Community Disaster Program Specialist - Sacramento CA

Job Description As a Disaster Workforce Engagement Specialist, you will guide, lead, and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster. You will create and maintain a foundation of continuous and robust volunteer engagement using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters. Join us in meeting the needs of continuous disaster response! Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment. Key Responsibilities Empower Volunteers: Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer‑led disaster cycle services programming and ensure services are delivered in a rapid, accessible, and equitable manner, both culturally and linguistically. Support the Program: Assist with the successful implementation of specific disaster cycle services program activities or a specific disaster cycle services function within an assigned geographic area. Mission Capacity Building: Engage disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically. Engage Community: Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. Manage in a Matrix: Implement plans to meet assigned targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer‑led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks within assigned geographic area. Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities. Partner with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters. Ready to Respond: Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements. Pay Information The salary range for this position is (CA): $70,304 – $73,000. Minimum Education and Experience Bachelor's degree required. Minimum 3 years of related experience. Travel and Residency Requirements Travel may be required. For positions applicable to Disaster Services, deployment to disaster operations outside the assigned region is required. A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required. Chapter‑based positions: Must work daily in the assigned geographic area. Regional positions: Must work daily within the region's geographic area. Required Skills and Abilities Coordinate staff and volunteer activities. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups, individuals representing all demographics, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management. Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Ability to work outside regular duty hours including nights and weekends. Location City: Sacramento State: California #J-18808-Ljbffr VetJobs