Join the Ready DSW Team And Play an Important Role in Emergencies
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Ready DSW team members train in an Emergency Services drill in the Emergency Operations Center.
As County employees, we are all Disaster Service Workers. We also know that during emergencies we may be asked to help in ways that are not be part of our regular duties. While this can present challenges, it is also an opportunity to learn new things and to be a meaningful part of the County’s response and recovery efforts. You can enhance that opportunity even more by joining the Ready DSW Team!
Members of the Ready DSW Team will have the chance to learn about County departments and to apply skills and knowledge that they may not use in their current job. Additionally, there are opportunities to meet with other County workers from throughout the enterprise and work with the public.
If selected for a position with the Ready DSW Team, you may be invited to an in-person training and/or to take part in emergency drills involving your position. But don’t worry! You won’t be graded on this, and duty checklists will be provided.
You will be paid your normal rate and could possibly be asked to work a different schedule if you are open to that possibility.
It is important to note, that your supervisor may volunteer your department to help in the response or recovery efforts of a local disaster, if the County is lacking pre-trained people to fill those roles. So, you may still be called to help outside your regular role, but you likely won’t be able to choose what positions you want to fulfil at that time.
If the Ready DSW Team sounds like something you would like to be a part of and you have a particular interest, you can sign up in advance and take position-specific Learning Management System training online to prepare you for your new role should you be called. The trainings are comprehensive in both response and recovery, quick and follow a storyboard format. The goal is to have a more prepared DSW team on the front lines or behind the scenes of a local emergency so that both response and recovery efforts to begin immediately. To take advantage of this opportunity, scan the QR code to pull up the application and see specific positions. Before filling out the application, you will need to seek approval from your manager to make sure you can be spared from your current position.
A workforce that is well-trained and knowledgeable in recovery and response skills prior to a disaster will reduce the overall recovery timeline and make San Diego County more resilient.