What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Emergency Management Specialist position at St. Louis County, MO?
An employee in this job class is responsible for developing, reviewing, and maintaining a wide variety of emergency management programs and coordinating different activities to prepare the whole community for disaster response and recovery. This includes making sure the community’s needs are met, collaborating with public and private organizations to provide educational resources and information in the event of a disaster, and ensuring the integration of emergency plans throughout the whole community. The work is performed under the general supervision of the Director and Deputy Director of Emergency Management.
Duty Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility to meet Department needs. This position is subject to recall.
Per the Department's Collective Bargaining Agreement, newly hired employees who do not possess corresponding experience will start at the base starting pay listed in this posting.
This position will remain open until filled.
Examples of Duties
- Writes, edits, publishes, and updates emergency management plans, operations manuals, and standard operating procedures for county government.
- Reviews and provides emergency management planning guidance to municipal government, business and industry, school districts and public safety organizations.
- Initiates, prepares, and conducts training, seminars, orientation and lectures on emergency management issues with various organizations, groups and the public.
- Develops, conducts, and participates in simulated exercises to test and refine various emergency preparedness programs.
- Reviews hazardous material documents and files for technical data to determine hazard vulnerability in St. Louis County to hazardous material incidents.
- Maintains and updates files, rules, regulations and information on various emergency management topics and programs regarding natural, human-caused, and technological hazards.
- Coordinates and integrates emergency management plans and operations with various federal, state, and local governments and emergency services providers.
- Continually monitors events that will potentially impact St. Louis County and respond to the EOC when necessary (i.e. significant weather events, civil unrest, mass casualty incidents).
- Coordinates participation by all County Department disaster coordinators as well as municipal officials in emergency management planning activities.
- Develops, conducts, and coordinates community outreach efforts for the office.
- Represents the office on various local business and industrial safety and health emergency planning boards.
- Carries a Department cell phone and is on call 24/7 for IEC activations and/or disaster response to include responding to on-site emergencies and disasters to assess the situation, initiate actions, and provide appropriate resources and information.
- Performs related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of procedures, and industry best practices involved in emergency management administration.
- Possess the ability to, in stressful situations, make quick decisions and find ways to resolve problems as they arise. Crisis situations can escalate quickly, those in this role must find new ways to resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Possess the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and spoken form.
- Possess the ability to be adaptable and able to make quick decisions as situations change and develop. Crisis situations can escalate quickly, so people in this role must find new ways to resolve issues.
- Possess the ability to anticipate hazards and issues that might arise during a disaster to ensure appropriate response.
- Knowledge of methods, procedures and practices used in planning and presenting training classes.
- Knowledge of procedures and practices involved in basic emergency management programs.
- Skill in writing, editing, and reviewing procedures, plans, operating manuals, and standard operating procedures.
- Skill in public speaking and teaching methods for safety and emergency management programs.
- Ability to interact and coordinate activities with upper management levels within various government agencies and emergency service organizations, including chief elected officials and police and fire chiefs.
- Ability to work independently or within a working group.
- Must possess a level of computer competency using MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint programs.
- Ability to follow verbal and written directions.
Training and Experience:
Required: Successful completion of the following FEMA classes: IS 100, IS 200, IS 700 & IS 800 and IS 2200.
Preferred: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Business Administration or Public Administration. Minimum of three (3) years of experience in emergency management, police, fire, or related field. Successful completion of the following FEMA classes: ICS 300 - ICS for Expanding Incidents; ICS 400 - Advanced ICS; G-2200 - EOC Management and Operations; and G-191 - ICS/EOC Interface.
Special Requirements:
Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Additional Information
CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of the United States or valid work permit, and apply for citizenship when eligible.
AGE LIMITS: Eighteen (18) years of age at the time of appointment.
EDUCATION: Educational requirements and skills will be determined by the position classification.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG GUIDELINES: Any illegal adult use or possession of a controlled substance, including marijuana, within one year prior to employment. The word “drug” refers to any type of controlled substance for which you do not have a prescription; to include marijuana in all forms (edibles, gummies, or any other product containing THC).
TATTOO POLICY: Applicants and Department employees shall not display tattoos that are visible on the face, neck, head or hands. Visible tattoos on other areas of the body may be displayed with Department approval.
ARREST: Must be free from conviction of a felony or a Class "A" misdemeanor.
MILITARY: Must not have a "Dishonorable" discharge or "Bad Conduct" discharge if having served in the military. All "Other Than Honorable" discharges will be reviewed on an individual basis.
COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS
Under the regulations of the Police Department, all appointments to the St. Louis County Police Department are made on the basis of a continuously open, competitive hiring process conducted under the supervision of the Personnel Services Unit. Each applicant must successfully complete each stage of the selection process before becoming eligible to proceed to the next step.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The Board of Police Commissioners resolved that subject to all applicable State and Federal statutory or judicial exemptions, all qualified applicants for employment and/or advancement, whether commissioned or civilian, shall be given equal opportunity for consideration, selection, appointment and retention, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or political affiliation.
St. Louis County offers its employees many excellent benefits with paid medical insurance, 20 days of PTO (paid time off) the first year and increasing with seniority, and 11-12 paid holidays. Employees hired for full time employment will participate in the St. Louis County retirement plan where they contribute 4% of their salary to the defined benefit plan with vesting after 7 years. Other benefits include: paid life insurance, a credit union, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, pre-tax premium pay plan, dependent care and medical expense reimbursement plans, and short and long term disability insurance.
In addition to these benefits, as of January 1, 2023, St. Louis County approved up to 480 hours of paid parental leave for eligible employees welcoming new children, either by birth or adoption. The employee can also take up to 80 hours of leave for prenatal care and up to 80 hours for care of the child within the first year.
Salary : $1,200 - $7,200
