Disaster Spiritual Care Volunteers Needed for Central PA

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Disaster Spiritual Care Team Members provide spiritual resources, values and faith in the midst of crisis by meeting the disaster related spiritual needs of clients and providing support to other volunteers.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist disaster clients to utilize their own spiritual resources, values and faith in the midst of crisis, regardless of one's faith tradition.
2. Participate in local responses, such as providing support to a family who has experienced a house fire.
3. Be involved in preparedness efforts, such as the Home Fire Campaign or community disaster education.
4. Assist the chapter in developing partnerships with local faith-based organizations.
5. Facilitate long-term recovery for clients by providing spiritual and emotional support, and connection to local resources.
6. Be available for staff who request spiritual care support.
7. Support other disaster responders before, during and after disaster response using staff mental health strategies.

Basic qualifications:

• A disaster spiritual care provider from a National VOAD member organization; OR
• A professional or Board-certified chaplain; OR
• An endorsed leader in a local faith community

To get started, please complete an application by visiting:
To get started as a Red Cross volunteer, please visit: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=lead&a=43393&h=193&p=1899125