Volunteer Opportunities

Key Responsibilities

Interested in volunteering with Disaster Cycle Services areas:

• Preparedness Education: Educate local residents by hosting Red Cross information booths and preparedness presentations in the community
• Home Fire Preparedness Campaign: Installation of smoke alarms
• Disaster Action Team: Assist in providing emergency relief to those affected by disasters or during large-scale responses.
• Information and Planning
• Mass Care: Provide activities and services on a congregate basis to the community as a whole, such as sheltering, feeding and distribution of emergency supplies. 
• Logistics
• Client Recovery: Evaluate needs, provide services and maintain records for clients.
• Disaster Workforce Engagement: Recruit, prepare, deploy and engage disaster workforce in response and recovery activities.

Qualifications

• Age of 18 or older
• Valid driver's license
• Demonstrate flexibility, reliability and proper time management skills
• Ability to interact well and work with diverse populations, including employees and volunteers
• Listen and be empathetic to diverse populations of clients
• Meet the requirements and competencies for the response group, activity and position based on the individual's interests, including through training, physical abilities and on-the-job response experience

Training

All new volunteers must complete the following steps prior to having their Red Cross Disaster Services Badge issued:

• Online Volunteer Screening
• 20min Phone Interview
• Two-hour online orientation
• Supervisor Meeting (Badge collection)

All new volunteers must complete phone interview within 7 days of completion of volunteer screening, and orientation within 7 days of phone interview.