(EMA) COORDINATOR and
HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY
RESPONSE COORDINATOR (EMC)
For LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
GovHRUSA LLC is pleased to announce the recruitment and selection process for an Emergency Response Coordinator and an Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for Lake County, Illinois (pop. 703,462). This brochure provides background information on these exciting opportunities, on the quality of life in Lake County, on the Lake County organization and on the expected qualifications for the positions. Interested candi-dates should submit a cover letter, résumé and contact information for five work-related references by April 29, 2016 to GovHRUSA.com/current-positions/recruitment. Please call Joe De Lopez or Lee McCann at 847-380-4243 or email any questions about this position. Thank you for your interest in this excellent opportunity!
Joe DeLopez, Vice President Lee McCann, Vice President GovHR USA/Voorhees Associates 630 Dundee Road, Suite 130 Northbrook, IL 60062
TEL: 847-380-3240 FAX: 866-401-3100
Formal applications should be submitted to:
POSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT
Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Coordinator and Health Department Emergency Response Coordinator (ERC)
Lake County, IL (pop. 703,462) Lake County, IL located in northeastern Illinois along the shore of Lake Michi-gan, 30 miles north of Chicago, seeks two (2) dynamic and experienced Emergency Management Professionals with comprehensive backgrounds in the delivery of emergency services. Candidates must possess the knowl-edge and ability to identify and implement solutions for modern day emergency operations, including being famil-iar with technology for managing emergency responsibilities. Candidates must be committed to a management style that promotes a positive, creative, inclusive, supportive and collaborative internal and external environment.
The EMA Coordinator reports to the Deputy County Administrator, while the Emergency Response Coordinator reports to the Health Department Director of Prevention. The Lake County Health Department and Lake County EMA have a strong partnership. Both
positions are expected to work closely together to prepare for, coordinate and ensure effective Countywide implemen-tation of all hazard responses and pub-lic health emergencies. The positions will require continuous collaboration in order to serve as effective back-up for each other. During times of emergency these positions will require each Coor-dinator to be able to assume the duties and responsibilities of each other in a seamless manner, as well as assume total responsibility for coordination of all Lake County EOC operations. Candi-dates should be thoroughly familiar with and certified in NIMS and ICS princi-ples, and have knowledge of effective planning for incidents such as biological threats, pandemics, disaster response, pharmaceutical mass distribution, etc.
The ideal candidates must be effective communicators and relationship build-ers. They should have experience
working with a variety of mutual aid organizations and groups, experience with grant funding and grant man-agement, and possess the skills and abilities to create a flexible and united plan for emergency response for all Lake County stakeholders. If you have a successful track record of results, consider one of these positions.
Lake County residents enjoy a tremendous quality of life that provides just the right balance between work and play—from our beautiful recreational areas and waterways, outstanding forest preserves, superb shopping ex-periences, and other entertainment venues, to our top notch schools, and global industry that help make our economy strong, Lake County promises the comforts of the suburbs with the pleasure of the city. To learn more about what makes Lake County special, visit www.LakeCountyLife.org.
Lake County is a large, complex organization consisting of more than 30 departments and divisions that provide services including law enforcement, water and sewerage treatment, public health, criminal justice, transportation, public works, land use planning, building inspections, and emergency management. The county has 2,800 em-ployees, a $450 million budget and is governed by a 21-member elected County Board.
Minimum requirements for each position include a Bachelor’s Degree in emergency management, physical sci-ence, public health, liberal arts, or in a related field. Each position also requires that candidates have completed, or will complete within 6 months of hire, all ICS classes required by the County or IDPH, to include ICS courses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 and 800. Six years of progressively responsible experience in emergency management, two years of which were performed at a supervisory capacity are required for the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Coordinator position.
The Emergency Response Coordinator (ERC) position requires four to six years of progressively responsible experience in emergency management, two years of which were performed at a supervisory capacity or equiva-lent. It is also desired that the ERC candidate completed or will complete within the first year of hire, IPEM or CEM certification. Candidates must also possess a valid driver’s license. Starting salary range is from the mid $70,000’s to mid $80,000’s depending on qualifications. Excellent benefits package. Submit résumé, cover letter, and contact information for five professional references by April 29, 2016 to www.govhrusa.com/current-positions/ recruitment to the attention of Joe De Lopez or Leo McCann, Vice Presidents, GovHR USA, LLC, Telephone 847-380-3240. Electronic submissions required. Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
LAKE COUNTY QUALITY OF LIFE
Lake County offers a quality of life that is unmatched for young professionals, families and corporate executives alike. Lake County is home to more than 700,000 residents and 28,000 businesses ranging from small family-owned businesses to major corporations including Abbott Laboratories, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America and the Vista Health System. The County includes charming rural communities, thriving urban and suburban communi-ties, pastoral unincorporated areas, and exciting entertainment and shopping venues. There is also a wide variety of recreational opportunities found through the miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, the Chain O’Lakes and the highly ac-claimed Lake County Forest Preserves system. Located in the Chicago metro-politan area, Lake County’s population grew by more than 9% in the last ten years and remains one of the fastest-growing and most affluent counties in the state and in the nation. The county’s population is expected to be 786,000 by 2020. The County’s official land area according to the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,368 square miles, of which 448 square miles is land and 920 square miles is water, much of it in Lake Michi-gan. Lake Michigan borders the county on the east and the state of Wisconsin is the northern border. In addition to Lake Michigan, Lake County is home to 170 other lakes and rivers, 400 miles of streams and thousands of acres of wetlands.
Lake County has a rich history that began in 1839 when the Illinois State Legislature created the county. In 1841, the City of Waukegan became the county seat and remains the county seat today. Other communities in Lake County include: Buffalo Grove, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Vernon Hills, Barrington, Fox Lake, Deerfield, Libertyville, and many others. Gurnee, located in Lake County, is home to Six Flags Great
America, Gurnee Mills Shopping Mall and Key Lime Cove Water Resort. Other Lake County attractions include the Ravinia Festival, a large outdoor entertainment venue in Highland Park, the North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor, and Waukegan Harbor located in Waukegan. Lake County is also home to the Great Lakes Naval Sta-tion, the United States Navy’s Headquarters Command for Training and the Navy’s only recruit training center. Lake County’s public school districts are listed among the best in the state, with many of its schools ranking among the best in the nation.
Additional information about Lake County can be found on the county’s website: www.lakecountyil.gov.
THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION
Lake County is governed by a Board consisting of 21 members who are elected to serve either a four-year or two-four-year term. The Board serves as the leg-islative body of the county government, which is made up of 2,800 employees. The County spends more than $450 million annually and allocates fund-ing to more than 30 departments and divisions that provide services including public works, law en-forcement, health care, transportation and criminal justice. There are also eight independently elected officials responsible for their respective depart-ments. The County Administrator is appointed by the County Board and serves as the Chief Adminis-trative Officer with oversight of all appointed depart-ment heads. The current County Administrator has been in the position since 2002.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
The Emergency Management Agency Coordinator and the Emergency Response Coordinator are key members of Lake County’s Emergency Management team. It is expected that these Emergency Management profession-als will be extensively involved in complex, multi-department projects, and will interact regularly with elected and appointed department heads.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
These positions are geared toward emergency management professionals who have experience dealing with effective planning for wide-area impact situations such as pandemics, biological threats, weather-related disas-ters, and rapid mobilization of resources. The successful candidates must value the results of collaboration, be skilled at working with a diverse mix of stakeholders, have experience successfully and effectively managing grant monies, and versatility in the use of grant funds to build capacity. Ideal candidates will be dedicated public servants with a passion for transparent, effective government. The starting annual salaries are mid $70.000’s-$80,000’s depending upon qualifications.
The following education, experience, leadership and management criteria have been identified by Lake County as important skills and abilities for candidates to possess and demonstrate:
Education and Experience
(Not in order of importance)
Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in emergency management, physical science, public health, liberal arts or a related field. Each position also requires that candidates have completed or will complete within 6 months of hire all ICS classes required by the County or the Illinois department of Public Health, to include ICS courses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 and 800. Six years of progressively responsible experience in emergency man-agement, two years of which were performed at a supervisory capacity are required for the EMA Coordinator position. The Emergency Response Coordinator (ERC) position requires four to six years of progressively re-sponsible experience in emergency management, two years of which were performed at a supervisory capacity or equivalent. It is also desired that the ERC candidate completed or will complete within the first year of hire, IPEM or CEM certification. Candidates must also possess a valid driver’s license.
Candidates must be comfortable working effectively in a fast-paced environment, with a record of handling a wide variety of projects at one time and with the ability to be nimble in changing course or direction.
Candidates must demonstrate significant accomplishments in complex project management with the ability to interact with senior staff, boards or commissions and community organizations in the development and imple-mentation of project goals and objectives.
Candidates must have a record of strategic thinking with the ability to foresee the possible outcomes of po-tential courses of action including the ability to look at the risk/reward of various alternatives.
Candidates must have strong analyti-cal skills with the ability to examine programs, budgets and proposed policies for efficiency and effective-ness; candidates must approach local government with a desire to improve emergency preparedness processes and procedures in a thoughtful way that inspires managers and other af-fected employees.
Candidates must have experience in effectively working with the emer-gency response community and in the development of strategic wide-impact emergency response plans.
Candidates should have the ability to develop standardized emergency plans and processes that address all threats or hazards to Lake County facilities and employees, as well as prepare County employees for implemen-tation or activation of these plans.
Candidates must have experience in coordinating preparation for, and responses to a variety of hazards and public health emergencies, as well as experience with the application of National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles and best practices.
Candidates should have collaborative spirit, understanding and promoting the efficiencies gained through shared services, tech-nology and how other best practices can provide for various county programs and processes.
Leadership Skills and Management Style
(Not in order of importance)
Candidates must be able to establish lasting credibility with county department heads, the County’s corporate citizens, local and federal public safety, law enforcement, fire officials, and the Great Lakes Naval Station; the ability to develop effective col-laborative relationships is vital.
Candidates must be able to effectively negotiate intergovernmen-tal agreements and memorandums of understanding for mutual aid and resource acquisition.
Candidates (EMA Coordinator and Emergency Response Coor-dinator) must be able to work effectively together as interchange-able team members, each being interchange-able to assume the duties of the other in times of need.
Candidates must be capable of assuming a leadership role in the activation and operation of the County’s Emergency Operations Centers, Joint Operations Centers, and Mobile Command Posts as necessary.
Candidates must be strategic and “global” in his or her general approach, yet have a willingness to learn and understand the county’s business operations.
Candidates must be independent workers with the ability to take initiative when appropriate, understanding when to advise one’s supervisor of issues or concerns.
Candidates must demonstrate an approachable style, one that communicates effectively and with foresight and strategic planning in mind.
Candidates must inspire confidence meeting deadlines, effectively addressing concerns and “owning” projects.
Candidates must use sound judgment in decision making and in the conduct of their daily duties, serving as a role model for other employees.
