Home Fire Preparedness Campaign Team Member

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Help Sound the Alarm!

Save lives and prevent injury by being a member of the Home Fire Campaign team. Specific roles could vary, including being a member of home visit teams to install smoke alarms and educate residents, conduct neighborhood canvassing, facilitate planning events and more according to local program needs.

Responsibilities:

• Support the annual preparedness goals by participating in meetings, projects and local activities
• Execute assigned projects
• Serve clients and/or support Red Cross team members in providing residents with free smoke alarm installation and fire safety education
• Complete tasks to help implement preparedness activities
• Attend meeting with community partners to build relationships
• Help conduct program inventory
• Help with receiving supplies

Qualifications:

• Ability to relate effectively with diverse groups and individuals
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, understand and review program guidelines and tools

Training is provided at no cost. This position asks that you give 5-10 hours on a weekend once quarterly.

If interested you can apply by visiting, www.redcross.org/volunteer. Scroll down the page and click on the red "Find My Volunteer Opportunities" button and "Search by Keyword or Title". Type your zip code in the search field and click on "Home Fire Campaign " 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. The background check will help us achieve a more efficient and safer work environment for our employees and volunteers. Volunteers under the age of 18 are not required to complete a background check.

Questions? Please contact Kelsey Mitchell, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist at kelsey.mitchell@redcross.org.