Use your Leadership Skills and Become a Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader!

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An American Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is serves as an ambassador for a community, with the primary goal of developing, building and expanding the presence of the Red Cross in a given area. A CVL serves as the face of the Red Cross to local communities with a dedicated focus on recruiting volunteers, managing relationships, fulfilling region-wide objectives and supporting delivery of the Red Cross mission.

What is this role?
A Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is a leadership volunteer who works in partnership with the Executive Director. The CVL helps recruit a volunteer workforce that is both inclusive and represents the demographics of the community and fills the specific needs identified by the region.

Qualifications:

• Serving as an advocate, representing the Red Cross volunteer needs within your specific community.
• Sharing volunteer needs within social networks and other circles of influence.
• Meeting with community groups and schools to share about volunteer opportunities.
• Helping build and enhance presence in the local community.
• Providing Red Cross updates to local service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.).
• Participating in local community events as an extension of Executive Director.
• Assisting with cultivating, managing and stewarding external partner relationships.
• Supporting routine meetings with key stakeholders (fire chiefs, mayors, veteran organizations, local media partners).

Requirements:

• Passion for the Red Cross mission and the community
• Interest in promoting volunteerism
• Be a creative self-starter who is able to successfully manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Embrace diversity and inclusion
• Sharing volunteer needs within social networks / circles of influence.
• Meeting with community groups and schools to share about volunteer opportunities.
• Helping build / regain/ enhance presence in the local community.
• Providing Red Cross updates to local service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.).
• Assisting with cultivating, managing and stewarding external partner relationships.
• Supporting routine meetings with key stakeholders (fire chiefs, mayors, veteran organizations, local media partners).

Time Commitment:

• 5-10 hours per month

Ready to Make a Difference? Here's How to Get Started!

1. Go to redcross.org/volunteer to complete our online application. It takes less than 10 minutes!
2. A member of our team will get in touch. Taking the time for a personal conversation enables us to match you with a role that will be both meaningful and enjoyable.
3. We’ll provide all necessary training to ensure you can be successful in your volunteer role.