Overview
Job Description and Duties
The Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Sr. ESC) supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by performing highly complex and sensitive consultative, advisory, and evaluative duties in the area of emergency management planning and response operations with a specific focus on development of exercises and drills to validate CDPH emergency response plans, policies, and procedures developed by CDPH to address critical threats and public health disasters. The Sr. ESC serves as the project manager for fulfillment of the exercise requirements for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). The incumbent coordinates with Federal, State, and local agencies involved in emergency preparedness and disaster response to ensure a coordinated and multidisciplinary exercise planning effort for CDPH.
The Sr. ESC will lead emergency response exercise planning efforts, including development and maintenance of the CDPH multi-year integrated preparedness plan. In addition to programmatic activity, the Sr. ESC will also participate as needed in emergency activations by serving on an Incident Response Team (IRT) in a role in the CDPH Medical Health Coordination Center, the State Operations Center or other operations center as deemed necessary by the emergency. The incumbent may be required, on short notice, to work irregular and overtime hours during emergency operations in order to support the activation.
About The 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.
