What are the responsibilities and job description for the WMS BAND 2 - Homeland Security Emergency Manager position at Washington State Patrol?
Description
About the Agency:
The WSP actively supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the workplace, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The WSP strives to create and foster an inclusive culture inspiring everyone to be their authentic selves, speak openly, and be courageous. The WSP continues to focus on equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices and policies through innovative recruitment and retention solutions. Partnering with our communities helps the WSP provide the best in public safety services now and into the future.
The WSP actively supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the workplace, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The WSP strives to create and foster an inclusive culture inspiring everyone to be their authentic selves, speak openly, and be courageous. The WSP continues to focus on equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices and policies through innovative recruitment and retention solutions. Partnering with our communities helps the WSP provide the best in public safety services now and into the future.
About the Division:
About the Position:
The Homeland Security Emergency Manager’s main purpose is to manage the Washington State Patrol’s comprehensive emergency management program, ensuring that the agency is prepared to respond to disasters of all types. Through methodical and systematic planning, coordination and collaboration, the Homeland Security Emergency Manager guides the agency through four ongoing, long-term comprehensive emergency management program elements.
The Homeland Security Emergency Manager’s main purpose is to manage the Washington State Patrol’s comprehensive emergency management program, ensuring that the agency is prepared to respond to disasters of all types. Through methodical and systematic planning, coordination and collaboration, the Homeland Security Emergency Manager guides the agency through four ongoing, long-term comprehensive emergency management program elements.
This position supports the mission by managing the program standards of system security, personnel security, training certifications, performance auditing, and providing subject matter experts for our criminal justice and non-criminal justice users. It supports positive solutions for terminal agency compliance to the applicable federal standards.
In this position, the incumbent will engage with both agency staff and external partners to maintain and refine the agency’s Continuity of Operations Plan, lead training and exercises, serve as a primary contact for the State’s Public Safety and Security Emergency Support Function, and respond to the State Emergency Operations Center during emergencies or disasters. The Homeland Security Emergency Manager position plays a pivotal role in developing, shaping, applying, and implementing policies that have a direct impact on statewide public safety and emergency preparedness programs at the operational and strategic levels. They will also administer the federal homeland security grant funding, represent the agency at meetings, collaborate and problem solve, and promote incident management principles in our agency’s preparedness and response activities.
The Homeland Security Emergency Manager will supervise two employees who support both emergency management and grant administration activities, with a goal to grow these employees and their potential value to the agency, safety, and security of our state. They will be able to facilitate, brainstorm, problem-solve and employ creativity to help us move forward together.
This position will work a 40 hour work week, typically Monday through Friday with additional unscheduled hours due to emergent situations. This position will also be on the call-up list for the State Emergency Operations Center and may be required to report after hours.
This position is overtime exempt and is not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Duties
Our new teammate will be able to:
- Supervise professional and support personnel.
- Maintain, refine, and enhance the agency’s Continuity of Operations Plan.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on emergency management and homeland security.
- Serve as the lead for the State’s Public Safety and Security Emergency Support Function.
- Provide day to day administration of homeland security grant funding to achieve strategic objectives.
- Serve as the agency’s primary point of contact for emergency management activities, including responding to the State EOC when necessary.
- Direct, evaluate, implement and improve the agency’s readiness to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate against all threats and hazards.
Travel Requirements:
Up to 50% day travel throughout the Puget Sound and occasional statewide or nationwide travel extending upwards of one week at a time to conduct onsite audits and/or training.
Tools and Equipment:
Duties require the use of general office equipment and programs, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university OR qualifying professional level experience in emergency management, financial management, training, program management, or legislative affairs will substitute, year for year, in place of a Bachelor's degree.
- One year of professional level experience in emergency management, financial management, training, program management, or legislative affairs
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One year of lead or supervisory experience.
- Master’s or Ph.D. degree will substitute for one year of experience.
- Must possess a valid, unrestricted Washington State Driver's License or able to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
Conditions of Employment:
- Successful completion of a pre-employment polygraph examination and background investigation.
Why work for the Washington State Patrol?
- A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
- Infants at Work Program based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
- Continuous growth and development opportunities.
- Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
- Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19-01
- Qualification for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program.
Supplemental Information
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
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Applicants claiming veterans preference must attach a copy of their DD214 (SSN must be blacked out). If you do not provide the required documentation, the veterans preference will not be awarded. Please click here to determine your eligibility.
WSP Policy 1.04.020 - WSP does not engage in, or assist with, civil immigration enforcement, therefore; In no stage of the hiring process will the immigration status of family members of the candidate be investigated by the Washington State Patrol.
Questions?
Please contact Kelcie Westley at 360-704-2302 or via email at Kelcie.Westley@wsp.wa.gov
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