SBA is Hiring Staff to Help with Disaster Response

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is hiring temporary employees to assist with the agency's disaster recovery efforts at several locations across the country.  Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have caused massive devastation, and the SBA is staffing up to respond to the increased flow of disaster loan applications from homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes.  

The temporary positions include:

• Damage Verifiers/Construction Analysts
• Lawyers, Paralegals and Legal Assistants
• Loan Specialists
• Customer Service Representatives and Public Information Officers
• IT Specialists
• Administrative Support Assistants

Most of the jobs are located at one of SBA's disaster field operations centers in Sacramento, Dallas, Atlanta, Buffalo, or in the areas affected by the recent hurricanes. Bilingual language skills are a plus.

Visit www.sba.gov/disaster and click on the "view jobs" tab for details on the job descriptions, salaries, and how to apply.

About the Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.  The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.  Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. To learn more about SBA, visit http://www.sba.gov.

Contact: Carol Chastang (202) 205-6987 
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Release Number: 17-58  

SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration

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