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AMERICAN RED CROSS Community Disaster Program Specialist in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
JOB REQUIREMENTS: 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! Job Description: 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. When you choose to be a force for good, you\'ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life\'s work with an ongoing mission that\'s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you\'re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): 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. Join us in meeting the needs of continuous disaster response! Regional disaster employees are required to deploy to disaster relief operations outside of their region at a minimum of once a year. Deployments contribute to skill building, career development and exposure to different types of disasters. Allowances may be provided for personal circumstances and local response activity. Employees must meet all training and physical capacity requirements for deployment. Candidates located within 50 miles of the Milwaukee chapter are preferred. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (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,... For full info follow application link. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/8C7731AA42B94F45