Emergency Preparedness Director

Clayton County Health District is the Emergency Support Function 8 (Health and Medical) lead agency for Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998.  Should an incident of public health significance, such as bioterrorism, quarantine of an international flight with suspected highly contagious diseases or a mass casualty incident occur, the EPR Director along with the team and District Health Director is responsible for coordinating a regional surge response with metro-Atlanta hospitals and EMS.  The EP Director oversees the planning, developing, and implementation of emergency preparedness initiatives for Clayton County Health District. Coordinates the disaster response or crisis management activities, provides disaster preparedness training and prepares emergency plans and procedures. Maintains a District Health Emergency Assistance Resource Team (DHEART), including documentation of established meetings.  Develop and maintain significant district plans.

Supervises, guides, and/or instructs the work assignments of subordinate staff. Performs planning, developing, and implementation of emergency preparedness initiatives.  Coordinates the disaster response or crisis management activities, provides disaster preparedness training and prepares emergency plans and procedures.   Essential functions include, but not limited to : Coordinating disaster response or crisis management activities such as opening shelters, special needs programs and evacuation.  Develops and performs test and evaluation of emergency management plans according to state and federal guidelines.  Develops, plans, and implements emergency preparedness initiatives. Directs staff in quality assurance efforts and compliance to guidelines.  Directs the communication to appropriate agencies and media outlets.  Oversees training activities and manages program budget.   Inspects equipment and facilities to determine their operational and functional capabilities.  Advises District leadership on procedures and practices to ensure maximal resource and personnel utilization during emergencies.  

Bachelor’s degree in public health, emergency management, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university AND five years of experience OR Three years of experience required at the lower level Emergency Mgt Spec 3 (PSP072) or position equivalent.  

Documented experience in emergency response & preparedness. 

Documented experience in project management. 

Good organizational and planning skills, good presentation skills utilizing

current technology, good leadership skills to promote a Public Health response to disasters.

Operational knowledge of MS Word, Power Point, Access and Excel. 

Excellent verbal and written skills. 

Good motivational skills to encourage participation and learning. 

Self-motivated, team player with a desire to succeed and learn.

Completion of National Incident Management System, Incident Command Courses, 100,200,700 & 800.