Community Resiliency Coordinator

SALARY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Thisevolvingpositionis located inthe

Operations

Divisionwiththe Oklahoma City-County Health Department(OCCHD). The employee will be a member of the OCCHDEmergency Preparedness and Response Team. Employee is responsible forassistingthe

Supervisor in the development and maintenance of allcommunitycontacts specifically involved with public health resiliency.

The incumbent willassistin the establishment of partnerships, consortia, and linkages between the

OCCHD and communityareaemergency planning and response entities,including various state and federal agencies.

Also, the employee will work with other OCCHD team members on incidents,eventsand information technology aspects of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program. In addition, the employee may conduct assessments and analyses of public health system capacities. The employee is responsible forthe development and maintenance of volunteer contacts for programs involved with bioterrorism incidents or other public health threats or emergencies. The incumbent will work toestablishacadre of volunteers through the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) to respond to any possible actual event, take part in training and preparedness exercises, and promote public health through community events.

Also, the incumbent will work with the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Trainer in providing training for the volunteers.

The employee will work with health-care providers, physicians, various public and private sector representatives, business and civic leaders, legislators, executives, and city, county, and state officials to strengthen existing partnerships and develop new onestofacilitateincreased communication and effective response to disasters or bioterrorism events in Oklahoma County. The incumbent is responsible for working with various organizations inidentifyingvolunteers,actively recruiting volunteers from within the community,andmaintaininga databaseonvolunteers.

Incumbent will serve as the OK County MRC Coordinator. The incumbent will serve on the OKMRC Administrative Team.

During events, exercises or responses incumbent may serve in several roles including coordinate and supervise volunteers deployed by OCCHD or Resource Unit Leader.

This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees mustmaintaina commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision,and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.

This position functions at the intermediate level (Tier
2) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with a primary focus on the following Domains:

• Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community Partnership Skills