Volunteer Program Specialist - Transportation

WHY CHOOSE US?
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else -it'sas much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good,you'llhave mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing missionthat'sbigger than all of us. As you care for others,you'recared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

As a Volunteer Transportation Specialist, youwouldprovide functional support to build,sustainand energize the departmental and/or volunteer workforce. Create andmaintaina foundation of continuous and robust volunteer engagement using established processes and collaborating with volunteer services staff. Collaborate with function leads to support the implementation of sound workforce engagement principles and practices to build effective teams in areas of operations and program service delivery. Support the implementation of departmental programs,assistwith remote team building of employees and volunteers, andsolicitfeedback from end customers.Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal,Stateand local regulations.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCEFORGOOD

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in volunteer workforce planning withinassignedarea.

• Support functional leads and supervisors in their role of engaging the volunteer workforce aligned with the volunteer recruitment and engagement cycle.

• Engage volunteers as equal team members with specific responsibilities. Support the workforce engagement team.

• Assistwith the training and skill development of volunteers to enable mission delivery.

• Strive to achieve a diverse workforce, including disabilities and functional needs,representativeof the communities served.

• Support the implementation of a targeted volunteer engagement plan. Manage assigned program goals,objectives, policies, and procedures in alignment with established metrics. Evaluate and report on the capacity and effectiveness of programs and services. Prepare recommendations for continuous improvement.

• May supportmission relatedcomponents by implementing sound workforce engagement principles and practices to build effective teams in areas of operations and program service delivery.

Standard Schedule:Monday - Friday with ability to work a varied schedule between the hours of 8:00AM - 7:00PM.

Pay Information: $47,000 - $52,000 depending on experience.

Optional but preferred.REQUIREDin CA, CT, CO, NY, and WA, as well as remotely. Please uselanguagelinkhere,for all states and remote/WFH positions. Washington state requires information on bonus or incentives as well

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor's degreerequired.

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experiencerequired.

• Management Experience: N/A

• Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team. Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Develop project plans and budgets. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of program or service, ability to create presentations and training modules, and strategies to achieve organizational goals. Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills to interpret program trends, results, formulate recommendations, and develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements. Proventrack recordof collaboration with diverse groups and individuals, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management. Additionally, this position requiresabilityfor planning, public speaking, projectmanagementand process improvement.Individualmust becustomer oriented, organized, and able tooperatewith an orientation toward solutions with an external focus, and team orientation. Intermediate levelproficiencywith MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws.

• Travel: Travelmay berequired.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:
As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical, Dental Vision plans

• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

• PTO: Starting at15 daysa year; based on type of job and tenure

• Holidays: 11 paid holidayscomprisedof six core holidays and five floating holidays

• 401K with up to 6% match

• Paid Family Leave

• Employee Assistance

• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term

• Service Awards and recognition