Volunteering
Volunteer on a Disaster Action Team! (King County)
American Red Cross, Northwest Region
About
We are the American Red Cross. Sleeves up. Hearts open. All in.Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. After your initial training, your shifts will include responding to emergencies within 2 hours, night or day, rain or shine, either on the scene or coordinating remotely to provide immediate compassion and care. With experience and further training you can take on leadership and response coordination roles to have a wider impact. At the same time, you’ll be developing skills that you may choose to apply to larger-scale disaster response efforts with the Red Cross.
Many disaster action team volunteers share these life experiences and skills:
- Team-oriented
- Availability and flexibility for at least 4-6 hours per week
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Disaster response experience
- Can remain calm and patient during stressful situations
Skills
- Basic Computer Skills
- Bilingual
- Disaster Response
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
Requirements
- Driver's License Needed
- Orientation or Training
- Background Check
- Time Commitment:Multiple self-selected, on-call shifts per month.
About the Organization
Every single day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies. Whether itﾒs one displaced family, thousands of disaster victims, or providing care and comfort to an ill or injured service member or veteran or support to a military family member, our vital work is made possible by people like you. It is through the time and care of ordinary people that we can do extraordinary things.
VolunteerMatch Categories:
- Community
- Disaster Relief
- Emergency & Safety
I Want to Help
When
This opportunity has a flexible schedule!
Where
Seattle, WA 98101