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Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 47900 - 50000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the worlds largest humanitarian network

Join usWhere your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else its as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the worlds 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 youll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your lifes work with an ongoing mission thats bigger than all of us. As you care for others youre cared 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.

The American Red Cross is hiring SAF/IS Reserve employees to join our elite workforce of mobile employees to deploy to overseas locations in support of military personnel and DOD civilians. Possible deployment locations are Kuwait Djibouti Poland Romania Bulgaria Lithuania.

This overseas Reserve deployment occurs twice a year with the next anticipated deployment in 2026.

These positions are remote based with a time commitment of approximately 6 months of being deployed overseas. Candidates may reside any location in the United States or US Territories to be considered for deployment.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

SAF/IS Reservist assist in the delivery of American Red Cross programs and services to meet the needs of United States military members veterans and their families in accordance with Red Cross policies and procedures. SAF/IS Mobile Reservist are an elite workforce required to deploy on 6month rotations serving alongside military members in designated theaters of operations around the world. Reservist must be ready to deploy when called upon and to do so are required to meet and maintain specific medical and readiness requirements. Requirements for Reserve employment includes the following:

* Must be a U.S. citizen able to obtain a secret security clearance and a nofee U.S. passport.
* Worldwide mobility is a condition of employment and an essential function of this position.
* Must accept work assignments anywhere in the world including conflict areas where the American Red Cross is providing services to members of the military and their families.
* Must meet strict medical and physical requirements including immunizations required by the U.S. military.
* May be required to wear military uniforms and live and work in harsh and stressful environment in conflict areas.

Key Responsibilities:

* Emergency Communications: Provide emergency communications services between military personnel and their families.
* Morale & Welfare: Develop implement and support morale and welfare programs on installations. This may include hospital visits canteen functions internet lounges libraries distribution of donated items fun runs and other special events.
* Relationship Management with Military Command Structure: Represent the American Red Cross and promote programs and services on the installation by ensuring effective working relationships with military command structure.
* Volunteer Management: Assists in the supervision of volunteer staff and management of all related human resource functions including recruitment training utilization evaluation and recognition in accordance with ARC policies and procedures; helps ensure volunteer staff ratio reflects the diversity of the population being served.
* Deployment Readiness: Reservist are required to deploy and maintain readiness at all times. In order to maintain their annual readiness certification the following is required:

* Deployment Familiarization Training on military culture and protocols command relationships dos & donts while deployed and scenariobased situations.
* Advanced leadership training and advanced casework training must be completed.
* All trainings must be recertified annually to ensure continued readiness
* Once activated for deployment employees will meet regularly with senior leadership to ensure readiness and ability to backfill OCONUS SAFIS Mobile and Reserve positions as needed.
* Additional training with site specific scenarios with the current employee members at their deployment location is required.
* Additional deployment medical requirements must be met.
* Must obtain a nofee passport prior to deployment and a Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) upon arrival.

The salary range for this position is $47900 $50000. Deployment and Readiness Incentives are available while deployed.If selected for this role your deployment will take place in 2026 or beyond

Qualifications: Education: Bachelors degree in business or public administration human resources management community organization social or health sciences or related field; or relevant equivalent experience is required.

Experience: At minimum three years of related experience required.

Management Experience: N/A

A current valid drivers license with good driving record is required.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a missionbased 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 at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
  • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of 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

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps the federal agency that brings people together through service and its partners the Peace Corps AmeriCorps Alums National Peace Corps Association and the Service Year Alliance launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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