Full-Time Emergency Preparedness Community Coordinator 24-month Limited Duration Opportunity
Job Description
This position may have the opportunity to become permanent pending future budget modifications.
The Emergency Preparedness Community Coordinator will support statewide behavioral health emergency preparedness and response efforts in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Community Mental Health Programs (CMHPs), and community partners. In this position, you will coordinate volunteer recruitment, training, and deployment; organize a Psychological First Aid (PFA) training program; and support the development and execution of disaster behavioral health plans that align with Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards.
You will work closely with Behavioral Health Division leadership and the Behavioral Health Emergency Planner, and will play a critical role in building readiness, fostering community partnerships, and ensuring behavioral health systems remain operational and equitable during emergencies. You will perform the following key responsibilities:
- Recruit and retain a diverse pool of volunteers for behavioral health emergency response.
- Implement training programs in crisis counseling, PFA, and disaster behavioral health, including planning drills and exercises.
- Coordinate with CMHPs and community partners to develop and test statewide and local emergency response plans.
- Comply with OHA protocols, trauma-informed care principles, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Support the facilitation of cross-agency communication, community assessments, and post-event debriefings.
- Maintain program documentation, performance data, and reports to support continuous improvement.
This is a HYBRID (approximately 25% IN-OFFICE) position. Statewide travel is required.
What We Are Looking For
Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.
Desired Attributes:
- Experience in emergency preparedness, behavioral health services, or community engagement.
- Knowledge of emergency management principles, FEMA/NIMS/ICS guidelines, and relevant Oregon and federal regulations.
- Strong skills in program coordination, collaborator engagement, and training facilitation.
- Ability to work collaboratively across agencies and with diverse communities.
- Experience with community project management and operational planning.
- Experience with tracking policy changes and process improvement.
- Skills applicable to volunteer coordination, such as relationship-building and collaboration, communicating expectations and plans, organization, problem-solving and adaptability, and ensuring commitments are met.
Benefits of Joining Our Team
- Excellent medical, vision, and dental benefits package.
- Optional life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
- Employee benefits include 11 paid holidays, 3 personal business days, 8 hours of monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours per month.
- Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
- Training opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon.
Salary Range: $5,325 – $8,148 Monthly