Red Cross Disaster Education Volunteer (South OC)

Save to Favorites

Your Title: Community Preparedness Educator

Save lives and prevent injuries by providing free education to community members by working with paid and volunteer staff and following program guidance.

We provide preparedness presentations to youth K-12, seniors, and community members to prepare for home fires and other disasters. Volunteers can choose which audience and time frame they want to present to.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct presentations ranging from 30-45 mins to 1 hour given to youths (K-12) in schools, seniors or businesses in community settings
• Complete 3 online training/orientation
• May assist with community outreach to schedule presentations at sites (optional)
• May mentor new presenters to help the region build a team of experienced youth preparedness presenters. (optional)
• Work as a team with the Team Lead and other volunteers and employees to build education program in the region
• Ensure all reporting data for each presentation given is collected and given to regional staff in a timely manner
• Other duties as agreed to between the presenter and the Team Lead

Requirements:

• Script provided for presentations
• Familiarity with public speaking or presenting to groups
• Comfortable presenting
• Flexible/can choose between morning/evening shifts during weekdays

Sign-up to volunteer today! Please email questions to Christina Gosling, the Sr. Volunteer Recruiter Specialist, at christina.gosling@redcross.org or (714) 380-7263.