Senior Emergency Management Coordinator

Job Description and Duties

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities by becoming a learning, healing, and impactful organization.

The Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) (SESS) supports national, state, and local environmental health emergency preparedness programs as a liaison representing the Center for Environmental Health (CEH). The SESS collaborates with decision makers across governmental and private sectors, professional, and community-based organizations, including tribal organizations, to develop policies, procedures, plans and training for environmental health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. The SESS leads multijurisdictional initiatives to integrate statewide emergency support functions related to environmental health, and builds cross-sector partnerships to enhance coordination, with a focus on advancing health equity.

The SESS works under the direction of the Environmental Program Manager I (EPM I) of the Training and Partnership Section (TPS) in the CEH.

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Working Conditions

Telework Information

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 Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.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 #(533221) 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 View email address on us.fitly.work 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:

• Completion of EHTER Operational training at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Center for Domestic Preparedness and experience delivering EHTER training.
• Experience in environmental emergency planning and real-life response and/or recovery to a state or nationally declared incident.
• Ability to foster collaboration with senior leaders in local and state environmental health and public health departments to build consensus for strategic public health problem solving.
• Deep knowledge of environmental public health structure, systems, and practice domains.

Benefits

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

Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ)

The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be typed in 12-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two (2) pages in length. Answer each numbered item separately and indicate the corresponding item number for each response. Applications received without a SOQ, those that do not follow the instructions in this section, or do not answer the specific SOQ criteria below will not be considered. Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of SOQ.

1. Describe your experience developing and coordinating emergency preparedness training for environmental health professionals, such as Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) . What strategies did you use to ensure training effectiveness and compliance with local, state and federal guidelines?

2. Give an example of how you have fostered communication and coordination between local, state, national agencies, and tribal organizations to advance environmental health emergency management. What challenges did you encounter, and how did you address them?

3. Describe a time when you led an initiative to identify gaps or areas for improvement in an emergency management policy, plan or procedure. How did you approach making recommendations and implementing changes at all levels, from decision makers to field responders?

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.
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  Please see Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) instructions below at end of posting . Applications received without a written response to the SQ may be rejected.