This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• SENIOR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

1676

For SENIOR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01676

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Driver License Requirement

Possession of a valid driver license of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Applicants who do not possess the license will be admitted to the examination but must secure the license prior to employment.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Mission, goals, objectives, and organization of emergency management and emergency response.
2. Operations and structure of government.
3. Processes, principles, and regulations applied in the administration of emergency management programs.
4. State and Federal laws, regulations, and requirements relating to local, State, and Federal emergency management planning and emergency response.
5. Apply professional knowledge and ability to all situations.
6. Principles, concepts, and terminology in emergency management, emergency response and planning processes, hazard mitigation, and community preparedness.
7. Laws and regulations pertaining to State and Federal financial assistance and mutual aid.
8. Current trends of emergency management, emergency response, recovery, and planning.
9. Methods of program report preparation and program reporting techniques.
10. Basic techniques of data analysis.
11. Basic computer skill.
12. Objectives and organization of emergency management and emergency response.
13. Principles and techniques of organization, administration, and management.
14. Purposes, activities, and legislation of the Office of Emergency Services.
    

Ability to:

1. Plan for emergencies and respond, under all conditions, appropriately to emergencies and disasters by applying emergency management principles to the specific immediate situation.
2. Apply professional knowledge and ability to all situations of coordination, planning, and mitigation of hazards, and communicate risks to specific emergency management situations.
3. Interpret emergency management-related laws and their application to program or incident situations.
4. Develop and implement new and revised methods and procedures.
5. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, local, State, and Federal officials, and representatives of other organizations.
6. Prepare complete and comprehensive reports and recommendations.
7. Communicate and write effectively.
8. Reason logically.
9. Analyze problems and situations accurately and take effective action.
10. Work independently in identifying needs and emergency management systems deficits and developing recommendations for improvement of emergency management planning and emergency response operations.
11. Act as a lead person or as a team leader.
12. Train other staff in principles and methods.
13. Provide effective leadership.
    

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SENIOR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Classification will be established for:

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

1. Identifying issues/concerns and making recommendations to lead/manager. 
2. Preparing and coordinating response and/or recovery activities in the event of a disaster or emergency. 
3. Supporting management in responding to sensitive and/or complex emergency management inquiries from the general public, private sector, government, and/or public officials. 
4. Conducting emergency management research and analysis to formulate recommendations, answer inquiries, and/or provide technical assistance to stakeholders. 
5. Analyzing and verifying information from multiple sources to prepare, approve, and issue reports or briefings within specified time-frames. 
6. Preparing for and/or facilitating meetings, committees, task forces, and/or work groups related to emergency operations. 
7. Representing a department, organization, and/or agency by participating in meetings and providing briefings to stakeholders. 
8. Developing, preparing, reviewing, editing, analyzing, and providing recommendations to plans, procedures, and/or policies. 
9. Providing outreach, consultation and/or technical assistance on the implementation and/or maintenance of emergency management plans. 
10. Developing, preparing and/or providing training to ensure consistent application of emergency management programs. 
11. Serving as project and/or team lead to ensure the successful completion of emergency management assignments. 
12. Working in an emergency operations center (e.g., Department Operations Center, Coordination Center, Communications Center, etc.). 
13. Providing technical expertise and guidance regarding the implementation of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and/or other State’s emergency management systems. 
14. Developing and maintaining working relationships with stakeholders to enhance their knowledge of and ability to implement emergency management activities.

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.