Employment Opportunities
with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is a great opportunity for those who want to further their careers in a fast-paced, professional atmosphere. The field of emergency management is growing and changing with the needs of the nation, and ADEM is looking for dedicated employees to meet the challenges ahead.

Being on the ADEM staff is not easy. ADEM employees are responsible to – and for – the people of Arkansas. All ADEM employees are on call 24 hours a day. During disaster recovery efforts, the staff may work 12-hour shifts for several weeks. Disaster recovery teams may work for months away from home.

But ADEM is as dedicated to its employees as they are to their jobs. The department encourages employees to attend training in order to further their career goals. Employees work as team members, and across divisions, in order to accomplish tasks. The atmosphere is relaxed, though the pace may be intense.

I wish you the best of luck and success in your career search and choices.  If you believe you have the skills and dedication to join our team, then we hope to be hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

David Maxwell
Director

We Provide Equal Opportunities and Do Not Discriminate

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability. This commitment is supported by our positive and practical efforts to implement a policy of nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action.

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management complies with the nondiscrimination provisions of State and Federal regulations. Our Department recruits, hires, and promotes employees without discriminating. Personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returning from layoffs, training, education, and tuition assistance are not approved or denied on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability.

Benefits

Our Department offers an excellent benefit package including immediate accrual of annual and sick leave, eleven paid holidays, and a contributory retirement plan. Our Department pays the major portion of medical health insurance for full-time employees and offers several medical plans from which to choose. These plans range from an indemnity plan with a PPO option to HMO's.

Other benefits include maternity leave, court and jury duty leave, military leave and a catastrophic illness leave program as well as Family and Medical leave. Employees with our Department may choose to participate in a deferred compensation plan and various options for life insurance, accident insurance, cancer care and intensive care insurance. Employees are also able to participate in the Arkansas Cafeteria Plan which is a program designed to allow an employee to pay for group health and life insurance premiums, dependent day care and out-of-pocket medical care costs tax free. All employees of our Department are also covered under workers' compensation and unemployment insurance.

How To Apply For Our Jobs

Our Department uses a formal application process for regular salary positions to ensure we are in compliance with State and Federal regulations. Advertisements for vacant positions with ADEM are posted at www.arstatejobs.com.

You must fill out a State of Arkansas Employment Application. You may complete an application online at www.arstatejobs.com. You will be notified by e-mail when your application is extracted from the web site. Or, if you prefer, an application may be picked up at your local Workforce Education office or you may download one here (from Acrobat file). If you need a free Acrobat Reader, please visit the Adobe website.

Please make sure any mailed or faxed applications are signed and dated. Although resumes' are not required, they are preferred along with your application.

Please mail applications to:

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
Bldg 9501
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600

or

You may fax your application to:
 (501) 683-7980 , Attention: Human Resources.

Nothing in our application process, its language, policies or procedures, establishes, constitutes or implies an employment contract, the guarantee of employment or benefits, or employment for any specific duration. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is an "at-will" employer. We hope our employment relationship is long-term; however, either you or our Department may end this relationship, at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice.