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This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. The Sheltering (SH) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event. Sheltering Service Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and interacts with clients to ensure their needs are met. Sheltering Service Associates support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which can include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter.

Shelter Service Associate volunteers are activated during major disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, and large-scale building fires. The time commitment works differently based on the scale of the disaster.

Local/Regional Disasters: Shifts can run up to 12 hours. Shifts will be scheduled until the sheltering operation has concluded, so volunteers should ideally be available to sign up for shifts of 4, 8, or 12 hours on consecutive days.

National/Divisional Disasters: Volunteers who are deployed to disasters that affect an area outside the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region will be deployed for a minimum of two weeks. Deployments can be extended depending on the needs of the operation and willingness of the volunteer.