Disaster Action Team Member - Ottawa County

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Become the best part of someone's worst day! Volunteer with the American Red Cross, Disaster Cycle Services Department TODAY!

Disaster Action Team Members work as part of a team to provide 24-hour response to local disasters, primarily house fires, ensuring victims have basic necessities such as shelter, food and clothing.

Responsibilities include:

• Willingness to support the Red Cross Mission
• Must commit to and be available to being on call to respond
• Ensure families/individuals affected by disaster have their immediate needs met
• Be cooperative and professional when working with teammates, clients and first responders
• When needed conduct client interviews, assess damage in homes and provide resources to clients

Qualifications include:

• Able to communicate between email and telephone
• Must be 18 years or older
• Have reliable transportation
• Ability to provide one-on-one support to persons in crisis
• Willing to respond as needed in challenging conditions (all weather types, long hours, stressful environments)
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds
• Maintain confidentiality

Training is provided at no cost. The Red Cross asks that Disaster Action Team Members provide 24 hours of on-call service a month (this can vary based on area needs and location).

If interested you can apply by visiting, https://www.redcross.org/volunteer, scrolling down the page and clicking on the blue "Apply Now" words. You will be asked to set up a username and password for Volunteer Connection, the Red Cross volunteer portal. Just follow the directions from there to complete the application and background check. Have a photo ID (driver's license, passport, state issued ID) on hand, you will have to upload a picture of it to your application for verification purposes.

For question please contact Rebecca Dungee, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist at rebecca.dungee@redcross.org or at 614-395-3924.