Posting Summary

Mountain Gateway Community College ( MGCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education and one of 23 community colleges in Virginia. The college is supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia; the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt (northern portion) and Rockbridge; the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, and Lexington; and the town of Clifton Forge. MGCC provides opportunities for the extension of knowledge, skills and personal enrichment in an environment that maintains high academic standards and respect for each individual. The college strives to keep programs and services financially and geographically accessible for all students. Credit and non-credit courses are offered to meet life-long learning needs. On-site and distance learning options incorporate up-to-date technologies.

The Emergency Management Coordinator is a part-time hourly position responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the College’s emergency management program, including emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and continuity planning efforts. This position manages the development and maintenance of the MGCC Emergency Operations Plan ( EOP) and Continuity of Operations Plan ( COOP), coordinates emergency preparedness activities across the College community, and serves as a key liaison with local, state, regional, and private-sector emergency management partners.

The Emergency Management Coordinator promotes a culture of safety, preparedness, and collaboration by providing training, coordinating exercises and drills, managing emergency response programs, and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and institutional requirements.

Knowledge of advanced concepts in the field of emergency management; ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a wide range of audiences; ability to remain calm and effective in making decisions in stressful situations, skilled in planning emergency exercises and drills, competent in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Power Point and Excel; ability to manage records; ability to make effective presentations to all audience levels, ability to foster collaboration across the various departments within the College; ability to remain flexible and work with minimal direction at all times; ability to relate to, communicate with, develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior level officials within the College community as well as leaders within the profession of emergency management; excellent writing skills; the ability to execute the steps of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program; the ability to research, identify, and document best practices within the profession of emergency management; the ability to pass a background check and hold a valid Virginia Driver’s license.

Demonstrated experience in planning and emergency response activities; experience developing and conducting table top, functional and full scale exercises for a diverse organization; certificates and/or coursework in emergency management, hazard mitigation planning, disaster resiliency, risk management or related topics.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in emergency/disaster management, political science, public or business administration preferred.

Completion of FEMA PDS, APS and or IS 100, 100he, 200, 700, 800,300 and 400 preferred.

Posting Detail Information

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

This is a part-time hourly position with a maximum of 29 hours per week.

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts ( ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.