POSITION AVAILABLE

Position: Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Reports to: Grant Supervisor
Position to be filled: June 30, 2025
Position Type: Full-time, Bargaining
Starting Salary: $57,811 annually
Hours : Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Vaccine Policy: All new hires will need to meet COVID and Influenza vaccine requirements or request an exemption and submit a TB Baseline as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy. Direct service employees will need to meet Hepatitis-B vaccine requirements or request an exemption as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in either emergency management, environmental health, public administration, public health, or related field.
• Minimum of three years of emergency preparedness planning, exercise design and evaluation, OR five years of experience (with an Associate’s degree) OR one year of experience (with a Master’s degree).
• Valid driver’s license and insurance at time of appointment.
• Strong knowledge of the principles of public health, epidemiology, and emergency management planning (e.g., mitigation, preparedness, prevention, continuity of operations, recovery, and response).
• Proficiency with use of PC hardware & basic software (i.e., Microsoft office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.). Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Good customer service, verbal and written communication skills, and effective presentation skills. Good interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity & competence.
• Proficiency with use of agency databases and for data querying and reporting.
• Ability to respond to public health planning or response events and emergencies during nonbusiness hours.
• Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis.
• Ability to comprehend emergency planning and preparedness related reference materials that are required by local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Basic mathematical aptitude.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and administers agency emergency preparedness grant(s) to ensure that both local and regional deliverables are being met.
• Collaborates with the Northeast Ohio public health departments and planning partners to develop, implement, and/or enhance preparedness initiatives.
• Develops, updates, and maintains agency preparedness initiatives including all-hazards emergency response plan.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates emergency preparedness and planning training/exercise activities to test local, regional, and state emergency response plans. Develops after action reports and monitors compliance of improvement plans.
• Serves in key roles at the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serving as a Health/Medical Liaison (ESF #8), planning section chief and/or command level staff as part of incident.
• Represents agency at local, regional, and state-level stakeholder meetings regarding preparedness planning and response issues.
• Provides administrative oversight to the Cuyahoga County Medical Reserve Corps. Recruits, trains and maintains communications with public and medical volunteers to assist with local response to public health emergencies.
• Conducts programmatic tracking and reporting, complete all necessary documentation, and oversee and monitor all related projects and activities.
• Facilitates regular meetings with subgrantees and other program stakeholders to provide updates address issues/concerns.
• Establishes and maintains internal and external relationships and leverages relationships to maximize program and training effectiveness.
• Develops and extracts reports from databases (i.e., Enterprise, etc.) for delivery to internal and external customers. Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests or other reporting obligations.
• Participates public health emergency activities as needed. Serves as a 24/7 first responding member of emergency response teams.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned.
• May be required to operate agency-owned fleet vehicles at offsite service locations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Please complete the online application on our website, www.ccbh.net/jobs

All applicants are required to upload a resume and include a cover letter with their application.

Deadline to Apply: May 2, 2025

Bilingual Applicants Welcome

Benefits offered at CCBH (for employees working at least 40 hours per pay period/Bi-weekly):

• Medical (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
• Dental (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
• Vision
• Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
• Deferred Compensation
• FSA Health and Dependent Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Holidays (14 paid per year)
• Vacation Time (13 paid days per year for new service PERS members*)
• Sick Time (15 paid days per year*)
• Personal Days (up to 3 paid per year)
• Agency paid Life Insurance
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Parking Onsite
• Remote work from home available up to two days per week with approval after the completion of a minimum of 60 days of employment.
• Alternate work schedule or changes in work schedule available after initial training period with approval. Core work hours of 10am to 2pm required of all staff.