Emergency Planning Coordinator; Austin Public Library

About This Position

Job Description:

Emergency Planning Coordinator

Purpose:

Under general direction, ensures operational readiness and designs response procedures to ensure the effective mobilization of protective, safety, and relief services in emergencies or disasters.

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Assists in the development of short- and long-term planning goals and objectives for the department.
• Identifies capability gaps and identifies funding opportunities for solutions.
• Oversees and coordinates Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning.
• Participates in Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations, emergency drills and exercises.
• Attends meetings with City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG), and other partner agencies.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of cooperative agreements with other organizations as needed.
• Participates in the maintenance and renewals of interlocal agreements when needed.
• Participates in hazard material incident cost recovery as needed.
• Ensures the operational readiness of special operations systems. Represents special operations at meetings, exercises, and conferences. Works cooperatively with special operations staff.
• Develops, writes, and publishes operating manuals, technical reports, and training materials.
• Participates in the grant process, including grant planning, application, and implementation.
• May participate in specification, calibration, maintenance, networking, tracking, retiring, and replacing of hazard material technical equipment.

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, and guidance to others.

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of Incident Command Systems.
• Knowledge of the development and coordination of emergency planning, techniques for evaluating emergency response procedures, business continuity standards, and best practices.
• Knowledge of technical equipment capabilities, maintenance requirements, sampling processes, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws and ordinances emergency response.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Skill in using and networking technical equipment.
• Skill in planning and organising.
• Skill in negotiating common practices between stakeholders and other emergency agencies.
• Skill in maintaining productive relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.
• Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all public dealings to include presentations.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in emergency response or planning.
• One (1) additional year of experience may substitute for one (1) year of the required education with a maximum substitution of four (4) years.

• Class C Texas Driver’s License

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience developing and implementing safety protocols,…