Hope and Healing: Provide Spiritual Support During Times of Disaster

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Recruiting Organization: American Red Cross of Idaho, Montana, and East Oregon

The American Red Cross is calling on compassionate faith-based leaders to make a meaningful difference as Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Service Associates. In this impactful role, you'll provide crucial emotional and spiritual support to people affected by disasters. Whether on-site, virtual, or deployed to larger disaster operations, volunteers are needed to bring comfort and resilience when it’s needed most.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Provide spiritual and emotional support to individuals and families impacted by disaster.
  • Help clients access and utilize their personal spiritual resources, values, and faith, regardless of any particular faith tradition.
  • Partner with local faith-based organizations to offer enhanced support.
  • Facilitate long-term recovery by connecting clients to local resources and community-based support.

Requirements:

• • Must be a board-certified or professional chaplain or a recognized leader within a faith community or faith-based organization.
  • Ability to provide spiritual support in an inclusive manner, respecting diverse faith traditions.
  • Strong listening and interpersonal skills to provide compassionate care and connect clients with recovery resources.

Commitment: This is a flexible volunteer role with variable time commitments based on interest and disaster response needs.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

1. 1. Go to redcross.org/volunteer to complete our online application. It takes less than 10 minutes!
   2. Once your application and background check are complete, a member of our team will reach out for a quick screening call. This allows us to make sure this position is the perfect fit for your interest, availability, and needs.
   3. We’ll get you connected and provide all necessary training to ensure you feel supported and successful as a volunteer.

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other opportunities.

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Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring