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Community Disaster Program Specialist
American Red Cross. Provide support to Disaster Program management and leadership within the Victoria, TX/Corpus Christi Region .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in disaster program management, volunteer engagement, and service delivery, with a strong focus on community mobilization and support for diverse volunteer teams. Proficient in project planning, budget development, and data analysis to enhance disaster response and recovery efforts.
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Disaster Program ManagementVolunteer EngagementProject PlanningData AnalysisCommunity Mobilization
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Hard Skills
Bachelor's DegreeSocial Services ExperienceProgram DeliveryProject PlanningBudget DevelopmentData AnalysisDisaster Cycle ServicesTraining RequirementsDeployment ExperienceMicrosoft Office Proficiency
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationCoordination Skills
Industry Keywords
Disaster ResponseVolunteer ManagementCommunity EngagementCultural CompetencyDisaster ReadinessPreparednessResponseRecovery
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide support to Disaster Program management and leadership within the Victoria, TX/Corpus Christi Region
- Support Disaster Program management and volunteer workforce, focusing primarily on volunteer engagement and direct assistance to recurring local disasters such as home fires and floods
- Support specific functions at the direction of a regional functional manager when assigned
- Guide and support trained volunteers
- Implement initiatives to increase Red Cross visibility through program and service delivery
- Facilitate and support diverse volunteer teams implementing volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming
- Assist with implementation of disaster cycle services program activities or functions within the assigned geographic area
- Monitor, collect, and analyze business data to improve services to individuals and communities
- Engage disaster volunteers representative of the communities they serve culturally and linguistically
- Support development of Disaster Leadership Volunteers for disaster readiness, preparedness, response, and recovery
- Participate in regional disaster response operations after completing training requirements
- Work daily in the assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers
- Deploy to disaster relief operations outside the region at least once a year
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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
- A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required
- Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to develop project plans and 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
- Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment
- Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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
- Mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path
- Competitive compensation and benefits