC.

There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature and air conditions.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, Personnel Management or a related field.

Four years of professional personnel experience involving training in a formal classroom and/or the development of curriculum and lesson plans for adult learners are required.

Pertinent training experience at the professional level may be substituted for the above educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

None

Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) FEMA certification.

The selection process will involve application review and/or interview. Department may administer skills assessment test.

YES. If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

Pay Grade 24

Grant Funds. Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

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All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.