EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSTRUCTOR - REGION 8
Fairview Heights, IL, US, 62208
Payroll Title: Staff Development Specialist I
Agency: Emergency Management Agency
Posting Number: 41589
Opening Date/Time: 09/27/2024
Closing Date/Time: 10/10/2024
Salary: $5,703-$8,170/month, anticipated starting salary is $5,703/month; CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
Position Marketing Statement: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is seeking an Staff Development Specialist I to serve as an Emergency Preparedness Instructor. This position presents training courses in assigned Region or elsewhere in the state. The individual in this position will also aid exercise design teams in the development and evaluation of the “all hazard concept”, simulation exercises, and conducting operations during disaster responses. The ideal candidate would have professional experience in developing lesson plans and simulation exercises. Our employees work in an ever-changing environment that presents new challenges with rewarding results. If you are interested in joining our team of compassionate and integrity driven public servants, we invite you to apply for the Staff Development Specialist I position with IEMA-OHS!
About the Agency Statement: Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others? The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is a team of emergency management professionals who support local communities by providing experience, perspective, and resources to help residents prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats, hazards, disasters, or emergencies. IEMA-OHS is the lead agency for disasters and emergencies statewide and plays a key role in protecting the health, life, and safety of all Illinoisans.
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 41589
Essential Functions
- Instructs courses for local government employees including, but not limited to, Professional Development Series, IL Professional Emergency Manager series, Incident Command series, and other courses that support the emergency management program within Illinois.
- Participates in the development and review of exercise scenarios, objectives, and timelines for local governments to use when conducting exercises to test their ability to respond to disasters or emergencies of all types, ensuring compliance with Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) standards.
- Participates in disaster response to support the administration of Unified Area Command, State Emergency Operations Center, staging area, or similar entities as required.
- Assists with seminars, conferences, meetings, and training programs for management, supervisory, professional, and technical employees as part of the whole community partnership with both federal and state government employees.
- Participates in professional development courses as outlined within the Agency Training and Exercise policy.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college. Academic course work should include quantitative measures (introductory statistics or business mathematics or social science analytical tools), educational methods, psychology of individuals, organizational or group behavior, labor relations or equivalents.
- Requires two (2) years of professional experience in education or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of professional experience in the development and use of lesson plans.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in presenting written and pictorial instruction before individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in developing exercises following the guidelines of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in the evaluation of the effectiveness of training programs based on metrics and techniques.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in facilitating instruction using a variety of methods either in-person or virtual.
- Two (2) years of emergency management experience at the local, state, or federal level.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires a criminal history check through the Illinois State Police.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
- Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
- Requires the ability to complete the National Qualification EOC Skillset Courses in order to facilitate the courses in compliance with approved curricula.
- Requires the ability to complete the FEMA Basic Academy and complete the Train-the-Trainer in order to facilitate the academy in compliance with approved curricula.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am
Work Location: 10045 Bunkum Rd, Fairview Heights, Illinois, 62208
Agency Contact: EMA.JOBS@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management
This position [DOES NOT] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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