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Emergency Management Program Specialist, prov
Description of Duties
This is a professional management position responsible for developing and writing local emergency response plans for all types of hazards that may occur in the community (earthquakes, fires, train accidents, nuclear attack, nuclear plant incident, natural or man-made disasters, etc.), implementing emergency response plans, grant administration, and producing illustrative, computerized documentation for the Department of Public Safety. The employee is also expected to respond, at any time, to emergencies in the field or to the Emergency Operations Center. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of an administrator with wide leeway allowed for decision making and independent judgement. Supervision is not a responsibility of this class. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in an administrative* position with responsibility for emergency and/or public safety program planning, implementation and review, or developing and writing emergency response plans, either of which must be in a government agency, military establishment or private organization AND both of which must have involved writing and the utilization of a computer; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience performing geographic information systems (GIS) functions relating directly to emergency and public safety planning; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s degree plus five (5) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as described in (A) above, or six (6) years as described in (B) above; OR
- An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), (C) and (D) above.
*administrative position must include responsibility for the direction and control of an identifiable organizational unit or program and must be demonstrated on the application
