Job Description
This position supports congregate shelter sites by resourcing and delivering materials during daily site visits throughout the disaster operation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Resource and deliver material supply requests from congregate shelter sites
- Develop strong relationships with shelters and deliver customer-centric solutions
- Inventory, organize and load supplies into delivery vehicles
- Provide feedback to supervisor on unmet or evolving shelter needs
- Help shelter sites monitor inventory levels and project future material requests
- Drive larger vehicles to deliver materials to shelters (e.g., 16’ box trucks, cargo vans, etc.)
General Responsibilities for all Service Associates:
- Ensure work is carried out in alignment with our fundamental principles and within established guidelines
- Maintain flexibility in a continuously changing environment in which work priorities may change frequently
- Participate in all required meetings and review and complete daily tasks and reports
- Collaborate effectively with others in a disaster environment
- Efficiently handle time sensitive issues that may arise in area of responsibility
- Report the status of assigned responsibilities and tasks as directed
- Work independently while following the direction of the direct supervisor
FUL/SA-specific Qualifications (required):
- Ability to interact with shelters in a compassionate manner and with a customer-centric focus
- Valid Driver’s License
- Comfortable driving larger vehicles (e.g., 16’ box truck, cargo van, etc.)
- Familiarity with the proper moving, lifting and storing of material
FUL/SA-specific Qualifications (recommended):
- Completed Motor Vehicle Review (MVR) in the last three years
- ERV/MRV Certified
- Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Certified
- Purchasing Card (P-Card) Holder
General Qualifications for all Service Associates (required):
- Comfortable working independently and within a team
- Ability to work with a broad variety of people with diverse backgrounds
- Ability to have good organizational and time management skills
- Ability to listen actively and work well with others
- Ability to function in a dynamic and stressful environment
- Ability to appropriately involve others in managing problems and conflict
- Ability to acquire, evaluate, and report information accurately
- Valid Driver’s License (required for deployment out of region)
- Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies
- Refer to the Physical Capacity Grid for physical and emotional requirements
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