Regional Mass Care Manager
Apply locations: Santa Ana, CA; San Diego, CA; Riverside, CA
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: RC76777
Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!
Job Description:
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.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):
As a Regional Mass Care Manager, you will be responsible for regionwide mass care planning to ensure essential disaster services, including feeding, sheltering, household pets, distribution of emergency supplies, and reunification, are available and delivered in a seamless fashion. You will work with volunteers to ensure that the communities you serve are ready to respond to disasters. 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. This hybrid (3 days in office) position can report to San Diego, Riverside, or Orange County, CA chapters.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
- Empower Volunteers: Lead and support a diverse volunteer team responsible for the implementation of volunteer-led disaster cycle services programming throughout the assigned geographic area.
- Lead the Program: Implement either disaster cycle services activities within the assigned geographic area or specific functional activities within the region.
- Mission Capacity Building: Develop and support disaster volunteers who are the primary workforce, and representative of the communities they serve.
- Engage Community: Lead and coordinate efforts in the assigned geographic area to prepare and mobilize communities.
- Manage in a Matrix: Build relationships and collaborate in the matrix management environment with internal partners.
- Know Your Communities: Act as the Red Cross disaster subject matter expert within the assigned geographic area.
- Ready to Respond: Initiate and coordinate disaster relief operations in the assigned geographic area.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience with building, mobilizing, leading, and developing volunteer teams.
- Valid Driver’s License.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills.
- Proven record of accomplishment of collaboration with diverse groups.
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
- Ability to work outside of regular duty hours including nights and weekends.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications): We are looking for someone that is organized, detail-oriented, a people person, and has experience working with volunteers.
BENEFITS FOR YOU:
- Medical, Dental Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays
- 401K with 5% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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