American Red Cross Disaster Health/Mental Health Services U.S. License required-- Licking County

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Disaster Health Services

Health professionals are needed in shelters to provide hands on care, health education, health assessments and additional health related support.

Are you a licensed health/mental health professional?
Do you have compassion to share?
Can you volunteer time each month or do you have time to travel?

This position is only for those who live in the United States. All applicants who live in other countries please check for other opportunities with the International Red Cross in the country where you live.

Members of the Disaster Health Team offer care and compassion to people when they need it the most! Whether it is traveling to a large scale disaster like a hurricane or wildfire or staying close to home to help individuals/families who have experienced events like a home fire, your help is needed!

Responsibilities:

• Provide disaster mental health intervention to clients impacted by a disaster
• Participate in relevant meetings and activities as a member of the Disaster Health or Mental Health Team
• Participate in preparedness efforts
• Help facilitate long-term recovery for clients impacted by disaster
• Assist in developing partnership with local mental health agencies
• Support other disaster responders before, during and after disaster response

Qualifications:

• Currently licensed health/mental health professional (with at least a master’s degree): license from any US state or territory as a nurse, social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist or psychiatrist.
• Currently licensed from any US state or territory as a school psychologist or school counselor (with at least a master’s degree)
• Current psychiatric nurse with a state license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a psychiatric setting

Training is provided at no cost. The time commitment for this position varies based on the number and type of disasters happening locally and nationally. You can choose whether you stay in your local community or if you choose to travel to help at larger events.

If interested you can apply by visiting, www.redcross.org, click on "volunteer", scroll down the page and click on the red "Find My Volunteer Opportunities" button and "Search by Keyword or Title". Type "Mental Health or "Health Services" and your zip code in the search field and click on "Apply Now" when you see this position. Be sure to have your driver's license or government ID handy, because you will have to upload a picture of it to your application. Just follow the directions from there to complete the application and background check.

Please contact Volunteer Recruitment Specialists Michael Vance at michael.vance@redcross.org or Rebecca Chandler at rebecca.chandler2@redcross.org