This is more than a job! This is a career with incredible benefits, continuous learning opportunities, and room for growth. You’ll work under supportive leadership while building valuable skills, making critical decisions, and playing a key role in protecting your community. If you’re looking for fulfilling work with purpose and variety, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
Performs difficult technical and administrative work assisting with the coordination of the County’s Emergency Operations program, County Receiving and Distribution Point (CRDP), warehouse operations, equipment and fleet maintenance, and if qualified, serving as Staff Duty Officer for the department during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Assists with other department programs such as hazardous materials and radiological emergency preparedness. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Emergency Management Division Director.
Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or related field and two (2) years of experience in Emergency Management or related field; or an Associate’s Degree in Emergency Management or related field and four (4) years of Emergency Management field and administrative work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience as a Logistics Section Chief function in a federal, state, local, or tribal Emergency Operations Center is preferred. Completion of ICS Position Specific course work to fill the role of Logistics Section Chief, with accompanying assignment and active participation on an incident management team is preferred.
- Ability to analyze, develop, and implement policies, procedures, and plans;
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, incident management software, and other software platforms in the performance of job functions;
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Thorough knowledge of the practices, procedures, standards, and regulations regarding emergency management coordination at the local level;
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Thorough knowledge of modern principles, practices, and processes involved in emergency management and hazardous materials handling and storage, and resources available;
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Considerable knowledge of the geographical layout of Chatham County and all municipalities;
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Considerable knowledge of current literature, trends, developments, and best practices in the field of Emergency Management;
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Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms;
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Ability to react quickly, effectively, and professionally in emergency situations and disasters;
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Ability to use sound judgment, develop reasonable strategies, and make critical decisions within the limits of their authority in complex emergency situations;
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Ability to plan and coordinate tactical and logistical efforts during an emergency;
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Ability to communicate in a respectful manner, through written, oral and/or visual means, with all individuals and groups of individuals, regardless of their age, gender, educational level, socioeconomic status, etc.;
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Proven project management skills;
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Ability to manage multiple projects effectively with demonstrated ability to plan, manage and direct multidisciplinary, multi-agency projects in collaboration with agencies not under direct supervision;
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Ability to work days, nights, weekends, and non-routine work hours with little or no notice during emergency events and disasters;
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Proven interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills;
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Proven effective presentation and organizational skills;
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Ability to foster teamwork and effectively interact with local, regional, state, and federal government officials and agencies, private sector, and non-profit partners to resolve conflicts and bridge gaps;
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Ability to lead and direct the work of others;
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Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with emergency agencies and personnel, volunteer emergency service organizations, public officials at the local, state, and federal levels, business and community leaders and organizations, other department heads, superiors, and employees.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking, hearing, use of hands and fingers, handling, feeling and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing, walking and sitting and occasionally requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting, smelling, pushing, pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements and requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; work requires vocal communication to express or exchange ideas orally and to convey detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; work requires hearing to perceive information at normal spoken levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives, wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Must possess or obtain a North Carolina Class B driver’s license within one year of hire.
Must have Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700, and 800 courses completed or complete within 1 month of hire.
Must complete and maintain CJIS Security and Privacy training within one month of hire.
Must have or obtain Forklift Operator certification within 6 months of hire.
Must be proficient in the use of incident management software, or have the ability to learn within 3 months of hire.
