Description

　　The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

　　BASIC PURPOSE

　　The EDS Director is an on-call 24/7 position and is responsible for overseeing readiness, response, recovery, and mitigation of the Del Oro Divisions.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Build local capacity through relationships with whole community partners and emergency services stakeholders to address operational gaps and shortfalls.

　　Develop and streamline just-in-time, local, and national training for volunteers, staff, and leadership.

　　Evolve, implement, and evaluate standard operating procedures and frameworks for ICS-compliant Incident Management Teams, deployment/activation, staging areas, resource tracking, planning, communication, and recovery programs.

　　Help state government and other organizations embody the whole community approach.

　　Develop EDS departmental, readiness, response, recovery, and training policies to ensure rules and structures guide EDS operations.

　　Identifying multiple EDS points of contact who will represent the division to municipal and state government, state VOAD, local COADs, community nonprofit organizations, regional houses of worship, and regional private vendors depending on location/proximity to that entity.

　　Serve on local and State VOAD leadership committees and attend meetings.

　　Maintain and update the divisional disaster playbook that reflects the National Response Minute and the Western Territory Disaster Response Minute, and accounts for all divisional personnel, property, plans, and programs, including notification procedures for all personnel, staging area establishment guidelines, mobilization and resource tracking, guidelines for EDS volunteer empowerment, response and recovery services, and annual training and exercises

　　In coordination with territorial headquarters, conduct annual policy group and departmental directors training at divisional headquarters.

　　Offer annual emergency disaster services training for all divisional officers and volunteers

　　Assist Corps in their development and completion of a localized response plan for their service area

　　Encourage (Require) Corps officers to participate in local disaster response planning meetings, including COAD/VOAD, and other local or state emergency management meetings

　　Recruit and train divisional Incident Management Teams (IMT), as well as a cadre of divisional disaster services volunteers

　　Manage the local teams of Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network volunteers (SATERN)

　　Collect and maintain an inventory of divisional assets that can be utilized during an emergency or disaster, including facilities, commercial kitchens, all vehicles, sheltering space, staging areas, internal/external storage, emergency supplies, and access to labor

　　Collect and maintain an inventory of Salvation Army branded apparel for disaster workers including shirts, hats, lanyards, and bags, as well as TSA signage, including banners and magnetic vehicle placards

　　Order and replenish supplies, equipment, and other resources ahead of the next disaster/fire season

　　Manage the overall operations of the EDS Warehouse (supplies, deliveries and staff)

　　Collect and maintain accessible binders and online documents of all our partners categorized by services and goods they have provided in the past and can provide in the future

　　Assign and exercise duties of newly designated EDS Officers,

　　Develop exercises and trainings internally with Department heads, and Policy Group (DC, DSB, DSF), and externally with partners of all kinds

　　Apply for and receive grants to expand the capabilities EDS Department

　　Identify gaps and limitations of the Army’s responses through AARs and track corrective actions

　　Apply for grants to supplement the EDS department's plans, training, exercises, preparedness actions, etc.

　　Partnership definition through Memorandums of Understanding with community and regional partners

　　Supervise EDS department staff and track EDS departmental progress

　　Developing EDS departmental policies; researching, creating, and submitting proposals CFC to enhance EDS responses

　　Coordinating special events and conferences, etc.

　　Actively participate in Territorial EDS committees

　　Constantly monitor hazards in Del Oro and surrounding Divisions

　　Follow up with Local Corps on disaster response operations at the onset of an incident

　　Assigning Emergency response roles to DHQ departments

　　Identifying and proposing added resources to fill response and recovery gaps for DHQ and Incident Management Teams (IMT)

　　Serve as the Incident Commander and any other IMT position as needed at the onset of an incident

　　Serve as the CalOES, FEMA, and tribal liaison.

　　Sets up the organization of the response in coordination with the DHQ Policy Group.

　　Develop, coordinate, or collaborate on all EDS exercises and events within the Army (Dept. Heads, Policy Group, DHQ EDS Team), with other disaster response partners, and state, federal, and tribal government partners

　　Identify and address the division’s past responses/recoveries by delivering After-Action Debriefs, recording lessons learned and best practices, and documenting/tracking corrective actions

　　Design and coordinate drills, table-top exercises, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises (with other partners)

　　Manage all Divisional Recovery activities post disasters (including case managers and caseworkers)

　　Collaborate with external Case Management agencies during the recovery phase through the Long-term recovery groups.

　　Assist local Corps, and Service Ext in identifying and supporting gaps in services of unmet needs following disasters/and or incidents.

　　Other duties assigned

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

　　Bachelors degree preferred.

　　Knowledge of Northern California Disaster services is preferred.

　　Ability to travel throughout Northern California area-including Corps in Del Oro – will be required

　　Ability to be on-call and deploy anywhere within central and Northern California

　　Minimum of 3 years of experience working in disaster response/recovery

　　Experience participating in community meetings.

　　Can complete work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team.

　　Demonstrated leadership abilities.

　　Excellent interpersonal and liaison skills

　　Excellent strategic planning skills and experience in recovery services

　　Previous disaster response experience

　　Good organizational and time management skills

　　Has the ability to work a flexible schedule to meet department needs

　　Maintains confidentiality of clients, programs, agency, and The Salvation Army

　　Demonstrates the ability to interact in a positive and helpful manner with clients and co-workers

　　Must be comfortable with public speaking.

　　Has a heart to serve

　　CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

　　Must possess a valid California Class C Driver License, and ability to drive DOT regulated vehicles (Non-CDL)Must be able to pass a Road Test.

　　Complete The Salvation Army vehicle course training.

　　Must maintain a Driver Qualification File

　　PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

　　Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis.

　　Ability to grasp, push, and/or pull objects

　　Ability to reach overhead

　　Ability to operate telephone

　　Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

　　Ability to operate a computer

　　Ability to process written, visual, and/or verbal information

　　Ability to handle high levels of stress for long periods of time during disaster deploy

　　Ability to operate basic office equipment and tools PC, Fax Machine, Telephone, Calculator, Copier, and Printer

　　Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed would not result in undue hardship.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)