Shelter Resident Transition Service Associate - Polk County

American Red Cross - Georgia Region; Cedartown (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Red Cross - Georgia Region seeks a Shelter Resident Transition Service Associate to support disaster relief operations by assisting shelter residents in identifying resources and barriers, and guiding them toward personalized action plans for moving from shelter to sustainable living solutions.

This is an operational, temporary role focused on shortening displacement time and jumpstarting longer-term recovery for households affected by disasters.

Qualifications

• SRT SA is an operational position assigned temporarily to disaster relief operations.

Responsibilities

• SRT Caseworkers work with shelter residents to understand their resources and transition roadblocks to help households create an individualized action plan so they can transition from the shelter to a more sustainable living solution.

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