Overview
Job Description and Duties
This vacancy is being advertised Statewide. The headquarter location will be determined based on the location of the most qualified candidate. Staff will travel to assigned regions for site visits, meetings, and workgroups. Travel is expected throughout the region assigned. Region I, Region II, Region IV, Region V, Region VI. Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humbolt , Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo ,Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer , Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Yolo, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, Imperial, Inyo,Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
The Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Sr. ESC) works under the general direction of the Response Section Chief in the Program and Response Branch of the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR). The incumbent will work in conjunction with the existing Regional Disaster Medical Health Specialists subcontracted through the Emergency Medical Services Authority to support regional preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. The Sr. ESC performs the most complex, difficult, and sensitive emergency management, emergency response, recovery, and planning work. The incumbent is independently responsible for significant, specialized emergency management projects; serves as a team lead and/or project coordinator on emergency management projects; formulates program and policy direction and alternatives; and develops methodologies for implementation.
The attached duty statement indicates whether this position is eligible for telework. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200 and may be required to report to a CDPH office, when needed. 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 Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.
About California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
