Each year, the Red Cross responds to an average of more than 60,000 disasters, the vast majority of which are home fires. With our coalition partners, we are working to help reduce death and injuries from home fires in high-risk communities. With your participation, we have the opportunity to make a difference in our communities and save lives tragically lost due to home fires. The Home Fire Campaign aims to save lives by installing smoke alarms and educating residents about home fire risk by providing home-safety checklists and plans in vulnerable neighborhoods.
This position is responsible for the tasks involved to implement the preparedness program including:
- Support the annual preparedness goals, Regional Disaster Officer (RDO) objectives, and regional/chapter plan for preparedness programming through participation in meetings, projects, and local preparedness activities.
- Execute assigned projects and local preparedness activities according to the Home Fire Campaign activities (canvassing, fire prevention and safety education, smoke alarm installation, documentation, etc.) you are trained to do.
- Complete tasks such as implementing preparedness activities, meeting with partners to build relationships, conducting inventory, and procuring or receiving necessary preparedness supplies.
Time Commitment: Minimum of one month
Ability to:
- follow directions and implement requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision, required
- adapt to change, negotiate compromise, and tolerate ambiguity, required
- build effective relationships with others who can help with work related goals; required
- be sensitive in human interactions to diversity inclusiveness, required
Training:
- Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview (Required)
- Everyone's Welcome (Required)
- Red Cross Volunteer Orientation
- Complete all relevant online/ in-person training and review all relevant preparedness program materials that are posted on The Exchange.
Development Opportunities: Advancement within the disaster workforce, mentoring opportunities, develop technical expertise in preparedness programming, develop leadership skills, build skills through training provided.
Details: www.redcross.org/volunteer
