Title: Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) Coordinator
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist I
Hiring Range: $55,798 - $60,253
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: LORD FAIRFAX-SHENANDOAH
Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Lord Fairfax Health District is seeking a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Coordinator to provide oversight and coordination of the district's volunteer program in support of public health initiatives, emergency preparedness, response, and recovery operations. This position is responsible for recruiting, engaging, training, and retaining MRC volunteers; maintaining regular communication with volunteers, work unit staff, community organizations, healthcare partners, and emergency management agencies; and identifying volunteer resources to support district programs and operations.
In collaboration with district leadership, program staff, and community partners, the MRC Coordinator assesses volunteer needs and determines appropriate service roles for planned events, public health campaigns, emergency exercises, and incident response activities. The coordinator maintains volunteer readiness through training, credentialing, and record management; coordinates volunteer activation, deployment, and demobilization during emergencies; supports emergency planning, drills, and exercises; and contributes to after-action improvement efforts to strengthen the district's emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
Provides program oversight by contacting volunteers, work unit staff, other agencies and organizations to recruit volunteers and inform work unit staff of services needed. In coordination with program and district leadership and community partners, determines appropriate service role and need for volunteers in planned events. Supervises the training, performance, scheduling and utilization of volunteers. Serves as a liaison between operations, administration and other staff and volunteers to assure optimum use of resources. Prepares reports and performs some general administrative tasks. May manage and monitor grants applications and disbursements/deliverables to assure sufficient funds and services are available to support program commitments. Represents the MRC at local and regional planning and coalition meetings.
Additionally supports in a staff capacity, by focusing on intermediate term program issues with agency wide application. Characteristic duties include: program development, planning, monitoring, analysis, grants management, recommending policies and procedures, program research, and evaluating changes in rules, regulations and legislative proposals for impact on service delivery. Knowledge of program management, analytical principles and service integration is necessary.
Responsibilities are carried out independently based on an outline or work plan developed by or approved by the supervisor.
The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life
insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience in coordinating and managing volunteers and community services
· Demonstrated leadership ability
· Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation/public speaking skills
· Experience and ability to provide training to others
· Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a
diverse constituency
· Knowledge and experience in use of computers and computer applications -Knowledge of and experience in planning and policy development and
implementation, program evaluation and coalition building
· Experience developing and exercising emergency response plans
· Experience in health communications essential
· Knowledge of and experience working within the community environment with
emergency preparedness and response resources and methods
Additional Considerations
· Prior public health and/or outreach experience preferred
· Knowledge of and experience with public health responses to threats and emergencies,
including but not limited to bioterrorism, preferred
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.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Contact Information
Name: Karla Fillmore
Phone: 540-722-3470
Email: Karla.Fillmore@vdh.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.