GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II

Requisition No: 850729

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 64029260 1

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64029260

Salary: $55,000 - $67,000 annually

Posting Closing Date: 04/25/2025

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This is a professional career service position that will serve as the Regional Readiness Coordinator (RRC) for the Preparedness Region 7, that includes, Polk, Hardee, Desoto, Highlands and Okeechobee Counties. The RRC is a subject matter expert that will be responsible for regional health and medical preparedness and response planning.

This involves collaborative work with local planners, response agencies, and the region's health care coalitions to develop regional public health emergency plans, identify and bolster regional readiness capabilities and resources, and close associated gaps. Assists local planners with the development of their CHD preparedness and response trainings, exercises, plans and deliverables. Assists the Bureau of Preparedness and response (BPR) as requestes with local and regional readiness and assists State ESF-8 with response efforts, including but not limited to after-hours and out-of-county region deployments.

Readiness Capacity Building and Preparedenss Coordination:

Capability Assessment: Conduct an annual gap analysis to determine the capability and capacity of the region as a whole to respond to identified hazards for the purpose of proposing corrective strategies to the county health officers.

• Conduct a review of local emergency operations plans to ensure consistency and that plans are not in conflict with each other.

Technical Assistance/Capacity Building: Develop and implement regional strategies as approved by health officers that support the local county health departments in building preparedness capacity and closing gaps in the region. Conduct regional coordinaiton efforts and outreach activities as tehy pertain to preparedness and response planning functions. Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as an advisor/liaision to region Health Officers and preparedness planners/trainers, and other state and local emergency management/response and recovery organizaitons.
• Assist local and CRI preparedness planners with the devlopment, review, and revision of DOH and CHD emergency management plans.
• Convene monthly calls with local CRI planners to provide technical assistance.
• Promote participation in new planner orientations with BPR.
• Works with BPR in shceudling the Expect Preparedness quarterly tehcnical assictance meetings.

Training/Exercises: Support the development, delivery and coordination of training materials, training sessions, and exercises for public health preparedness programs as needed or requested by a CHD or the region. Activities may include but are not limited to:

• Develop the regional integrated preparedness plan as required by BPR for th preparedness cooperative agreements and with assitance from local/CRI planners.
• Participate in trainings and exercises to keep informed of current preparedness issues, concerns, and remedies.
• Participate on the Training and Exercise Review Group to review and approve preparedness trainings and exercises as requested by BPR.

Coordination: Enhance and support coordination between CHDs, local Emergency Management, Health Care Coalitions, and other preparedness partners within the region.

• Meet with local planners and health officers at least quartelry to ensure coordination of readiness efforts, address planning and response concerns and share best practices throughout the region.
• Participate in local or regional preparedness and emergcency management intiatives.
• Partcipate in Regional Domestic Security Task Force meetings and Domestic Security Focus Group Meetings as DOH regional representative.
• Participate in Health Care Coalition meetings/conferences.
• Serves as a conduit for BPR when information is needed from planners.
• Work with emergency managers and local planners to map out locations that can be used for State ESF-8 staging areas.

Local Preparedness: Assist with local preparedness efforts such as:

• On-boarding/training new local and/or CRI planners throughout the region as needed.
• Filing in for local and/or CRI planners during times of vacancies conducting critical planning activities for the affected CHD.
• Assisting with completion and submission of Expect Preparedness deliverables as needed and during vacancies.
• Providing education on response cashes within the region.

Preparedness Response Caches/Inventory:

• Provide a summary of preparedness assets and inventory to lcoal health officers for their situational awareness.
• Provide education on response caches within the region
• Assist with inventory of preparedness caches throughout the region as needed.

Response Activities:

Supports regional and local CHD response at the direction of the Regional Lead Health Officer and/or local Health Officer in coordination with State ESF-8. Serves as liaison between State ESF-8 and the Regional Lead Health Officer during an incident. May be directly assigned to a county health department to support response locally or regionally, or to State ESF-8 to support state response activities.

• When requested through the mission process and with permission of the Regional Lead Health Officer, deploys to a regional emergency event/incident representing State or local ESF-8.
• When requested through the mission process and with permission of the Regional Lead Health Officer, assists with the assessments of the post-disaster status of the health and medical systems and provision of services.
• May assist in the coordination of regional and State ESF-8 resources during a regional emergency response.
• Process administrative reports and requests for regional or State ESF-8 resources during a regional emergency.
• Provides timely situational reports to the region Health Officers and State ESF-8

Other duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the ICS or Incident Management System used to manage emergency incidents or events.
• Knowledge of the ESF structure.
• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Knowledge of emergency management policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of emergency response planning principles, practices, and procedures.

Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products
• Experience conducting public presentation to diverse groups.
• Experience with developing and presentation of reports.

Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules and regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks at one time.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Ability to work independently or part of a group.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to prepare correspondence and administrative reports.

Qualifications:

Minimum –

• 3 years experience in emergency operations management and/or bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or similar discipline, or combination of both education and work experience in emergency management.
• A valid Florida driver’s license or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
• Ability to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Ability to work in Special Needs or Red Cross Shelters, or to perform other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Work Location Okeechobee, Polk, Desoto, Hardee or Highlands County

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

• (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.