Compensation:
- $19 – $21 an hour (DOE)
- Sick Leave, Vacation, and Holiday Pay
- 100% Paid Kaiser Health Insurance (with option to choose a different health plan, if desired).
- 403B 5% Employer Match
- Long Term Disability, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
Reports To: Program Manager
Mission: The mission of RIL is to promote the socio-economic independence of persons with disabilities by providing peer-supported, consumer-directed independent living services and advocacy. The focus of RIL is that freedom to make choices and the ability to live safely in the community are basic rights all people have, regardless of disability or age.
Job Summary: In coordination with the Program Manager, responsible for the coordination, education, and implementation of emergency preparedness standards and plans for the Access and Functional Needs (AFN) communities within RIL’s catchment area. Coordinate AFN emergency preparedness education and exercises with consumers and local stakeholders to ensure an organized response during and after emergencies or disasters. Responsibilities include the integration of safety and other relevant regulations, and oversight of incident and event response.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Know each county’s alert and notification systems and procedures, and ensure appropriate staff is educated on this as well.
- Provide necessary project management and support for all related emergency preparedness sub-committee work related to older adults and people with disabilities.
- Coordinate the use and routine testing of all disaster-related equipment.
- Identify and maintain contact information for community response partners and identify how RIL’s consumers and the AFN community will be notified of an emergency/ crisis situation.
- Administer RIL’s Public Safety Power Shut Off response including back-up battery loan program by screening, administering distribution of batteries, and tracking battery loans.
- Develop and administer community education campaigns for disaster preparedness.
- Work with individual consumers to develop personal disaster preparedness plans.
- Participate in training and exercises to practice/ test emergency plans with community partners or statewide exercises.
- Develop and prepare reports that fulfill grant contract requirements as outlined by the specific funding stream.
- Assisting consumers in submitting Medical Baseline Allowance applications to the Electricity Provider for eligibility determination.
- Creates and maintains confidential files on consumers who request ongoing services, completes intake assignment, prepares case notes, documents services requested, and services provided, completes, periodic statistical data collection forms, and completes other paperwork and reports as required.
- Maintains monthly follow-up contact, which is appropriately documented, with all consumers who have files that are open.
- Keeps a daily log and prepares monthly and quarterly statistical and narrative information/reports in an accurate and timely fashion as required by the agency and/or funding sources.
- Follows RIL’s policies and procedures.
- Maintains practices that protect the safety and health of consumers and co-workers.
- Must arrange travel to remote areas of Yolo County as needed.
- Will be available to work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Ability to lift 70 lbs.
- Operates a keyboard and computer.
- Operates standard office equipment (including fax machine, copier, and telecommunications devices for the deaf).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Prior experience in program coordination.
- Analytical skills necessary to evaluate and make recommendations regarding emergency management issues.
- Ability to design lesson plans, coordinate courses, and assist/ conduct realistic simulated training.
- Ability to articulate complex concepts both orally and in writing, but also translate those complex concepts into plain language as well.
- Familiarity with healthcare emergency preparedness, including security, safety, HAZMAT, OSHA, NIMS, FEMA, HICS, HVA, and CMS.
- Familiarity with Personal Preparedness Program capabilities and understand emergency preparedness local / regional response activities is preferred.
- Experience and knowledge in communicating with people with disabilities is preferred.
- Demonstrates skills and experience in:
- Promoting an understanding of disability concerns to diverse audiences.
- Communication with persons of diverse backgrounds and communication styles.
- Informal instruction, coaching, or tutoring.
- Statistical data collection and reporting.
- General office procedures and office equipment.
- Organization, time management, and prioritization.
- Working independently and as part of a team.
Desired Qualification:
- Work or educational experience in the emergency management and/or social services field.
- Personal experience with PWD’s and an understanding of diverse cultures.
- Familiarity with independent living philosophy and principles.
Working Conditions: The emotional effort varies but can be challenging. Occasionally there are short deadlines and periods of high activity/demand. The position requires interacting with persons with a variety of disabilities, methods of communication, and behaviors.
Physical Demands: Within the office the job is primarily sitting with some movement required to the file cabinets, copiers, fax machine, and answering of the phones. Some lifting of up to 70lbs is required.
Equal Opportunity Employer: RIL is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. RIL’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.
RIL is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in RIL’s operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of RIL, including supervisors and coworkers. Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected]