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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 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.
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Candidates must reside in either Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, KY or Clark, Floyd or Harrison, IN Counties.
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 rapidly, accessibly, and equitably.
- 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 are the primary workforce and represent the communities they serve.
- 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 targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer‑led Disaster Action Team response.
- Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities, partnering with local organizations and leaders.
- Ready to Respond: Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience.
- A valid driver’s license and a clean MVR.
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 managing multiple priorities.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Ability to work outside regular duty hours, including nights and weekends.
Residency Requirements
- Chapter‑based positions: Employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
- Regional positions: Employees are expected to work daily within their region’s geographic area to provide leadership, support, and volunteer engagement.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Regularly required to sit, use hands, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift/move up to 15 lb and occasionally up to 30 lb. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception.
Preferred Qualifications
- Volunteer management skills.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Organizational skills.
- Ability to multi‑task.
- Flexibility.
- Comfortable public speaking.
- Professional etiquette.
- Self‑starter and self‑motivator.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans.
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts.
- PTO: Starting 15 days a year.
- 11 paid holidays.
- 401K with 6% match.
- Paid Family Leave.
- Employee Assistance.
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term.
- Service Awards and recognition.
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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.
