Organization
American Red Cross - Connecticut and Rhode Island Region

*Logistics Help Needed*

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Farmington, CT

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

In-Person

Recruiting now

209 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06032, US

About this Opportunity

Do you like organizing, planning and inventory? Do you have experience in moving supplies, communicating need and advocating for additional needs? If so, we have something for you!

We are in need of Logistics Volunteers to work locally with the opportunity to deploy nationally. You will complete required training and commit to shift work determined by the scale of the relief operation. Shifts during an operation are an average of 8-12 hours per day.

You will be responsible to

·Receive and deliver material supply requests from congregate shelter sites

·Develop strong relationships with shelters and deliver customer-centric solutions

·Organize and load supplies into delivery vehicles

·Provide feedback on unmet shelter needs to supervisor

·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.)

·Participate in all staff meetings and review and complete daily reports as requested

·Efficiently report the status of assigned responsibilities and tasks

·Ensure that work is carried out in alignment with our fundamental principles and within established guidelines

·Responsibilities may vary by assignment and size scope of the Disaster Response.

Watch our video to learn more: Thank You!

Skills/Interests

  • Business Skills

Issue area

  • Disaster Response & Recovery