Emergency Management Specialist - Southeast Region

Ohio Department of Public Safety – Emergency Management Agency

Report In Location – 201 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH, 45601

Work Hours – 7:30AM to 4:30PM (Will travel 4 days a week and work from home 1 day a week) Subject to Change

***THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE DAILY TRAVEL TO LOCATIONS WITHIN THEIR ASSIGNED AREA UTILIZING A STATE VEHICLE***

Report in location will be one of the following locations depending upon successful candidate's home location:

• 13600 Della Drive Athens, OH 45701
• 51400 National Road St. Clairsville, OH 43950
• 396 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH, 45631
• 10179 Chillicothe Pike, Jackson, OH, 45640
• 141 Township Road 161, South Point, OH, 45680
• 201 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH, 45601
• 7611 US Route 23, Lucasville, OH 45648
• 27761 State Route 7, Marietta, OH, 45750
  
  

To use an assigned state vehicle for commuting from an employee’s personal residence, the total one-way commute miles must not exceed 50 miles to the employee’s normal report-in location.

For field employees, the assigned headquarters is considered their normal report in location because daily work locations may vary based on assignments. Employees who reside outside of their assigned region will not use a state vehicle to commute to/from the region. The state vehicle must remain parked within the region at a location designated by their division director or designee.

Listed Below Are The Counties Within Assigned Region

Southeast Region Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, Washington

Perks of Working for the Ohio Department of Public Safety

• Multiple pay increases over your first years of service!
• Free Parking!
  
  

What You'll Do As a Disaster Service Consultant 2

• Conducts on-site technical assistance visits, formal training classes & seminars;
• Provides independent evaluation to the Disaster Services Supervisor on the status of local government emergency preparedness & operational readiness based on activities to include but not limited to training programs, exercise activities, meetings with local officials & public outreach;
• Represents state at county &/or regional level events &/or meetings involving emergency management (i.e., mitigation, preparedness, response & recovery);
• Coordinate between state & locals to solve problems
• Assists local emergency management agencies in developing, conducting & evaluating training programs & exercises for systems, structures, plans & personnel integral to emergency operations;
  
  

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Option 1

2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in emergency management, public or business administration;

AND 2 yr. trg. or 2 yr. exp. in disaster services & emergency operations;

AND must be able to provide own transportation.

Option 2

Or completion of undergraduate major core program in emergency management, public or business administration;

AND 2 yr. trg. or 2 yr. exp. in disaster services & emergency operations;

AND must be able to provide own transportation.

Option 3

• Or 2 yrs. exp. as Disaster Services Consultant 1, 64911;
  
  

AND must be able to provide own transportation.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
  
  

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Job Skills: Emergency Management

Agency Contact Name and Information

Alison Granger / argranger@dps.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Jul 7, 2026, 10:59:00 PM

Work Location

HP Chillicothe Post

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Ross County-Chillicothe

Other Locations

United States of America-OHIO-Noble County, United States of America-OHIO-Perry County, United States of America-OHIO-Vinton County, United States of America-OHIO-Scioto County, United States of America-OHIO-Belmont County, United States of America-OHIO-Monroe County, United States of America-OHIO-Athens County, United States of America-OHIO-Morgan County, United States of America-OHIO-Lawrence County, United States of America-OHIO-Hocking County, United States of America-OHIO-Jackson County, United States of America-OHIO-Meigs County, United States of America-OHIO-Gallia County, United States of America-OHIO-Washington County, United States of America-OHIO-Ross County, United States of America-OHIO-Pike County, United States of America-OHIO-Adams County

Compensation

$31.47 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

OCSEA

Professional Skills

Adaptability, Collaboration, Time Management

Agency Overview

Emergency Management Agency

Coordinates activities to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, both natural and man-made.