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08/28/2024

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Butler County General Health District

Responsible to: Health Commissioner

Positions Supervised: None

Salary: Starting at $25.00/hr 

Civil Service Status: Classified

Employment Status: Full-time

Grant-Funded: Yes

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the general direction of the Health Commissioner, coordinates public health disaster and emergency planning and response for incidents that may affect Butler County. Responsible for ensuring grant deliverables including detailed plan writing, project management, coordinating with local, regional and state-wide agencies, and overseeing emergency preparedness training for public health staff. This position encompasses a wide variety of day-to-day responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Public Health Core Competencies Level Two position (See Appendix A) 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Is this position EXEMPT or NON-EXEMPT from overtime?

NON-EXEMPT

Is this an EXECUTIVE, PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP position?

YES

Does this position require advanced TECHNICAL skills?

NO

Is this position FULL TIME or PART TIME?

FULL

Is this a 100% GRANT FUNDED position?

YES

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Appendix A.

Public Health Core Competencies, Level Two Position Requires the following:

Analytical/Assessment Skills

1. Applies ethical principles concerning data and information

2. Uses information technology concerning data and information

3. Makes evidence-based decisions (e.g., determines research agendas, using recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services, HP 2020 and other sources in planning population health services)

4. Advocates for the use of evidence in decision making that affects the health of a community (e.g., helps policy makers understand community health needs, demonstrates the impact of programs)

Policy Development/Program Planning Skills

1. Develops program goals and objectives

2.    Monitors current and projected trends representing the health of a community (e.g., health, fiscal, social, political, environmental)

3.    Examines the feasibility and implications of policies, programs, and services (e.g., fiscal, social, political, legal, geographic)

4. Recommends policies, programs, and services for implementation

Communication Skills

1. Communicates in writing and orally using proper grammar and punctuation taking health literacy level of the intended reader into consideration.

2. Conveys data and information to professionals and the public using a variety of approaches (e.g., websites, social media, written reports, presentations, email, letters, fliers, etc)

3. Facilitates communication among individuals, groups, and agencies

4.    Communicates information to influence behavior and improve health (e.g., use social marketing methods, consider behavioral theories such as the Health Belief Model or Stages of Change Model)

5. Solicits input from individuals and organizations for improving the health of a community (e.g.,

chambers of commerce, religious organizations, schools, social service organizations, hospitals, government, community-based organizations, various populations served)

Cultural Competency Skills

1. Describes the ways diversity influences policies, programs, services, and the health of a community

2. Describes the diversity of individuals and populations in the entire community

3. Supports diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community

4. Ensures the diversity of individuals and populations is addressed in policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community

5. Assesses the effects of policies, programs, and services on different populations in a community (e.g., customer satisfaction surveys, use of services by the target population)

Community Practice Skills

1. Suggests and establish relationships that may be needed to improve health in a community (e.g., partnerships with organizations serving the same population, academic institutions, policy makers, customers/clients, and others)

2. Facilitates collaborations among partners to improve health in a community (e.g., coalition building)

3. Engages community members to improve health in a community (e.g., input in developing and implementing community health assessments and improvement plans, feedback about programs and services)

4. Uses community input for developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving policies, programs, and services

Public Health Sciences Skills

1. Applies public health in the delivery of the10 Essential Public Health Services sciences (e.g., biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health services administration, social and behavioral sciences, and public health informatics)

2. Applies public health sciences in the administration and management of programs

3. Retrieves and use evidence from print and electronic sources to support decision making, in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving policies, programs, and services (e.g., PubMed, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, The World Health Report)

Financial Planning and Management Skills

1. Manages programs within current and projected budgets and staffing levels (e.g., sustaining a program when funding and staff are cut, recruiting and retaining staff)

2. Establishes teams for the purpose of achieving program and organizational goals (e.g., considering the value of different disciplines, sectors, skills, experiences, and perspectives; determining scope of work and timeline)

3. Motivates personnel for the purpose of achieving program and organizational goals (e.g., participating in teams, encouraging sharing of ideas, respecting different points of view)

4. Uses evaluation results to improve program and organizational performance

Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills

1. Explains and participates in ways public health, health care, and other organizations can work together or individually to impact the health of a community

2. Provides opportunities for professional development for individuals and teams, and participate in all professional development offered for yourself (e.g., training, mentoring, peer advising, coaching)

3. Contributes to continuous improvement of individual, program, and organizational performance (e.g., mentoring, monitoring progress, adjusting programs to achieve better results)

4. Maintains the highest ethical standards of practice in all interactions with co-workers, community individuals, organizations, and agencies

 

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