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American Red Cross- Logistics Fulfillment Associate

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Allentown, PA
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    Regional responses: Shift determined by the scale of the operation; a minimum requirement of 8-12 hours per day during the disaster relief operation for multiple consecutive days. Beyond Regional responses: 12–14-hour days for extended periods
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    10
    Cause Areas:
    Disaster Relief
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation

    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

    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…

    Location

    On-site
    Allentown, PA, USA

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    2. Hit the red get started button
    3. Click the "Click to here to Begin" button
    4. Complete application
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