Platelet Scheduler (20 Hours)

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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 worlds largest humanitarian network

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Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else its as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the worlds 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 youll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your lifes work with an ongoing mission thats bigger than all of us. As you care for others youre 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 :

Recruit blood donors by telephone schedule appointments coordinate reminders and maintain records to increase the number of donors and blood products to meet the collections goals. Provide support development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Contact by telephone current apheresis and/or whole blood donors to recruit for donation following a process and appropriate script and escalating difficult calls to senior colleagues.

2. Schedule appointments to ensure maximum number of donors are scheduled each day.

3. Maintain daily production standard including phone calls and appointments per hour.

4. Develop a working knowledge of donor criteria to inform donors of eligibility and reduce deferral rates.

5. Maintain accurate records of donors/groups contacted and appointments scheduled to avoid errors poor customer relations and to ensure sufficient donor availability.

6. Provide support guided by senior colleagues to help fixed site recruitment manager develop new leads and implement new donor recruitment programs to ensure an increased donor base and an adequate blood supply.

Pay Rate: Starting rate $16.00-16.50 per hour (possibly more for areas with a higher cost of living).

Schedule: 20 hours per week - Tuesday through Friday from 11:30AM - 3:30PM & Saturday from 9:00AM - 1:00PM Eastern time.

Training: Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule for the first 4-6 weeks of training.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED :

Education: High School or equivalent required.

Experience: 1 year of related experience preferred.

Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team. Computer experience excellent customer service and problem-solving skills required. Effective verbal communication skills the ability to work with potentially difficult customers and work in a fast-paced environment is required.

*Combination of candidates education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to descriptions minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical Dental Vision plans

• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure

• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays

• 401K with up to 6% match

• Paid Family Leave

• Employee Assistance

• Disability and Insurance: Short Long Term

• Service Awards and recognition

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.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps the federal agency that brings people together through service and its partners the Peace Corps AmeriCorps Alums National Peace Corps Association and the Service Year Alliance launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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