Shelter Resident Transition Service Associate - Laurens County

American Red Cross - Georgia Region; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

American Red Cross - Georgia Region is seeking an SRT Service Associate to support shelter residents in understanding resources and barriers and to help them build an individualized action plan to transition from the shelter to more sustainable living.

The role is operational, temporary, typically at level 4 and above DROs, and contributes to the mission by shortening displacement and jumpstarting longer-term recovery for those affected by disasters.

Responsibilities

• Help shelter residents identify resources and plan actions to transition out of shelter.
• Collaborate to create individualized transition plans to shorten displacement.

Job description

The Shelter Resident Transition (SRT) Service Associate (SA) is an operational position and is assigned temporarily, typically on level 4 and above disaster relief operations (DROs). SRT Caseworkers work with shelter residents to understand their resources and transition roadblocks to help households create an individualized action plan so that they can transition from the shelter to a more sustainable living solution. This position supports the mission of the American Red Cross by helping individuals and households more quickly transition from a shelter, thus alleviating human suffering by shortening the time of their disaster-caused displacement and jumpstarting their longer-term recovery.

Watch our video to learn more: Red Cross Disaster Action Team