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Purpose: To provide administrative program support and leadership for the Disaster Action Team (DAT) program within an assigned DAT response area(s). The DAT Coordinator supports the DAT program under the direction of the DAT Regional Program Lead.

Responsibilities: The DAT Coordinator will assist in leading chapter/territory DAT activities by providing administrative support to the DAT program. Also, works with other chapter/territory leadership to define and articulate the overall strategy for the Disaster Action Team program.

Leadership:
1. Oversees and monitors completion of training by DAT Trainees.
2. Maintains a climate of learning and engagement for all DAT members.
3. Ensures mentoring and coaching occurs across all levels of the DAT program.
4. Works with DPM/DPS and DAT Regional Program Lead to identify and resolve DAT issues and
ensures program standards are being met.
5. Works with DAT Leadership to identify and recommend new candidates for leadership positions.
6. Provides career path coaching for volunteers with leadership potential.

Functional:
1. Ensures DAT members/trainees receive timely orientations and onboarding into the DAT program.
2. Oversees the promotion of DAT members from one level to the next.
3. Collaborates with DAT Regional Program Lead/DAT Leaders with coordination and scheduling of
regular DAT meetings and trainings.
4. Ensures DAT members are scheduled in RC DAT Dispatch and communicates DAT readiness to the
DPM/DPS/DAT Regional Program Lead.
5. Where appropriate, maintains access to and ability to use the RC Care and RC Respond systems to
run necessary reports.
6. Ensures DAT responders with Group Activity Positions (GAP)have access to RC Care.
7. Provides support to and ensures DAT members have resources needed to perform their job
8. Ensures that regional and national guidance is widely communicated and observed.

Qualifications: Required:

• Prior experience with DAT response
• Experience leading teams using a collaborative leadership style
• Experience leading and coaching volunteers
• Demonstrated a commitment to mission of the American Red Cross
• Ability to lead and supervise DAT members
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in complex and stressful situations.
• Ability and comfort delegating tasks
• Proficient with RC Care and RC Respond (pending rollout)

Development Opportunities: DAT Manager, Regional DAT Program Lead or Recovery Caseworker/Supervisor.

Training: Required:

• Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview
• RC Care: Intake Curriculum
• Client Care Program Overview
• Detailed Damage Assessment for Disaster Action Team Response Operations
• Client Care Program: Disaster Client Intake
• Disaster Action Team Fundamentals
• Mass Care: An Overview
• Concept of Operations Basics
• Disaster Action Team Management
• Psychological First Aid: Helping Others in Times of Stress
• Public Affairs Essentials
• RC Respond: Overview
• RC Respond: General User

• RC Respond: Creating and Maintaining Schedules*