Emergency Management Internship/Temporary Position
Performs planning, training, and administrative support work assisting with ongoing Emergency Management efforts. The internship is designed to be both educational and practical applying skills acquired in school to a professional setting while receiving exposure and experience in a wide array of Emergency Management areas, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Deputy Coordinator and Coordinator.
- Job Duties/Responsibilities:Assists with development of Emergency Management’s capability to use interactions with social media during disaster to improve outcomes.
- Assists with development of standardized processes for Story County jurisdictions to collect data during a disaster response to facilitate FEMA reimbursement.
- Assists with the development of policy and procedures to rapidly establish the ability to collect cash donations to support the recovery of a community impacted by a disaster.
- Participates in various research projects and/or special projects as assigned.
- Assists with the development of plans, training, and exercises.
- Assists with execution of daily emergency management administrative duties.
- Assists with other emergency management related projects as time permits.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED; and pursuing and undergraduate or graduate degree in Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Emergency Medical Services, Public Administration, or related field. Internship candidates should have at least 1 years of academic undergraduate studies left to complete.
A non-collegiate candidate should have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED, previous experience with disaster response and recovery operations and/or a familiarity with first responder organizations.
Special Requirements
Valid driver's license/Proof of vehicle insurance
Prior to application, certificates of completion of FEMA independent studies courseware to demonstrate foundational level knowledge of emergency management. Links to the coursed are provided below. You will need to obtain a FEMA Student ID Number prior to completing the FEMA Independent Study classes at https://cdp.dhs.gov/FEMASID .
- IS-0100.c: An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
- IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c
- IS-0700.b An Introduction to the National Incident Management System https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b
- IS-800.C: National Response Framework, an Introduction https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.d
- ICS 908: Emergency Management for Senior Officials https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-908
- ICS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-2200
Additional Information:
A cover letter, resume and 2 references must accompany the online application.
E-Verify Process:
Story County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered a position with Story County must complete Section 1 of Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity. Please be prepared to provide required documents on the first day of employment. For additional information regarding acceptable documents for this purpose, please contact Human Resources at 515-382-7200 or go to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services web page at: http://www.uscis.gov.
Physical & Environmental Characteristics:This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work occasionally requires exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and may be required to wear specialized PPE; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).