Title: Search and Rescue Officer #00037 #00218
State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator II
Hiring Range: $64,000 - $74,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept of Emergency Management
Location: Western and Central Area
Agency Website: https://www.vaemergency.gov/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
To coordinate, manage, and supervise the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of statewide training programs specific to the search and rescue program. To serve as the Deputy ESF-9 Coordinator during activations of the VEST and Deputy Search and Rescue Coordinator under routine operations to include rotations as the Search and Rescue Duty Officer, and on-scene response to search and rescue emergencies as necessary.
All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official EWP.
Minimum Qualifications
- Ability to perform as a Search Mission Coordinator for ground search operations.
- Considerable experience in responding and operating in support of search, rescue, and recovery efforts for lost persons to include operating within federal and state SAR constructs.
- Knowledge and experience in operating with myriad interagency SAR organizations including the DoD, National Guard, Civil Air patrol, national/state SAR teams, and the US Coast Guard.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, Windows-based operating systems, and GIS based systems such as ArcGIS, CalTopo / SARTopo, and Google Earth.
- Skill in using networked personal computers and emergency information systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritize competing tasks and deadlines and manage multiple projects effectively
- Takes decisive action under pressure, consistently demonstrating sound judgment and aligning decisions with VDEM’s mission in high-stress situations.
- Skill to build rapport, consensus and collaboration among diverse public safety professionals and various stakeholders.
- Ability to lead, motivate and coordinate the training of diverse public safety professionals.
-Effectively prioritizes assistance requests, allocates resources with precision, and leads response operations across governmental and private sectors during emergencies and disasters
- Must have ability to assist in loading and unloading emergency equipment.
- Working knowledge of adult training and exercise methods, curriculum design, needs assessment, and evaluation methodology.
Additional Considerations
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.
The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range. This is a restricted position due to the funding source.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.
VDEM does not provide sponsorship to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: (804) 366-7942
Email: Recruitment@vdem.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.