Director of Emergency Services

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade. \r\n**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations** \r\n

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this position exists is to perform administrative and operational duties in overseeing the daily operations of the City’s public safety departments.� �The employee is the Mayor’s designee on all public safety matters and serves as a liaison to other City departments, outside government agencies, and the community. The work responsibilities include overseeing activities of the public safety departments; developing short- and long-range plans; receiving and handling complaints and requests from the public; working on special projects, events, and programs; and supervising employees to include the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Emergency Management Agency Director, and the Director of Emergency Communications. This position reports directly to the Mayor.\r\n

Minimum Qualifications

\r\n\r\nA Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, or a related field and at least five (5) years’ of executive-level experience in a public safety or military organization to include policy and procedure development and administration.�\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTE: Qualifying education, training, and experience\r\nthat provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job\r\nwill be considered.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill�one (1)�current vacancy and any vacancies that may occur from the date of the established list of eligible candidates. The current vacancy is with the�City of Montgomery Mayor's Office. Applicants will be screened and qualified based on the education and experience on their online applications. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken (in accordance with Personnel Rules and Regulations, Rule VII, Section 3). If there are five�or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.\r\n\r\nComplete an online application by visiting�Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.\r\n\r\n

Additional Information

BENEFITS:�Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the�Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.\r\nDRUG TEST:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).\r\nBACKGROUND CHECK:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)\r\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:�Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.\r\nREQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION:�Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Montgomery Personnel Board reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at (334) 625-2675.\r\nI9:�Prior to your employment, you will be required to provide to your employer documentation of your identity and employment eligibility in order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.\r\nUPDATE OF CONTACT INFORMATION:�It is your responsibility to update your contact information (address, phone, email) so that we can contact you about jobs.� Please�visit the�Update Contact Information�page to log in and update to your contact information at any time.\r\n