Disaster Response Project Lead
SBP
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Term length
10/29/2024 - 8/29/2025
Application window
8/22/2024 - 10/29/2024
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hourly pay equivalent
$12.48
Project summary
Serve with a national social impact organization dedicated to helping communities shrink the time between disaster and recovery by rebuilding homes, increasing preparedness and resilience, and improving systems to better serve the needs of all Americans, everywhere. Spend 10 months with SBP as an AmeriCorps member and rebuild homes, repair lives, and fortify families in need. Play a key role in coordinating services and contributing to recovery for disaster-affected communities.
Opportunity description
Help Oklahoma recover from natural disasters! SBP is hiring 8 AmeriCorps Project Leads to serve with Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster (ROAD). ROAD was established in 2018 to support disaster survivors who have little to no means of recovery on their own by providing free home repairs all across Oklahoma. The bulk of the member service will be in Tulsa, but members should be prepared to travel within an hour of Tulsa for service. Personal transportation required.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Workforce credential or certificate
- Healthcare
- Mental and behavioral health benefits
- Childcare
- Relocation expenses
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
High school diploma; US Citizen or Permanent National Resident; 17 years or older; access to vehicle; vaccinated against COVID; must be able to regularly lift 50 pounds.
Preferred qualifications
Flexibility/resilience, ability to work with culturally diverse people, compassion, empathy, strong work-ethic, ability to take initiative.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Environmental justice
- Disaster preparedness & recovery
- Disaster response
Work environment
- Team based
- Rural
- Outdoor