2025-2026 Off Campus Student Employee | American Red Cross

Job description

College: South Louisiana Community College Department: Academic & Student Affairs: Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Student: Federal Work Study Salary: $12/hour; up to 25 hours per week Duties and Responsibilities: Supports the Disaster Action Team, the “boots on the ground” volunteers. Duty Officers serve as dispatchers who help evaluate the calls for assistance that come to the Red Cross. Duty Officers take on-call shifts ready to receive calls for assistance from the community (e.g. clients, fire departments, other agencies) from across Louisiana. Their mission is to gather essential elements of information to ensure calls qualify for Red Cross assistance and lay the groundwork for success for the Disaster Action Team in the field. Duty Officers are trained to use the Red Cross Respond system to maintain thorough and accurate records of client interactions and anticipated services, to ensure successful Disaster Action Team engagements. Duty Officers maintain Red Cross response readiness and provide program support and collaboration with other response teams. Duty Officers exhibit a calm and compassionate demeanor with all clients and volunteer interactions and remain efficien...