Opportunity Details
Disaster Recovery Coordinator Needed - Mid Florida Chapter
The American Red Cross of Mid Florida is looking for someone interested in a volunteer leadership position covering 6 counties (Polk, Lake, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco).
This volunteer leads and develops a volunteer team of recovery casework staff serving those displaced by house fires and other local disasters. There is an average of 3 to 5 new case per week. This position is done from home.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensures that workers are trained, prepared, and assigned to cases
- Ensures consistency of assistance through caseworker's or disaster action team responder's completion of day-to-day tasks:
- Using the roadmap job tools to assess client needs and resources
- Assisting with effective recovery planning
- Follow-up casework assistance to support client efforts to achieve their recovery goals.
- Planning, organizing, and supervising client interviews and other tasks
- Provides timely feedback and support to Recovery Staff
- Provides ongoing learning opportunities, team building, mentoring
- Completes required casework supervisor reviews, ensures supplemental recommendations are acted upon, case closing tasks completed
- Provides leadership, technical guidance and mentoring to caseworkers who talk with those affected by disasters about their disaster recovery plans
- Applies policies, regulations, and procedures and knows their location
Qualifications:
- Comfortable with technology
- Reliable internet access
- Ability to use Microsoft Office products and video chat platforms
- Available nights and weekends as needed
- 18 to 20 hours a week commitment with a flexible schedule
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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