Program Specialist, Disaster Services

American Red Cross • Michigan City, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Providing support to Disaster Program management and leadership within the Victoria, TX region. Support Disaster Program management and volunteer workforce by focusing primarily on volunteer engagement and direct assistance to recurring local disasters within assigned geographic area (home fires, floods etc.). In limited circumstances, may be assigned to support specific function at the direction of a regional functional manager. Guide, and support team of trained volunteers, as well as implement initiatives to increase Red Cross visibility through program/service delivery. Perform all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the Fundamental Principles and in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with social services or service/program delivery, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Develop project plans & budgets.
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
• Geographic Community Disaster employees are expected to work daily in their assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
• Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year.
• Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming, or specific functional activities throughout the assigned geographic area.
• Assist with the successful implementation of either specific disaster cycle services program activities, or a specific disaster cycle services function within an assigned geographic area.
• Monitor, collect and analyze business data to improve services to individuals and communities.
• Engage disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
• Support the development of Disaster Leadership Volunteers, including volunteer partners, to meet specific responsibilities as part of their work in disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery, or specific functional tasks.
• Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level