The Oxnard Fire Department, Emergency Services Division, is searching for an Extra Help Preparedness Coordinator. This position supports the Emergency Manager by conducting community presentations, engaging in outreach events, and providing bilingual (English and Spanish) educational materials to enhance community preparedness and resilience. This role involves interacting with diverse audiences, distributing information, and fostering strong community relationships to improve awareness and participation in emergency preparedness programs.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Deliver engaging emergency preparedness presentations in both English and Spanish to a wide range of audiences, including schools, neighborhood groups, and local organizations.
Represent the City at community events by staffing outreach booths, sharing resources, and answering questions related to emergency preparedness.
Develop and translate culturally relevant outreach materials to ensure accessibility for Spanish-speaking residents.
Provide administrative and logistical support to the Emergency Manager, including answering phone calls, assisting with inventory management, tracking outreach activities, maintaining program records, and helping coordinate events and trainings.
Monitor and document community participation, feedback, and program impact to support program evaluation and reporting.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
PAYROLL/CLASSIFICATION TITLE:
Administrative Services Coordinator/Support Supervisor
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This classification is distinguished from the Administrative Services Specialist, Senior in that it provides complex and advanced administrative support to the City’s top executives and/or elected officials; performs paraprofessional management analysis work; or supervises an administrative or fiscal support unit of non-exempt employees.
Incumbents may serve as a lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion; or may supervise paraprofessional and support level staff. Receives general supervision on routine items which are performed according to established standards and procedures and receives specific work instruction regarding non-routine matters and deadlines.