Relief Safety, Preparedness, and Recovery Officer (Temporary) - Buncombe County : Job Details

Job Title: Relief Safety, Preparedness, and Recovery Officer (Temporary)Department: Emergency ServicesHiring Range: $81,979.68 - $100,766.73Compensation Grade: NG-HCompensation Pay Range: $0.00 - $100,000.00Posted Internally and ExternallyBuncombe County is hiring a backup/relief position for our Safety, Preparedness, and Recovery Officer role. This is a short-term temporary position.

• Short-term temporary assignments are limited to maximum of 12 month and 900 hours.
• These positions are not eligible for cost-of-living adjustments, longevity payments, or any other annual salary increase.
• Employees in these positions are also not eligible for severance pay upon separation, paid holidays, sick leave, or any other employee-specified benefit per Buncombe County's Benefits and Leave Policies.

Purpose of the position: The purpose of this position is to provide administration, oversight, and strategic direction to compliance, safety, recovery, and preparedness programs within Buncombe County in accordance with federal and state regulations to contribute to a healthy and safe environment for county employees and the community. Minimum Education, Training and/or Experience (required at time of hire): Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Occupational Safety and Health, or a related field and six (6) years of experience in disaster preparedness, with emphasis on safety, and loss control; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Training and Experience: Experience leading an organization's emergency operations program is preferred. Essential Functions of the position:

• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide objectives, plans, standards, procedures, and policies to ensure successful implementation and integration of all phases of preparedness and recovery compliance for the County; including but limited to determining project timelines; overseeing analysis, budget, communication, and integration.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate programs and procedures that enhance safety and recovery awareness and ensure compliance with state and county regulations, guidelines, and policies.

• Coordinate efforts across multiple County departments to ensure an effective, consistent, and holistic approach to managing safety/preparedness responsibilities and provide general oversight of the safety practices and program compliance of all County departments, facilities, and operations.

• Review and report all incident investigations; Ensure root causes are determined; Develop and share effective actions to prevent reoccurrence with all locations; Provide written reports of safety related issues/results to County leadership on a periodic basis or as requested.

• Serve as the primary liaison for National, State, and Local Public Health Preparedness & Response agencies.

• Lead professionals to develop and deploy excellence in this discipline for county's operations.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to analyze and interpret policy and procedural guidelines, and to formulate, develop, and present recommendations to resolve problems and questions.

• Ability to exercise considerable tact, courtesy, firmness, and discretion in frequent contact with County officials at various levels of authority and influence.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures, and philosophies of safety management.

• Ability to oversee disaster preparedness, including recovery and continuity of operations.

• Knowledge of state and federal laws applicable to operations of local government.

• Knowledge of North Carolina law pertaining to the operations, authorities, responsibilities, and administration of County government.

In order to uphold internal pay parity and equity, salaries are non-negotiable for new and current Buncombe County employees. All new employees are paid according to their years of relevant education and experience above minimum requirements for the position and employees have the opportunity to obtain pay increases via cost of living increases and promotions.Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee's unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law. In addition, Buncombe County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.Applicants for employment are invited to participate in the affirmative action program by reporting their status as a protected veteran or other minority. In extending this invitation, we advise you that: (a) workers (applicants) are under no obligation to respond but may do so in the future if they choose; (b) responses will remain confidential within the human resource department; and (c) responses will be used only for the necessary information to include in our affirmative action program. We are a company that values diversity. We actively encourage women, minorities, veterans and disabled employees to apply. Refusal to provide this information will have no bearing on your application and will not subject you to any adverse treatment.