Emergency Management Specialist II, Grade

About the Position

The recommended alary range upon hire is: $81,047 - $130,323

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that must meet the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Emergency Management Specialist II with Public Health Services position.

What You'll Be Doing

This position provides technical expertise to HHS and the Emergency Management Group (EMG) in the areas of emergency preparedness, All-Hazards emergency planning, emerging disease outbreak response, and other public health threats.

The EMS II position coordinates operational planning, maintenance and implementation of a multi-year training and exercise program that also aligns with the Emergency Management Group of Montgomery County.

This position is expected to support staffing of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when Emergency Support Function 8 (Public Health and Medical) is required and/or activated by the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security.

This position will also serve as the lead on programmatic operational procedures, plans and tactics based on existing documents. Implements training and exercising of emergency response staff and volunteers on relevant procedures and plans to ensure a ready workforce.

During a public health emergency response or operation, the position works closely with program staff, Health and Human Services staff and other county department representatives to ensure staffing needs meet the operational need.

May represent the program and/or the administrator in meetings and committees as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Thorough (five (5) years) applicable professional experience in emergency management and/or public safety plans and practices; disaster recovery; hazard mitigation; exercise planning and coordination.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited or university in such fields as emergency

management, public safety, public administration, or a related field.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

License: None.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Experience working in a public health operational response, such as participating in an Emergency Operations Center, Public Health Command Center, with mass prophylaxis, or mass vaccination efforts. Practical experience using ICS during exercises and real-world emergencies.

Experience developing and implementing trainings and exercises program for public health emergency capabilities, including delivery of training and conducting regular internal activation drills.

Demonstrate knowledge of and experience working with the CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the Incident Command System (ICS).

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with public health emergency preparedness and response programs, including the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), and Medical Countermeasure (MCM) programs.

Experience working with local and state public health agencies and the private healthcare sector around development of common plans or procedures.

Extensive experience in the development, review, revision, maintenance, and operationalization of emergency plans and supporting documents, including experience working with diverse, multidisciplinary planning teams.

Strong organizational skills that reflect an ability to manage multiple priorities and time-sensitive projects and deliverables with excellent attention to detail.

Expert level written communications with demonstrated ability to develop written products.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.