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Find Fulfillment as a Disaster Volunteer Recruit!
ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross - Eastern New York Region
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8 people are interested
The Disaster Worker is a temporary position that a new disaster volunteer holds. While in this position, the volunteer completes a general training to begin their work in disaster services, explores various positions available, and develops a training plan to earn their desired position.
Qualifications:
- Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented
and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging.
- Good communication skills.
- The ability to follow and execute requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision.
- Adapt to change, negotiate compromise and tolerate ambiguity.
- Build effective relationships with others who can help with work-related goals.
Training Provided by the Red Cross:
- Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview.
- Everyone is Welcome.
- Shelter Fundamentals.
- Deployment Fundamentals.
- Orientation Session.
- Basic Food Safety (Recommended).
- Psychological First Aid (Recommended).
Benefits:
- Additional training is available across all service lines to orient volunteer to additional activities and opportunities within the Red Cross. With additional training there are opportunities for individual and leadership development to earn service GAPs, which are necessary for deploying on disasters.
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About American Red Cross - Eastern New York Region
Location:
33 Everett Road, Albany, NY 12205, US
Mission Statement
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Description
Every single day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies. Whether its one displaced family, thousands of disaster victims, or providing care and comfort to an ill or injured service member or veteran or support to a military family member, our vital work is made possible by people like you. It is through the time and care of ordinary people that we can do extraordinary things.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
American Red Cross33 Everett RoadAlbany, NY 12205
DATE POSTED
July 24, 2019
SKILLS
- Disaster Cleanup
- Disaster Relief Care & Shelters
- Safety & Disaster Education
- Disaster Response
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Varies depending on chapter and regional activities.