Youth Preparedness Presenter - Berks County locations

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Youth Preparedness Presenter

Save lives and prevent injury by providing leadership and/or support to the Red Cross Disaster Cycle Services team members through The Pillowcase Project. The Pillowcase Project is a national youth preparedness program offered by Red Cross regions across the country. The 40- or 60-minute presentation provides emergency preparedness education to youth in grades 3-5 (ages 8-11) in school classrooms and other settings. Numerous tools have been developed for this program including a standardized curriculum, workbook, quizzes and activities which have been carefully constructed with the help of curriculum and hazard experts. Many tools for presenters have been developed to foster consistency and fidelity to the program goals and objectives. The highly interactive presentation addresses home fire safety, a local natural hazard, psycho-social coping skills and household preparedness steps like making a plan and a kit.

Presenter Role responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Present program to student audiences

• May assist with community outreach to schedule presentations at sites (optional)
• May assist in reaching key groups within the region, such as support to military families, as risk youth, etc. (optional)
• May mentor new presenters to help the region build a team of experienced youth preparedness presenters. (optional)
• Work as a team with the Team Lead and other volunteers and employees to build The Pillowcase Project in the region
• Ensure all reporting data for each presentation given is collected and given to regional staff in a timely manner
• Other duties as agreed to between the presenter and the Team Lead
• Completion of Training modules and access and comfortability with use of computer