Community Disaster Program Specialist - Dayton, OH
VetJobs, Dayton, OH, United States
Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.
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.
The candidate must reside no more than 45 miles from the Dayton OH chapter.
Key Responsibilities
Empower Volunteers: Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming as well as ensure disaster cycle services are delivered in a rapid, accessible, and equitable manner, both culturally and linguistically, to meet the urgent, disaster-caused needs of our clients, with a focus on frontline communities.
Support the Program: 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.
Mission Capacity Building: Engage disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
Engage Community: Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
Manage in a Matrix: Implement plans to meet assigned targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer-led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks within assigned geographic area.
Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities. Partner with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters.
Ready to Respond: Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience.
A valid driver’s license and a clean MVR.
Required Skills and Abilities
Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals representing all demographics of the community, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with and leading volunteers.
Public speaking ability.
Experience working with diverse communities.
Flexibility.
Mission driven.
Prior knowledge of emergency preparedness.
Proficiency in English and Spanish.
Experience in nonprofit work/organizations.
Strong organizational skills and time management skills.
The salary range for this position is (Ohio): $47,000.00 – $50,160.00.
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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.
The candidate must reside no more than 45 miles from the Dayton OH chapter.
Key Responsibilities
Empower Volunteers: Facilitate and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming as well as ensure disaster cycle services are delivered in a rapid, accessible, and equitable manner, both culturally and linguistically, to meet the urgent, disaster-caused needs of our clients, with a focus on frontline communities.
Support the Program: 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.
Mission Capacity Building: Engage disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve, both culturally and linguistically.
Engage Community: Support local efforts to prepare and mobilize communities and engage partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.
Manage in a Matrix: Implement plans to meet assigned targets for volunteer engagement and volunteer-led Disaster Action Team response to local home fires or support specific function tasks within assigned geographic area.
Know Your Communities: Act as the local point of contact for partners and communities. Partner with local organizations and leaders supporting frontline communities and community resiliency before, during and after disasters.
Ready to Respond: Participate in disaster response operations in the region in alignment with the Disaster Cycle Services Concept of Operations, upon completion of training requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience.
A valid driver’s license and a clean MVR.
Required Skills and Abilities
Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals representing all demographics of the community, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with and leading volunteers.
Public speaking ability.
Experience working with diverse communities.
Flexibility.
Mission driven.
Prior knowledge of emergency preparedness.
Proficiency in English and Spanish.
Experience in nonprofit work/organizations.
Strong organizational skills and time management skills.
The salary range for this position is (Ohio): $47,000.00 – $50,160.00.
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