Disaster Preparedness Program Representative ; NY HELPS

Overview

The incumbent of this position will report to the State Emergency Operations Center Readiness Team within the Office of Emergency Management. Reporting to the Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 2, the Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 1 will be assigned to the stand-alone State Emergency Operations Center Readiness Program section.

• Aid in updating and maintaining the State Emergency Operations Center supporting documents.
• Research, analyze, and report on program activities.
• Write, draft, review, and implement emergency operational procedures, plans, and communications.
• Assist with special section initiatives and projects as required.
• Support operations during times of emergency and disaster from the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices, and/or local deployments.
• Aid in the development and delivery of EOC related training materials.
• Assure the readiness of workstations, audio/video equipment, and other technology located within the Operations Center.
• Assist in the administration of the New York Responds (NYR) incident management system, including the testing of updates.
• Participate in EOC training programs and exercises.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

To Be Considered For Appointment Through NY HELPS, Or 55 B/c, Candidates Must Meet The Open-competitive Minimum Qualifications For This Position. The Qualifications Are:

Four years of emergency management experience coordinating and implementing emergency management and disaster preparedness programs; preparation or modification of disaster plans; preparing, modifying, and presenting of disaster educational training and/or exercises; gathering and analyzing information to produce briefings or reports or to make timely and effective incident response decisions; representing an agency or organization in an Emergency Operations Center or leadership position on the Incident Command System;

and managing or supervising logistics operations during a major emergency or disaster by overseeing the distribution or staging of equipment and supplies.

Substitutions: an associate degree in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor s in a related field degree can substitute for four years of experience.

• Specialized Degree Areas:
  Atmospheric Science, Business Continuity, Business Organizational Security Management, Criminal Intelligence Analysis, Criminal Investigations, Criminal Justice, Crisis, Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, Disaster or Emergency Management, Disaster Resilience, Disaster Science, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency or Public Safety Services, Emergency and/or Risk Management, Fire and Emergency Services, Geography, Homeland Security, Informatics, Meteorology, National Security, Political Science, Public Administration, Security Studies, System Safety and Security, or Urban or Regional Planning.

REASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER

Current New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services employee with one year or more permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service as a Disaster Preparedness Program Representative 1 and are interested in reassignment OR are a current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 12 and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

NOTE:

Employees on the Civil Service eligible list will be considered. If you are on the eligible list and not reachable, you may be eligible for another appointment method. You are encouraged to access GOT-IT on the Career Mobility website (careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo) to determine transfer eligibility.

NOTE:

Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.

• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.
  
  Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is an equal opportunity employer.

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