Green & Gold - Emergency Management Specialist
SALARY: Salary $56,000.00 - 68,000.00
DEPARTMENT:
LOCATION: WASHINGTON DC

The
Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program (G&G CAP) was established to create
employment opportunities for Veterans, Gold Star families, and Active-Duty spouses
within the U.S. House of Representatives. These positions provide Aides with the experience and exposure
necessary to broaden their career opportunities.

This position is assigned within a House Officer and will serve in
Washington, DC. These are
two-year, paid, full-time employment opportunities.

This position supports emergency management programs with
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms Emergency Management Division. This role
supports emergency planning, preparedness, and operations programs and projects
across the Capitol Campus.

This position is part
of the Emergency Management Division, Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA),
U.S. House of Representatives (House). The Division of Emergency Management is
responsible for providing and implementing a comprehensive and professional
emergency planning, preparedness, and operations program for the U.S. House of
Representatives, ensuring the continuity of the House and the safety of its
members, staff, employees, and visitors during emergencies.

Typical duties include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Program Development & Implementation: Provides direct support to the development, readiness, and execution of the House Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness Program.
  
• Emergency Planning, Coordination, and Reporting: Develops/reviews/edits written material, including planning documents, procedures, briefing slides, reference documents, white papers, and other documentation, as needed.
  
• Customer Service & Support: Responds to requests for emergency equipment, resource allocation, and inventory assistance, providing responsive and professional customer service.
  
• Administrative & Team Support: Supports the Preparedness Team with office-related tasks, including management of the SAA EMD inbox, WebEOC data entry, and responding to inquiries from House staff and Office Emergency Coordinators.
  
• Outreach & Engagement: Assists in preparedness outreach by developing flyers and outreach material, attending office hours, and staffing the EMD table during service fairs and events.
  
• Training Data & Records Management: Supports data analysis, recordkeeping, and reporting related to emergency preparedness programs (i.e., trainings, outreach, readiness, life safety, emergency planning, and protective actions).
  
• Continuity & Special Projects Support: Contributes to the development and implementation of House life safety and continuity programs, including assistance with exercises, special events, and related projects.
  
• Operations Center Support: Maintains proficiency in operating equipment and performing functions within the House Operations Center, in accordance with EMD standards and guidelines.
  
• Incident & Event Support: Provides support during operations center activations, special events, and other emergency-related activities as required.
  Additional
  duties as assigned.

• Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.

NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED.  IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST BE A VETERAN, GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER,
OR ACTIVE-DUTY SPOUSE AND MEET ALL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. 

Veterans:

• Honorably
  discharged;
• Released from
  active duty within the last six years
• Pay grades at
  or below E-5/O-3/W-2
  • Veterans promoted
    to the pay grades of E-6/O-4/W-3 WITHIN 6-MONTHS OF SEPARATION from active
    duty may be eligible if they meet ALL other requirements.
• Veterans who are in receipt of a 20-year or Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA)
  retirement are not eligible for the program.

Gold Star Families: 

• A surviving spouse, child/step-child, parent/step-parent, or sibling/step-sibling of a veteran who died:
  • In the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces; or
  • from a service-connected disability.

Active-Duty Spouses: 

• Must be the spouse of an Active-Duty service member. Active-Duty service members work for the military full-time and are subject to permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment orders upon completion of each tour of duty.
  • Those subject to Title X mobilization are not eligible