Office of Disaster Assistance (Small Business Administration)

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through its Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA) is responsible for providing affordable, timely and accessible financial assistance for the repair and rebuilding of non-farm, private sector disaster losses.

The Disaster Reserve program employs personnel to implement the Agency’s Disaster Recovery Plan. Reserve personnel fall into two categories: Active Reserve and Ready Reserve.

Active Reservists provide the staffing required to manage and process the influx of loan applications following a disaster.

The Ready Reserve consists of former ODA employees who were identified as a key resource to call back to service at times when the Active Reserve is not sufficient to respond to large scale events. ODA continually varies the number of Disaster Reservists, depending on the need.

Work may be performed in a variety of disrupted field locations almost immediately after the occurrence of a disaster (e.g. fires, flood, tornado, earthquakes) with exposure to moderate discomforts. In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster victims, working up to seven days a week and twelve to fourteen hours a day may be required while on assignment. Travel can be for extended periods. In addition, Reservists may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions; i.e., no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities. Employees are placed on a seasonal (on-call/full-time) work schedule. This means that employees are in pay and duty status only when activated to respond to a disaster and are placed in non-pay status until the next event that necessitates staffing.

Openings:

Customer Service Representative, Construction Analyst, Loan Specialist, IT Specialist, Attorney Advisor, Legal Assistant, Paralegal

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