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American Red Cross - Disaster Workforce Engagement - Onboarding Lead Become a volunteer for the American Red Cross!
MISSION
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The purpose of Onboarding/Placement is to initiate a Disaster Cycle Services relationship and engage the worker by providing assignments matching their motivation and interests while filling Disaster Cycle Services open positions and meeting service delivery demands. The steps in Onboarding/Placement include:
- Interview
- Department Overview
- Initial Engagement
Become a volunteer for the American Red Cross!
MISSION
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The purpose of Onboarding/Placement is to initiate a Disaster Cycle Services relationship and engage the worker by providing assignments matching their motivation and interests while filling Disaster Cycle Services open positions and meeting service delivery demands. The steps in Onboarding/Placement include:
- Interview
- Department Overview
- Initial Engagement
VOLUNTEER ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Develop, implement, and provide oversight to regional tasks ensuring all new volunteer applicants are interviewed, placed in an activity for engagement, and provided a supervisor and department overview within established standards.
Active participation on the Disaster Workforce Engagement Team.
Engage volunteers to accomplish assigned tasks.
Collaborate to ensure worker satisfaction with tasks and active involvement, providing timely feedback, and monitoring the completion of training.
Participate in the annual Volunteer Needs Assessment and Recruitment Plan activities.
Serve as the primary regional representative (or assign designee) on Division Disaster Readiness Workgroups
REQUIREMENTS Willingness to comply with Red Cross COVID-19 policies for in-person volunteer activities.
Knowledge of Red Cross Disaster Services and Regional Programs and Activities
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Enjoys working hard; and is action-oriented and full of energy for the things that she/she sees as challenging.
Treats all kinds and classes of people equitably; deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages, and both sexes.
Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Picks up on the need to change personal, interpersonal, and managerial behavior quickly; watches others for their reactions to his/her performance and adjusts; seeks feedback.
Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team; sets clear expectations; deals with problems promptly; regularly reviews individual performance and holds timely discussions.
Clearly and comfortably delegates tasks and decisions; broadly shares responsibility and accountability; trusts people to perform; lets direct reports finish their work.
Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.
Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during stressful times; is a settling influence in a crisis.
Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team members; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes individual feel his/her work is important; is someone people like working with and for.
Sees ahead clearly; anticipates future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future-oriented; creates competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Effectively copes with change; can shift gears comfortably; decides and acts without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Attention to detail
Good organizational skills
Computer savvy-knowledgeable and familiar with Red Cross training databases.
Time Commitment is about 5 hours per week.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This position supports the Regional Service to the Armed Forces Department. This is a 100% virtual (volunteer-from-home) opportunity.
QUESTIONS?
This project is created, organized, and managed by our nonprofit partner, the American Red Cross. Please contact the Opportunity Coordinator listed below for support.
All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity are expected to adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here:
By clicking "Express Interest" I certify I have read and agree to the Volunteer Terms and Conditions
Issue Area(s) Disaster Readiness & Response
Activity Type Disaster Services
Requirements Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+ , Minimum Age:18+
After expressing interest, the Opportunity Leader will contact you to confirm participation and provide directions for this opportunity.
In order to register for this opportunity you must log in to an existing account or register to create a new account.
This link allows you to participate in this opportunity with a team. A team can be a family team, corporate team, or any kind of organized group. When you click on the link you will have the option to:
Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
Create a new team to sign up.
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Job Tags
Relief, Remote job, Shift work,