Disaster Program Specialist, Houston Chapter - American Red Cross

American Red Cross

Verified Company

Houston, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good

WHY CHOOSE US?

As one of the nation's premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world.

When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day.

If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity.
Work where your career is a force for good.

We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve.

Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members.

Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference.

The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers.

From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women's Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.

At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

As a Disaster Program Specialist, you will guide, lead and support teams of trained volunteers to deliver comfort and care in times of disaster.

This position will be responsible for developing mass care (sheltering, feeding and distribution of emergency supplies) volunteer capacity and disaster response teams in an assigned geography.

You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

Facilitate and support the development and implementation of mass care (disaster sheltering, feeding and distribution of emergency supplies) strategies, initiatives, tools, plans, processes, and procedures for assigned area.
Develop the development of mass care volunteer leadership and build strong mass care networks to support times of disaster.
Engage, support and develop local volunteer disaster response teams in assigned territory.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

Education: Bachelor's degree required.
Experience: 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. Demonstrate indepth knowledge of program or service, ability to create presentations and training modules, and strategies to achieve organizational goals.
Demonstrated analytical and decision

- making skills to interpret program trends, results, formulate recommendations, and develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements.

Proven track record of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management. Additionally, this position requires ability for planning, public speaking, project management and process improvement. Individual must be customer oriented, organized, and able to operate with an orientation toward solutions with an external focus, and team orientation.
Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws. Must be able to perform all assigned responsibilities under "grey sky" requirements. Ability to work in a matrixed environment and on a team.
Travel: Travel will be required. A valid driver's license is required.
Physical Requirements: Depending on work assignment, may require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand, walk and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of up to 20 pounds. Requires good handeye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information. Overall mobility is essential. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle and working under challenging conditions. Will include working evenings and/or weekends occasionally.
Work Conditions: Work is performed indoors with some potential for exposure to safety and health hazards re