Community Disaster Program Specialist

Job Description:

As a Community Disaster Program Specialist, you will guide, lead and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster. You will also create and maintain a foundation of continuous and robust volunteer engagement using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters.

Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at least once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Valid Driver's License.

• Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven record of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals representing all demographics of the community, managing multiple priorities, facilitating, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work outside of regular duty hours, including nights and weekends.

• Chapter‑based positions: expected to work daily in assigned geographic area to engage and mobilize communities and support volunteers.
• Regional positions: expected to work daily within the region’s geographic area to provide leadership and functional support, engage communities, and support volunteers.

The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment will consist of moderate noise.

• Experience in Project Management and emergency response.

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans.
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts.
• PTO:
  Starting 15 days a year, based on job type 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.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.