Blood Collections Team Lead (Per Diem)

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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 world's largest humanitarian network?

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Job Description

Per Diem role only (not benefits eligible). Position supports our Mobile operations. Prior ARC experience required.

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s 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, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re 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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

When you join our team, you will be utilizing your leadership & healthcare/customer service skills and prior Red Cross experience to support our mobile blood collection operation teams on a per diem basis. As a team lead/charge, you will coach, mentor, instruct, and be a point of resource for our blood collection staff while performing blood collection duties within local communities.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Lead the team and drive for results through excellent customer service
• Model professionalism and compassion while serving as an ambassador to the public for the nation’s largest not-for-profit blood banking organization
• Work as a lead/charge at blood drives when instructed and conduct phlebotomy
• Able to work independently with attention to detail along with the knowledge of daily operations to ensure the blood the team collects and meets regulatory requirements

Standard Schedule (Albany, New York):

• To best meet the needs of our donors and community, staff work a variable schedule which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends and holidays.
• 5 hours per week
• Schedule is provided two to three weeks in advance and is on a per diem basis as needed.

Pay Information:

• Starting rate $23.53/hour

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

• Prior Red Cross experience in related field and position. Documented satisfactory performance in previous position required.
• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience (18 months to four years of work experience in a related field) required
• Minimum 1 year leadership experience in environments with public interaction required.
• Customer service experience, effective verbal communication and public relations skills are required.
• A current valid driver's license and good driving record may be required.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to lift, push or pull heavy weights up and down ramps and stairs, good manual dexterity, the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and adapt to long, irregular hours and frequent schedule changes is required. Position may require minimum height of 60 inches to ensure the ability to safely operate Red Cross vehicles.
• At the American Red Cross, we conduct many mobile blood drives at businesses, schools and many other locations. All staff work as a team to setup and tear down the equipment required to conduct a mobile blood drive.
• Basic computer skills are required. Must be proficient with Microsoft office applications.

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. ​

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