Public Health Preparedness Planner

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management or related field.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Under general supervision performs diversified professional emergency preparedness work for the Department of Public Health.

Perform professional work in the area of public health emergency preparedness planning. Involves: Develop city and departmental emergency response plans ensuring National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) compliance, maintaining working relationships with various agencies to ensure coordination and integration of state/region wide preparedness planning efforts. Provide education and training relating to bioterrorism and public health preparedness. May serve as department lead for the Continuity of Operations Plan, regional assessments, incident action plans and preparedness exercises.

Develop, implement and maintain comprehensive preparedness plans for the CDC Public Health Preparedness Work plan. Involves: Ensure all plans integrate into the Texas Emergency Management plans. Provide technical support in the development of public health response and preparedness exercise plans. Provide training to staff on planning methods and Continuity of Operation Planning (COOP). Coordinate with federal, county, state and tribal officials on preparedness planning. Work with stakeholders to ensure integration of regional and local emergency response plans. Facilitate stakeholder meetings to ensure agency representation. Coordinate training of employees on roles and responsibilities during emergency operations. Provide support and complete grant applications, work plans, quarterly reports, budget and financial reports and related reporting activities. Complete Incident Action Plans (IAP) during actual events. Prepare detailed and comprehensive reports to audit findings and recommendations using a variety of computer software. Coordinate with government agencies and community organizations to plan and implement regularly scheduled training exercises related to public health and bioterrorism.

Supervise assigned personnel and volunteers. Involves: schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony.

Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on continuation of state/federal funding.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.