Assistant Emergency Management Director

Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency (CJCEMA) is looking to hire an experienced and talented emergency management professional to join our team.

If you are hard-working and dedicated, CJCFPD is a great place to grow your career. We offer highly competitive compensation and benefits package. This position is open until filled. Interviews to begin immediately. Candidates must submit to/pass pre-employment background screening. CJCFPD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment application resumes may be submitted by e-mail to ksievers, fax to , or mail to CJCFPD, 805 NE Jefferson Street, Blue Springs, MO 64014.

Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency provides emergency management, warning, and planning functions for the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District, the City of Blue Springs, the City of Grain Valley, the City of Lake of Tapawingo, and portions of unincorporated Jackson County. We offer highly competitive compensation and benefits package and participate in reginal, county and state emergency management roles.

This position reports directly to the Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director.

• Activate and coordination of the Emergency Operations Center during weather-related disasters as well as during other local emergencies.
• Develop and initiation of early warning and public broadcast systems.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with private, military, local, state and federal officials to keep up to date on current issues facing the emergency management community. Represents the CJCEMA on various internal and external task forces and committees.
• Assists in coordinating with various agencies to establish emergency support functions, resolving special needs issues, and improving plans and procedures.
• Develops cost estimates and makes budget projections.
• Brief city/county leadership on Emergency Management related topics.
• Acts as the liaison with city/county with state emergency management agencies
• Coordinate’s training programs and emergency operations drills.
• Provides supervision in planning and directing coordinated responses to disasters, including assessing community and organizational needs, and directing exercises to rehearse contingencies.
• Assists in the implementation of necessary updates to the Emergency Management Plan and Program.
• Prepares the Emergency Management budget and monitors expenditures.
• Develops materials promoting personal, family, school, business, and community preparedness in the development of their disaster plans.
• Communicates with business leaders and community groups to promote emergency preparedness.
• Represents the CJCEMA at events where community preparedness is promoted.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Available to be on-call for emergency situations.
• Keep accurate records and prepare reports.
• Provide customer service that is professional, courteous, and responsive.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with department heads/elected officials, commissioners, agencies, and members of the public.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of information as appropriate.
• Use a computer for the purposes of word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, and presentations and Internet communication.
• Operate common office equipment such as typewriters, calculators, fax machines, photocopiers, and multi-line telephones.
• Maintains files and databases for official mailing lists and phone contacts for all supported committees and organizations.
• Operates and coordinate office telephone system for routine and emergency situations.
• Updates messages and other telephone related public service information.
• Maintains office equipment and general supplies inventory. Order’s replacement supplies as needed and requests routine and emergency maintenance of office equipment to include computers, facsimile machines, photocopiers, typewriters, and telephones.
• On call by cell phone for emergency situations. May be required to work no-notice and extended or irregular hours during emergency situations.
• Ability to attend training sessions conducted in the local areas and at other locations in the state for professional development.
• Ability to attend scheduled meetings, training sessions, exercises, or other related activities at night or on weekends as required in support of Emergency Management functions.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

High school graduate or equivalent and two (2) years of administrative experience; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and emergency…