Disaster Readiness & Volunteer Engagement Lead

American Red Cross; Conover (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts

PTO: Starting 15 days a year

11 paid holidays

401K with 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance

Service Awards and recognition

Job summary

American Red Cross in the United States is seeking a Community Disaster Program Specialist. You will guide and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care during disasters, while building a robust volunteer engagement foundation using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff.

You will work with volunteers to ensure communities are ready to respond to disasters, with deployments contributing to skill building and career development.

Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups representing the community.
• MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Ability to work outside regular hours, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Empower volunteers to implement disaster cycle services in a rapid, accessible, and equitable manner.
• Support program activities within geographic area.
• Engage disaster volunteers representative of the communities served.
• Engage communities and partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.
• Manage volunteer engagement targets and Disaster Action Team responses in the local area.
• Serve as local point of contact for partners and communities.

Skills

Coordinate staff

Interpersonal communication

Diversity collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Night/weekend availability

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

American Red Cross in the United States is seeking a Community Disaster Program Specialist. You will guide and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care during disasters, while building a robust volunteer engagement foundation using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff.

You will work with volunteers to ensure communities are ready to respond to disasters, with deployments contributing to skill building and career development.