Community Disaster Program Specialist

Job Description As a Community Disaster Program Specialist, you will guide, lead, and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster. You will also 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. Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at least once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. 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 that services are delivered rapidly, accessibly, and equitably, both culturally and linguistically. Support the Program: Assist with the successful implementation of specific disaster cycle services program activities or functions within an assigned geographic area. Mission Capacity Building: Engage disaster volunteers who represent the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically. Engage Community: Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to 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 the assigned geographic area. Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities. Partner with local organizations and leaders to support 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. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience. Valid Driver's License. Required Skills and Abilities Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups and representatives of all demographics, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management. Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Ability to work outside of regular duty hours, including nights and weekends. Residency and Physical Requirements Chapter-based positions: Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers. Regional positions: Regional leadership and functional employees are expected to work daily within their region's geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage and mobilize communities, and support volunteers. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must lift up to 15 pounds frequently and occasionally lift up to 30 pounds. Preferred Qualifications Experience in Project Management and emergency response. Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision plans Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts PTO: Starting 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays 401K with up to 6% match Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term Service Awards and recognition EEO Statement The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr American Red Cross