Emergency Preparedness Planner

Company: Summit County Public Health
Location: Akron
Posted on: February 21, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you looking to build a fulfilling career in Public Health? Join Summit County Public Health! We're proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work® -and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all. SCPH is seeking a full-time Emergency Preparedness Planner (35 hours per week, Monday through Friday) to play a vital role in planning, supporting, and responding to public health emergency preparedness activities and incidents. This position is essential in safeguarding our community's health and safety during emergencies, disasters, and public health incidents. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with local, regional, and state partners to maintain Summit County Public Health's Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), Summit County Public Health's Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), and other preparedness documents. Maintain familiarity with the State of Ohio, NECO Region, Summit County, and Summit County Public Health's Integrated Preparedness Plan (IIP). Maintain plan by ensuring public health training, drills, and exercises align with and are integrated into the jurisdiction's emergency management system. Plan, conduct, and participate in emergency preparedness trainings, drills, and exercises, ensuring compliance with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards. Develop After Action Reports (AARs) and Improvement Plans (IPs) for incidents, drills, and exercises, tracking progress on identified improvements. Ensure public health emergency responses are NIMS-compliant and integrated into broader emergency management systems. Support inventory management of emergency preparedness equipment and supplies. Operation of agency pick up truck and trailer (up to 24') is required. Promote a Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management by designing response and recovery activities that meet the needs of the community. Support the logistical requirements to mobilize and maintain public health operations on site or in the field and/or support and augment public health / safety mutual aid requests within Summit County, the NECO Region, or within the State of Ohio. Assist in executing grant deliverables and participate in SCPH and community emergency preparedness initiatives. Be available during routine and non-routine hours of operation, including 24/7/365 availability. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Public Administration, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, general science or a related field. Knowledge of applicable guidance documents, including but not limited to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health; the National Response Framework, Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, and Continuity Guidance Circular. Completion of FEMA courses IS-100.C, IS-200.C, and IS-700.B Strong skills in technical writing, public speaking, and working independently and collaboratively. Valid Ohio driver's license, automobile availability, and insurance coverage. Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Keywords: Summit County Public Health, Lorain , Emergency Preparedness Planner, Healthcare , Akron, Ohio