DART Team Member

Samaritan's Purse; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Walk in Bold Faith

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse is seeking non-medical Team Members to join the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). Members are contracted

Qualifications

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• 2–5 years proven work experience in applicable career field(s) is desired
• Bachelor's degree from 4-year college or university or technical training in specific field is desired
• Available on short notice for immediate 3-4-week deployment, 1-2 times/year
• Able to serve within a very fast-paced environment, 7 days/week for extended hours while on deployment
• Able to work as a member of a team, particularly cross-culturally
• Demonstrated travel, volunteer, or work experience in developing countries is desired
• Willingness to work in unstable, insecure areas

Responsibilities

• Implement disaster response activities in the immediate aftermath of a disaster
• Participate in the planning, development, execution, and monitoring of relief work activities
• Collaborate with Program Managers and a Team Leader to coordinate efforts
• Maintain flexibility to deploy when needed

Skills

Teamwork

Cross-cultural communication

Adaptability

Devotion to faith

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical training

Job description

Get Involved!

What do we believe?

Demonstrate Biblical Integrity

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world. As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work.

We are seeking non-medical Team Membersto join our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

About the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART):

DART members are contracted "on-call" employees. Their pay is activated when they are deployed to a response. Practically, this means they have careers and life circumstances separate from DART, but when Samaritan's Purse initiates a response, we call available DART members to respond and deploy. Because deployments can occur with little or no warning, DART members must maintain a flexible schedule and be prepared to deploy when needed. Deployments may take members to dangerous locations where living conditions are challenging, and workdays are long and demanding. Despite these challenges, Samaritan's Purse believes in being the first on the ground to serve and help those who have suffered through a catastrophic event in the name of Jesus Christ.

As a non-medical DART Member you will work in conjunction with Program Managers and a Team Leader to implement all aspects of disaster response activities in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. You will participate in the planning, development, execution, and monitoring of relief work activities in austere environments. We need individuals who seek to use their experience in accordance with Samaritan's Purse standards to serve those in need.

DART Members will have an opportunity to develop individual humanitarian skills in areas that include, but are not limited to:

Relief Item Distribution

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Food Assistance or Nutrition

Ministry

Security

Administrative Functions

Logistics

Finance

Operational Coordination

Leadership

What are the qualifications?

Serve with Excellence

As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ

2-5 years proven work experience in applicable career field(s) is desired

Bachelor's degree from 4-year college or university or technical training in specific field is desired

Available on short notice for immediate 3-4-week deployment, 1-2 times/year

Able to serve within a very fast-paced environment, 7 days/week for extended hours while on deployment

Able to work as a member of a team, particularly cross-culturally

Demonstrated travel, volunteer, or work experience in developing countries is desired

Willingness to work in unstable, insecure areas

What are the benefits?

Walk in Bold Faith

While a DART member is deployed, Samaritan's Purse provides compensation and covers their response-related living and travel costs.

Type: Associate/Temporary

Job Location: International

Restrictions (Accompanied/Non-Accompanied): Non-Accompanied

Language Requirement: Fluency in English; Spanish and/or French is desired

Samaritan’s Purse is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity. All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given project than can be wisely applied to that project. When that happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need.