Sr. Emergency Recovery Coordinator

Job Description and Duties

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by serving in a senior level position in the Recovery Unit of the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR), performing the most critical and/or complex work in support of public health recovery, including plan development, providing training, actively participating in coordination of recovery operations after an emergency or disaster in the Medical Health Coordination Center, State Operations Center, Joint Field Office or other governmental emergency operations center as directed by management, in coordination with Federal, State, regional and local partners.

The incumbent works under the general direction of the Staff Services Manager I (SSM I) of the Recovery Unit. The Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services (Sr. ESC) performs the most complex, difficult, and sensitive emergency management, emergency response, recovery, and planning work above the journey level. The Sr. ESC is independently responsible for significant, specialized emergency management projects related to public health recovery operations; serves as a lead person, team leader, and/or project coordinator on the most difficult and complex emergency management projects focused on recovery; formulates program and policy direction and alternatives, which are highly complex and select and develop methodologies for their implementation. The incumbent understands the recovery structures and resources of State and Federal partners.

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Working Conditions

Telework Informaton

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.

Special Requirements

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY) . Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (485916) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email [email protected] for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Knowledge of and experience with local and regional communities in California; including experience with or at local health departments
• Knowledge of and experience with public health and medical disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery
• Knowledge of Incident Command Systems (ICS), the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and The Recovery Support Functions (RSF
• Able to work with and lead multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to communicate with and convene a large group of internal and external stakeholders, including state and local program representatives and senior department leadership
• Possess excellent and effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to analyze program situations and develop effective courses of action to solve them
  

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Instructions

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required.

The SOQ must be typed in 12-point font, single-spaced, on letter sized paper, (8.5" x 11"), and be no more than TWO pages in length.

Responses should be complete, specific, clear, concise, and include examples. Resumes or Cover letter will not be considered a substitute for the SOQ

Describe your emergency services coordination experience in the areas noted below. For each, please include the position(s) in which you performed these duties and the start and end dates (month and year) of each position.

• Working on emergency response projects in an interdisciplinary setting with substantial public contact. For example, experience as a command center lead with multiple state or local representatives, or medical/emergency personnel, for an emergency response project that included disseminating information to the public.
• Preparing/writing, presenting, and implementing long-range plans, procedures and reports related to emergency management or response. Please explain in detail the preparation, presentation and implementation activities performed.
  

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Please see Statement of Qualifications instructions below at end of posting . Any applications received that do not provide a written response to the SOQ will not be scored/reviewe d .