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Seeking Volunteers to Help Those Affected By Local Disasters! - Chittenden Area

American Red Cross of Northern New England · Chittenden, VT · 5 mo ago
SalesVolunteer

Description

Your local American Red Cross office is seeking volunteers in your area to help provide 24-hour emergency response to local disasters, particularly house fires, ensuring that those affected have access to resources for basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. Are you a caring individual who wants to be on the front lines of emergency support? This could be a great way for you to give back to your community in a meaningful way.

Responsibilities

  • Take requires trainings to be equipped to support families/individuals who have been displaced by local emergencies including serve stores, home fires, and more
  • Sign up for on-call shifts to be available to respond if needed
  • Show the utmost compassion and respect for all clients and maintain client confidentiality
  • Help connect clients with Red Cross and other responses to make sure their most basic needs are met following the emergency (shelter, food, clothing, medication, etc.) and help make referrals when Red Cross Mental Health, Spiritual Care, and Heath Services may be needed
  • Consider training to assist with larger scale national disasters in a variety of basic and advanced leadership roles

Requirements

  • Be a caring individual
  • Be passionate about our Red Cross mission
  • Have at least basic computer skills
  • Have effective communication skills
  • Be flexible

Qualifications

  • None specified

Skills

  • Caring
  • Passionate about Red Cross mission
  • Basic computer skills
  • Effective communication skills
  • Flexibility

Benefits

  • Disaster response experience with a highly respected organization

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

  • Disaster response experience with a highly respected organization

The American Red Cross

The American Red Cross aspires to be an organization fully committed to diversity and inclusion by creating and maintaining a diverse, high-performing workforce of employees and volunteers who reflect all communities we serve.

Guidelines

  • Follow the latest CDC safety recommendations
  • Follow national and local government laws

Vaccination

Congratulations on your interest in volunteering with the American Red Cross. We encourage you to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as it is strongly recommended and required for in-person volunteer roles.

Learn More

Watch our video to learn more: Being A Red Cross Disaster Volunteer

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