STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Class Code: 4044-21
Date Established: 08-21-92
Occupational Code: 7-5-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide technical emergency
management planning and preparation expertise for communities in the areas of
radiological defense, or radiological detection and control.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Plans, develops, and
conducts radiological protection, detection, and decontamination training
procedures and strategies.
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Reviews summaries and
reports concerning radiological protection and detection plans and makes
recommendations regarding management and implementation strategies.
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Assists communities
in preparing project applications for federal funds to provide for emergency
management facilities, radiological instrumentation, and other related items.
·
Maintains,
calibrates, distributes, inventories, and monitors various pieces of
radiological related equipment, and assists communities in procuring and
maintaining such equipment.
·
Assures federal
compliance by developing emergency management procedures and training and the
utilization of such field equipment.
·
Acts in an advisory
capacity to local and state radiological officers and monitoring units
throughout the state.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in radiological health, biological science,
physics, engineering or
chemistry. Each additional year of
approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Three years' experience involved with
health physics, radiological health, radiological defense programs, public
health activities or industrial hygiene with background experience in emergency
services such as state or local emergency management programs.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's
license. Must be able to obtain Government
Secret Security Clearance issued by the U.S. Government.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Emergency Management Specialist applicants must successfully
participate in a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills
and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification. The
structured interview is developed and administered, according to Division of
Personnel guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in which the
vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of methods of
organization, planning, management and supervision. Considerable knowledge of governmental structures and
resources. Knowledge of teaching
and training methodology.
Knowledge of radiological detection and decontamination processes and
techniques. Knowledge of group
dynamics. Knowledge of the
background and objectives of federal, state and local emergency management
programs. Knowledge of the use of
the facilities and systems required in controlled operations. Knowledge of radioisotopes and their
presence in and effect on air, water, soil and organisms. Ability to plan and organize programs
through the use of volunteers.
Ability to obtain data and write reports. Ability to speak before groups. Ability to plan and direct the use of resources and
manpower. Ability to evaluate
situations and make decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with federal, state and municipal officials,
co-workers and the public. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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