Health Services Administrator ; Preparedness Deputy Director; SDA

The Preparedness Section is responsible for conducting a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, exercising, and taking corrective action to build Public Health’s capability to respond to future emergencies. The Preparedness Section is part of the Office of the Director and works with other Public Health divisions and programs to prepare for threats and hazards that have health, medical, and mortuary impacts.

The Preparedness Section is also responsible for activating the department’s incident management structure known as Health and Medical Area Command (HMAC) ahead of or during an incident or planned event. Preparedness Section staff members fill key roles in the department’s Incident Management Team (IMT) and most recently served in HMAC leading up to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Reporting to the Preparedness Director, the Preparedness Deputy Director is responsible for directing the daily operations of the Preparedness Section. This includes supervising staff that are responsible for a wide range of activities such as writing plans, managing resources, designing trainings, conducting exercises, and developing corrective action plans. These activities are informed by grant statements of work (e.g., CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement), department initiatives (e.g., Public Health’s  Strategic Plan), and the priorities of our partners and the community.

The Preparedness Deputy Director plays an important part in ensuring these activities are effective and equitable and that staff are successful in their roles.

This represents a leadership role within the Preparedness Section and the Office of the Director. There will be opportunities to work with the Public Health's Executive Leadership Team. Emergency preparedness is a cross-cutting capability, and this position will support, through the supervision of other Preparedness Section staff, multiple Public Health divisions and programs.

Special Duty Assignments are open to Career Service, Career Service Exempt or other regular (non-temporary) employees in King County who have completed their initial County probation. You must have supervisor approval prior to taking a Special Duty Assignment.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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