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Job Title:	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE PLANNER - PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
Salary:	$25.50 - $42.15 Hourly $2,040.00 - $3,372.00 Biweekly $4,420.00 - $7,306.00 Monthly $53,040.00 - $87,672.00 Annually
Job Type:	Full-Time
Location:	800 S. Walter Reed Drive, Virginia

Description  Benefits  Supplemental Questions
Arlington County, VA seeks a proactive and dynamic individual to serve as the Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner for the Arlington County Department of Human Services/Public Health Division. This individual is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive public health emergency response plan that integrates with the County's Emergency Response Program and with the Virginia Department of Health's plans for emergency response and is coordinated with regional planning efforts.  Duties include: • Coordinate bioterrorism preparedness activities; • Develop plans for responding to acts of bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, & other emergencies  that result in public health consequences and threats; • Ensure that adequate plans for receiving, managing, and distributing the Strategic National Stockpile are developed and maintained; • Assure development and maintenance of local emergency communications plans with clear, consistent public health messages; • Provide information and education about bioterrorism and all hazards plans to targeted groups in district, including health department personnel, first responders, medical community, local government, and local hospitals; • Ensure that a local All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan is developed and maintained; • Conduct training of health department staff, officials and community partners, as identified in emergency plans, to enable them to respond effectively to a public emergency; • Provide training and exercise opportunities for public health staff to build knowledge skills and abilities; and, • Participate in strategic planning activities in the County.   This position serves as the liaison to the regional Public Health Emergency Preparedness team and the National Capital Region Bio-emergency planners group.
Qualification Requirements:
Online application is required. Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Emergency Management or closely related field, with at least 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) of coursework in the physical or biological sciences PLUS substantial experience in emergency planning or public health which included at least one year in project and program management. Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.  Additional related education beyond the Bachelor's degree may be substituted for some of the experience. Desirable: Preference may be given to candidates with one or more of the following: a) Master's degree in a closely related field; b) experience in emergency and/or public health-related planning, policy development and implementation; c) experience in emergency and/or public health-related program evaluation; d) experience in achieving results through coalition building particularly with the department staff, county agencies, elected and appointed officials, citizens, civic and community groups, uniformed public safety officials; e) experience in providing clear, consistent public health communications; f)  experience and skill in data manipulation and analysis; g) experience working within the community environment with emergency preparedness and response resources methods; and/or h) completion of National Incident Management (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) training.
Special Requirements:
Candidates must submit a cover letter summarizing their qualifications for the position based on the job description, with particular attention to the minimum and desirable qualifications listed above. Identify your most significant accomplishments in emergency preparedness and response planning work. Please use the space provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the online application for your cover letter. Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the applicant's place of residence. The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's driving record. A pre-hire background check will be made on all candidates who are selected for employment. It will include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
Additional Information:
Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. As a team member of the bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Team, this position will be required to be available 24 hrs a day, seven days a week.  You may attach a resume to your online application, however, completion of an application form is still required. Applications will be reviewed continuously. Interviews will be scheduled with those candidates whose qualifications best fit our needs. The application process will close when the position has been filled or when a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.