Team Patriot Manager, North American Disaster Relief

About the role

The Team Patriot Program Manager exists to provide Operation Heal Our Patriots alumni with opportunities to serve together with purpose and a high calling. They strengthen marriages and deepen spiritual growth through shared mission, build community among veterans and connect them to the wider body of Christ from across the nation, and serve disaster impacted homeowners with excellence, compassion, and the Gospel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Shepherd, encourage, and spiritually prepare Team Patriot volunteers before and during deployments, caring for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in the field.
• Partner with Operation Heal Our Patriots Chaplains and staff to recruit, select, train, and disciple alumni, while building trust and rapport with volunteers through relatable leadership and shared military experience.
• Develop and execute strategies to grow a Team Patriot volunteer pipeline from laborers to Site Leadership, enabling capacity for multiple simultaneous disaster responses, including oversight of volunteer coordination, damage assessment, homeowner interaction, and broader community response support.
• Care for and equip veterans for deployment, ensuring they are prepared to minister effectively to homeowners in crisis and continue their own journey of healing, discipleship, and community.
• Coordinate all pre-deployment planning to ensure personnel and assets (vehicles, equipment, supplies) arrive ahead of volunteers, while maintaining equipment in a constant state of readiness.
• Deliver a high-quality (white glove) travel and deployment experience for veterans and their families.
• Ensure safety, training, and operational procedures are executed with excellence across all deployments while maintaining accurate records of recruitment, deployment, and inventory.
• Lead field operations by welcoming volunteers (or ensuring leadership coverage), visiting project sites to provide instruction and ensure quality workmanship, managing logistical needs, and addressing conflicts or challenges coordinating with team leadership when multiple deployments are active.
• Integrate Team Patriot into the broader Samaritans Purse disaster response by coordinating with internal leadership, site management, volunteer coordination teams, host church partners, and local emergency management officials.
• Represent Samaritan's Purse and Team Patriot with excellence within the context of field interaction with relevant government agencies and other relief organizations as well as at conferences, speaking engagements, and Operation Heal Our Patriots events.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-3 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Prior military experience (preferred; decorated combat experience and NCO or Senior NCO leadership background highly beneficial for credibility with volunteers).
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, and public speaking).
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and build sustainable talent pipelines (preferably in a volunteer context).
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and influence volunteers and staff.
• High level of organization, attention to detail, and logistical planning capability.
• Ability to work 12-14 hours per day during disaster response.
• Enthusiasm for manual disaster relief work in challenging environments and a commitment to excellence in service.
• Experience working with veterans in ministry contexts preferred.
• Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies preferred, not required.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Pay

Salary range: $60,000 - $70,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time