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SERVE Philadelphia Community Resilience Coordinator

The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is looking for a Community Resilience Assistant Coordinator to help strengthen partnerships around emergency planning for people with disabilities, engage individuals around topics in personal preparedness and build awareness of emergency resources. The Office of Emergency Management partners with community based organizations to identify residents with Access and Functional Needs (AFN). Once identified, OEM and other City agencies work with residents in the community to identify gaps in their emergency preparedness and provide them with technical assistance, planning information, and preparedness resources essential to increasing individual and community resiliency. The Community Resilience Assistant Coordinator will work to develop a leading program to increase disaster resiliency for low-income individuals with access and functional needs. The goal of this position is to share information, provide technical assistance, and integrate the AFN community into emergency planning and preparedness to reduce the impact of disasters.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : Essential duties include: Continue to lead two Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Advisory Panel meetings annually and ensure that stakeholders are using the panel to enhance their emergency plans. Develop an AFN Outreach Team to go out to the public to deliver three preparedness presentations and support mass care operations as technical advisors. Host one AFN Symposium for the residents of Philadelphia to promote the bidirectional sharing of information, planning, and preparedness resources. Develop and enhance a Geographic Information System (GIS) program for locating vulnerable populations for planning and response purposes. Develop guidance documentation and training for the use of AFN GIS data.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Disaster Relief , Community and Economic Development , Public Safety , Community Outreach .

Skills : Community Organization , Disaster Services , Communications , Team Work , General Skills .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
SERVE Philadelphia Community Resilience Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
07/18/2016 - 07/21/2017

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications
From 04/14/2016 To 06/10/2016

Contact	Brandon Vaughan
1401 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19102
2156860317
Brandon.Vaughan@phila.gov

Listing ID	66678


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