Coordinator - Emergency Preparedness and Training

and other public safety initiatives to help ensure a safe and secure learning and working environment for the South Texas College community.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates and conducts emergency preparedness training for faculty, staff, and students.
• Conducts periodic safety audits and building evacuation drills in accordance with Texas state law.
• Coordinates the administration and maintenance of the College's mass notification system.
• Oversees the College's Building Responder Program.
• Coordinates and provides training in active shooter response, bomb threat procedures, fire extinguisher use, CPR, AED, and first aid.
• Coordinates and participates in emergency preparedness exercises, tabletop exercises, and after-action reviews.
• Coordinates emergency preparedness activities with campus departments to improve operational readiness.
• Maintains records of emergency preparedness training, drills, inspections, certifications, and compliance activities.
• Coordinates the installation, inspection, maintenance, and replacement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and evacuation chairs throughout the College.
• Maintains emergency preparedness equipment and supplies and coordinates inspections and replacement as needed.
• Assists with issuing Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications in accordance with the Clery Act under the direction and approval of the Chief of Police for Department of Public Safety.
• Assists with the development, implementation, and review of emergency preparedness procedures.
• Assists in developing emergency response procedures, continuity planning, and departmental emergency action plans.
• Manages departmental databases of all police and emergency preparedness equipment and helps ensure that all equipment is properly maintained.
• Coordinates the inventory, distribution, and replenishment of first aid supplies for the College.
• Participates in campus and community events that promote emergency preparedness, public safety, and South Texas College.
• Assists with the administration of the College's lost and found property program.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Serves as Campus Security Authority.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• At least two (2) years of experience in safety or emergency management required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and requirements delineated by Texas and Federal law.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, faculty, staff, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license, proof of liability insurance.
• CPR and First Aid Instructor certification is preferred. Must successfully complete these courses within six (6) months of hire.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training IS100, IS200, IS700, IS800, ICS300 and ICS400, is preferred. Must successfully complete these courses within six (6) months of hire.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Organization

Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.

Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.

South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.