WE NEED YOU !! DCS: Ready Rating Program Leader - (In person/virtual)
ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross - San Bernardino HIGH DESERT County Chapter
Please visit the new page to apply.
Purpose:
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department.
Save lives and prevent injuries by providing free education to community members. Lead a team and/or specific aspect of the Community Disaster Education program by working with paid and volunteer staff and following program guidance.
Key Responsibilities:
The Preparedness Division provides appropriate preparedness programming within a community to assist community members to prepare for home fires and other disasters. Responsibilities for this position include:
- Providing ongoing supervision to Team Members
- Follow all standards and procedures for implementing and delivering community disaster education programs in the chapter/territory
- Ensure the chapter/territory achieves its fiscal year target for Community Disaster Education (if applicable)
- Work with volunteer services to recruit volunteers and ensure all presenters are trained according to program requirements
- Work with all Red Cross lines of service to build a robust outreach and community engagement program, for example, working with Services to the Armed Forces in the region to offer programs at military bases in the region
- Work with program leadership, chapter/territory volunteers, workforce engagement leads and other within Disaster Cycle Services to ensure Community Disaster Education presentations are successfully scheduled and staffed appropriately
- Coordinate presentations in the same zip codes as the Home Fire Campaign, and build community partnerships with organizations like Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCAs, as well as other disaster partners
- Attend applicable training webinars and workshops
- Complete other required tasks in a timely fashion
- Ensure all data is reporting according to program parameters; and
- Provide national headquarters with ideas, stories and lessons learned that could improve the programs
- Facilitate the identification and mentoring of new volunteer leadership
Qualifications:
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and submission of vaccine status and supporting documentation in Volunteer Connection if participating in in-person activities and/or performing work in a Red Cross facility.
- Ability to build and lead a team using a collaborative leadership style, required
- Program or project management experience, required
- Demonstrates traits of honesty, forward looking, required
- Capacity to envision the team's impact in their area and inspire them into action, required
- Ability to communicate how the team fits into the larger DCS structure and how their actions can positively influence and support the DCS Program as a whole, required
- Ability to relate effectively with diverse groups and individuals, required
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, required
- Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and review program guidelines and tools, required
Training:Required
- Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview (Required)
- Everyone's Welcome (Required)
- Red Cross Volunteer Orientation
- Complete all online/in-person training and review all relevant information for the Community Preparedness Education Program you are supporting (Hands-Only CPR, Ready Rating or Be Red Cross Ready Presentations). Review all preparedness program materials and guidance posted on the Exchange in the Preparedness Toolkit.
Time Commitment: a year
We Provide all trainings!
"WE ARE LOOKING FOR LOCAL HEROES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT!"
Sign-up to volunteer today! Please email questions to Juana Zapata, the Sr. Volunteer Recruiter Specialist, at Juana.Zapata@redcross.org or (951) 205-6689.
More opportunities with American Red Cross - San Bernardino HIGH DESERT County Chapter
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About American Red Cross - San Bernardino HIGH DESERT County Chapter
Location:
10600 N. Trademark Parkway, Suite 406, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, US
Mission Statement
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Description
The American Red Cross, through its strong network of volunteers, donors and partners, is always there in times of need. We aspire to turn compassion into action so that...
...all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter and hope;
...our communities are ready and prepared for disasters;
...everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products;
...all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and
...in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
17199 Yuma St Suite 2Victorville, CA 92395
DATE POSTED
July 28, 2023
SKILLS
- Critical Thinking
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Time Commitment: a year
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and submission of vaccine status and supporting documentation in Volunteer Connection if participating in in-person activities and/or performing work in a Red Cross facility.