Advance Responder, Personal Disaster Assistance

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking an Advance Responder for Personal Disaster Assistance in Montreal, Quebec. This casual position involves assessing disaster impacts, liaising with local authorities, overseeing responders, and ensuring compliance with emergency management standards. Candidates should have a college diploma, emergency response experience, and strong interpersonal skills. The role is partially virtual/hybrid, requiring presence in the Greater Montreal area, and offers a salary of CA$15.75 per hour.
Employee Working Location : Partially Virtual / Hybrid (Montréal, QC)

Employment Status : Casual (12 Mois)

Salary Band : $ 15.75 /hour

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) – an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada’s Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will :
• Liaise with the Montreal fire safety department (Service de sécurité incendie) or other local authorities, as appropriate.
• Assess the scope of impact when mobilized at the scene of a disaster.
• Identify what resources (human and material) are required to meet the needs of impacted people, accordingly to the established procedure, and inform to the duty officer.
• Oversee the Red Cross responders mobilized on-site.
• Inform the duty officer of response developments and evaluate the delivery of disaster services.
• Ensure compliance, offer guidance, and provide continued feedback to the Red Cross responders during a response in accordance with national Emergency Management standards.
• Lead operational briefings.
• Drive and operate the disaster response vehicle.
• Be available for deployment to support local emergency response operations, including assisting with the preparedness phase.
• Be available during domestic emergency operations.

What we’re looking for :
• A college diploma in recreation, ambulance, or police services, social sciences and humanities, or the equivalent.
• Experience in emergency response and preparedness.
• Experience leading a group.
• Experience working in a volunteer environment is an asset.
• Knowledge of and practical experience with software such as the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Good writing skills.
• Able to work in a high-stress environment.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A valid Class 5 and/or 4A and/or 4B driver’s licence.
• Fluency in French and English.

Working Conditions :
• This is a casual position based on on-call shifts that require you to be present in the Greater Montreal area.
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).