Tazewell County, Illinois is seeking an experienced, highly motivated and collaborative individual to serve as the EMA Deputy Director.
Appointed by and under the direct supervision and direction of the Director of Emergency Management, the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Deputy Director assists the EMA Director in all daily functions and assumes all duties of the department in the absence of the EMA Director.
This is a part-time, non-exempt position working approximately 15-18 hours per week.
Responsibilities
Interact with teams leads and assistants for three (3) teams with include – Search & Rescue, Unified Command Post, and Communications.
Attend leadership meetings.
Assist with conducting monthly EMA meeting (second Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm) and assists with recruiting speakers for the monthly general membership meeting.
Interact with TC EMA volunteers (approximately 50 members).
Assist with Unified Command Post team and attend their monthly meeting.
Able to drive and maintain Unified Command Post including oil changes and repairs.
Participate in monthly calls with IEMA (Communications and Unified Command Post).
Mowing of the EMA property May through October, which can be required once per week during the height of the growing season.
It can take about three (3) hours with weed whacking.
Responsible for EMA building and garage repairs.
May need to address and repair toilet issues, faucets, lightbulb replacement, etc.
if needed.
Serve as back up for fire/building alarm call (24/7).
Maintain county-owned sirens, radios, computers, and software including testing and maintenance.
Assist with radios and radio programming.
Participate in monthly Starcom drill.
Assist with weather spotting and covering at the TC EMA Emergency Operations Center when needed (24/7).
Attend meetings as directed.
Must participate in three (3) exercises per year and take FEMA online classes as directed by IEMA grant requirements – PDS Series.
Assist with StormReady designation for Tazewell County from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Assist with weather and emergency preparedness presentations to various groups throughout Tazewell County.
Ability to work a variety of hours during the week, which may include evenings and weekends.
Perform other assigned tasks as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Must have a high School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with two (2) years’ experience in a technical/vocational field OR an Associate or Bachelor degree in a technical/vocational field preferred
Knowledge of Emergency Management preferred
Proficient to expert technology background preferred – various radios including equipment and software
Proficient to expert with computer software and database management preferred– Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
Knowledge of STARCOM system preferred
Ability to work with little supervision and maintain confidentiality
Ability to respond calmly during emergencies
Must have valid driver’s license
How to Apply:
We do not sponsor foreign nationals for immigration purposes.
Applications should not be submitted if an immigration sponsorship will be required either now or in the future.
Only United States Permanent Residents or Citizens will be considered.
Tazewell County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
EOE – race/color/religion/sex/Sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability
About Tazewell County:
Welcome to Tazewell County, the central Illinois community which combines city assets with the serene beauty and quiet countryside of rural living.
It is located on the Illinois River adjacent to Peoria and part of the Peoria-Pekin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 352,164.
Tazewell County was established in 1827 and has a population of 135,394, according to 2010 U.
S.
Census data, encompassing 658 square miles of which 649 square miles is land and nine square miles is water.
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