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PART I: ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

1. Name (last, first, middle): Jared Singletary

2. Date: 11/9/20

3. Job title: Emergency Management Director

4. How many people in organization have this title? 3

5. Working title if different:

6. Organization: Texas Health and Human Services Commission

7. Work location (county or city) Austin Tx

8. Division within organization: Emergency Management

9. Title of immediate supervisor: Lisa Wilder

10. Organizational unit:

PART II: POSITION INFORMATION

11. State the chief objective of the position in a brief statement:

The inquiring candidate will carry the responsibility for coordinating disaster responses or crisis management activities under the supervision of the Emergency Management Director. The specialist will be expected conduct comprehensive training courses, develop contingency plans, implement emergency operation preparedness and effectively and maintain preventive strategies. Handling all the projected tasks the candidate will tested in their skills such as leadership, decision making, critical thinking, interpersonal and communication.

12. Before filling out the next section, think about the tasks and duties performed in the position. Consider the time spent on the tasks and duties, how important they are to achieving the objective of the position, and the processes or ways in which these tasks and duties are performed. After considering these aspects of the position, state the tasks and duties that are performed in the position.

· State the most important duty first and finish with the least important duty of the position.

· Calculate the percent that each duty requires of the total working time. Be sure these percentages total 100.

· Include all tasks, duties, and functions that are performed except those that occupy 2 percent or less time, unless they are considered very important.

Percent of Total Working Time Work Tasks and Duties

10% Planning and implementing community outreach programs.

10% Assess hazards and prepare effective response plans such as emergencies and disasters in order minimize risk factors.

15% Ensuring all preparedness plans are up to date and adhering to the state federal and local regulations along with the infection control standards the Center of Disease Control requirements as well.

10% Meeting, conferences and workshops with public safety officials, nonprofit and profit organizations, and private companies to get recommendations regarding better emergency response plans for the future.

10% Conducts infection control surveillance studies such as data analysis in health related responses to emergencies.

10% Develops strategic and operational plans along with policies and procedures for various and potential public health companies.

10% Design and administer emergency response training programs and exercises for the inquiring staff, patients and volunteers.

10% Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the community along with both external and internal partners.

15% Inspect emergency management centers and facilities equipment to determine their occupational and fundamental capabilities when urgent situations are to come.

13. What work actions and/or decisions are made without prior approval? To what extent are the advice and guidance from a supervisor received? State examples of the type of supervisory advice and guidance that are received as well as actions or decisions made without prior approval.

While being responsible for planning and leading responses to natural disasters, decision making is an imperative to the career. The decisions that emergency managers face are affected by factors such as available resources, responder safety and longevity of the inquiring lives.

14. List and explain the contacts, if any, both within and outside the organization, that are a routine function of the work. Do not list contacts with supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates.

Contacts

Purpose

How Often

Inside/Outside Organization

15. What are the most important services or products expected from an incumbent in the position described and who are the customers with these expectations?

Most Important Service Product:

Customer:

Second Most Important:

Third Most Important:

Fourth Most Important:

16. What are the qualifications for entry into this position:

A. What KASOCs should a new employee bring to this position?

B. Special licenses, registration, or certification:

C. Education or training (cite major area of study):

D. Level and type of experience:

17. I understand the above statements, and they are complete to the best of my knowledge.

EXERCISE 4.1 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Name________________________________________

1. Could you use this job analysis to determine essential functions on the job? How could this be done?

2. When preparing the job description, why is it important to list the critical customers for the products or services and the major tasks and duties of the job? Are there tasks that could be excluded with little or no effect on critical customers?

3. How often should a position description form be updated? Explain your response.

4. Explain how your job description could be used to evaluate your performance or to develop methods for hiring people for the position.

5. Do you think having a highly detailed job description is actually counterproductive for certain jobs? Explain your answer.

6. How could the O*NET be used for developing job descriptions?

7. You are assigned the task of writing a position description for a personnel recruiter. How would you proceed?