Lead a team to educate kids and prepare your community for disaster! : Territory 1 (Northern Miami V

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PLACEMENT PURPOSE
Save lives and prevent injury by providing leadership and/or support to Disaster Cycle Services team members through The Pillowcase Project. The Pillowcase Project is a national youth preparedness program offered by Red Cross regions across the country. The 40- or 60-minute presentation provides emergency preparedness education to youth in grades 3-5 (ages 8-11) in school classrooms and other settings. Numerous tools have been developed for this program including a standardized curriculum, workbook, quizzes and activities which have been carefully constructed with the help of curriculum and hazard experts. Many tools for presenters have been developed to foster consistency and fidelity to the program goals and objectives. The highly interactive presentation addresses home fire safety, a local natural hazard, psycho-social coping skills and household preparedness steps like making a plan and a kit. Focus areas of being a Pillowcase Project Team Leader could include: ensuring targets are achieved, volunteer recruitment and training, strengthening partnership outreach and building community engagement, scheduling presentations and ensuring they are staffed, coordinate media coverage needs, collaborate with Home Fire Campaign and other Disaster Services efforts, and complete all administrative support.

OPEN TIME DAYS
Varies depending on regional projects and priorities

REQUIRED TRAINING
Ability to build and lead a team using a collaborative leadership style and demonstrating traits of honesty, forward looking, competence, intelligence, and compassion. Capacity to envision the team's impact in their area and inspire them into action. Ability to communicate how the team fits into the larger DCS structure and how their actions can positively influence and support the DCS Program as a whole.

Additional Qualifications:
1) Ability to relate effectively with diverse groups and individuals;
2) Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills;
3) Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and review program guidelines and tools;
4) Comfortable presenting and explaining an interactive curriculum to adults preparing to present to youth in grades 3-5 (ages 8-11);
5) Working knowledge of emergency preparedness, including protective actions for various hazards, or a strong desire to learn about emergency preparedness and protective actions in order to teach them to youth;
6) Ability to complete reports;
7) Ability to problem solve and be flexible with program changes, regional changes, etc.;
8) Must be able to meet all background check requirements imposed by the Red Cross and any imposed by local school jurisdictions.