Description

The City of Glendale’s generous benefits package includes:

Leave Accruals

Vacation: 17 days annually, up to 24 days annually based on years of serviceHolidays: 11 paid holidays per yearSick Leave: 14 days per year

Retirement- Arizona State Retirement System

Mandatory employee contributions of 12.27% are matched by the City.

Medical

Three options administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona. The city contributes $1,000 annually to Health Savings Account when high deductible health plan is selected.
Healthcare Cost Reduction incentives up to $360/year are available to participating employees.
Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.

Dental

Two options administered by Delta Dental

Vision

Administered by United Healthcare

Life

City paid life insurance equal to annual salary rounded to nearest thousand.

Performs specialized professional work in the development, coordination, execution, and promotion of emergency management plans, procedures, and operations related to preparing for, preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from disasters and emergency incidents.

Essential Functions

Assists in preparing and coordinating the City's all-hazards emergency and disaster-related preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery standard operating procedures/guides and associated checklists for area of responsibility.
Coordinates and communicates with internal departments, community partners and stakeholders in providing information on emergency management, resolving problems, and responding to requests within area of responsibility.
Represents the City as a liaison on emergency preparedness and homeland security related issues within area of responsibility; provide information to the Emergency Management Director.
Assists with maintaining the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in a state of readiness and ensuring appropriate mitigation, prevention, response, and recovery planning and preparedness for the City.
Assists with disaster response and recovery during an emergency or preparedness exercises and helps facilitate the review of incidents and exercises to identify best practices and develop improvement plans.
Assists with the coordination of special programs and projects, including Federal and State grant programs related to emergency management and public safety.
Identifies efficiencies and improvements within area of responsibility.
Serves as the primary point of contact for area of responsibility.
Serves as the Duty Officer on a scheduled rotational basis.
Acts as Emergency Management Director in his/her absence.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities By Function

Logistics

Conducts Citywide capability assessment and identify existing resources and capability gaps.
Participates in ensuring preparedness, availability of equipment and supplies, and readiness of staff and Emergency Operations Center.
Conducts regular inventories of equipment and supplies.
Assists with regular maintenance of technology resources (hardware and software).
Serves as liaison with Innovation & Technology on all technology related matters.
Develops standard operating procedures for resource management.

Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements/Success Factors

Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or related field and one year of professional-level experience in emergency management.

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.

Knowledge Of

Comprehensive emergency management principles and practices in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery phases of a disaster
Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines related to emergency management and disaster assistance
Tools and technology used in emergency management
Incident Command System principles

Ability To

Provide effective professional contributions and collaboration at all levels within the emergency management field
Establish and maintain effective and positive relationships as well as influence and build consensus
Prepare and produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with private, local, state and federal officials and the public
Comprehend and make inferences from written material and gather pertinent facts, make thorough analyses, and arrive at sound conclusions
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, in individual and group settings
Exercise initiative and demonstrate sound judgment with sensitive/confidential information

Special Requirements

Completion of FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses 100, 200, 700, 800 and 2200 within 90 days of hire
Serve as rotational on-call duty officer outside of working hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Work may require non-standard work schedules including evenings, weekends, and holidays when required to perform operational duties during emergencies or pre-planned, large-scale special events

Success Factor Classification Level - Foundational

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This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Work is primarily conducted in office setting with prolonged periods of sitting. May require travel to offsite locations for meetings and/or training and exercises. May require after-hours response to the EOC in the event of an activation.

Benefit information is outlined here: https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=15209085&pageId=15331883

01

I verify that the information I have provided on this application is accurate, and that any answers I provide to the following questions are also reflected in the Work Experience section of my application. I understand that the responses I provide will be verified through the recruitment process and any misstatement of material facts will be grounds for disqualification from further consideration.

02

After reading the essential functions and minimum requirements, select the response that most accurately represents your education and experience as it relates to your candidacy for this job with the City of Glendale. (As a reminder, your selection MUST be reflected in the Work Experience and Education section of the application to receive consideration.)

Five years of post-secondary education in Emergency Management, or related field, with or without professional-level experience in Emergency Management.
Bachelor's degree in in Emergency Management, or a related field, and one or more years of professional-level experience in Emergency Management.
Three years of post-secondary education in related field, and two or more years of professional-level experience in Emergency Management.
Two years of post-secondary education in Emergency Management, or a related field, and three or more years of professional-level experience in Emergency Management.
One year of post-secondary education in Emergency Management, or a related field, and four or more years of professional-level experience in Emergency Management.
Five or more years of professional-level experience in Emergency Management, with or without post-secondary education course work.
None of the above

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For the following questions your selection MUST reflect information you have included in your application work experience to receive consideration. Resumes and cover letters are not required and may not be used for initial assessment. I have read this notice.

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How many years of experience do you have working with local, regional, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations in the field of Emergency Management?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

05

How many years of experience do you have related to Emergency Operations Center functions, including operations, planning, logistics or finance/administration?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

06

How many years of experience do you have related to maintaining and inventorying technology and equipment for an Emergency Operations Center?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

07

How many years of experience do you have related to NIMS Resource Typing?

5+ years or experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

08

How many years of experience do you have related to Mutual Aid Compacts, Mutual Aid Agreements, Intergovernmental Agreements, and Memorandums of Understanding?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

09

How many years of experience do you have related to conducting capability assessments?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

10

How many years of experience do you have in developing and identifying resource needs for either a project or an Emergency Operations Center activation?

5+ years of experience
3-5 years of experience
1-3 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
No experience in this area

11

How many years of experience do you have using the WebEOC platform?

2+ years of experience
1-2 years of experience
Less than 1 year of experience
None

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Have you completed any of the below FEMA Independent Study Courses? This is not a requirement but must be completed within 90 days of hire. Upload the course completion certificates with this application to receive consideration.

IS-100: Introduction to ICS
IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Introduction
IS-800: National Response Framework Introduction
IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
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