The Small Business Administration has begun an aggressive
campaign to hire loan officers and construction analysts to
work in its disaster field offices in the 11 states and Puerto
Rico that received the brunt of the damage at home from this
year’s devastating hurricanes.
It said disaster workers are desperately needed to support
recovery efforts, and that it was also hiring staff to process
loans in its four disaster field offices.
“The additional people we hire on the local level will not
only ensure the continued speed of the disaster loan making
process, but will contribute to the local economy as well,”
said SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto.
Loan officer candidates should have banking and mortgage
lending experience and backgrounds in financial statement
analysis and credit decision-making — and construction
analysts, needed to perform property damage assessments,
should have experience in residential and commercial
construction, said SBA.
It said salaries would range from $26,000 to $49,000 with
overtime at $19 to $32 per hour.
Since mid August, SBA has mobilized nearly 1,000 field
staff working in disaster recovery areas, and approved
over $129 million in disaster loans to victims of
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, Typhoon Chaba.
To learn more visit SBA’s website at sba.gov/disaster.
