Nonprofit
Published 8 days ago
Duty Officer Volunteer (Remote Opportunity) in Wichita Falls, TX area
Remote, Volunteer must be in Texas, US
Details
Available Times:
Weekdays daytime, evenings, Weekends daytime, evenings
Time Commitment:
A few hours per week
Commitment Details:
Dependent on the region’s response rate and the number of shifts available. Minimum number of shifts as required by Chapter/Region.. Great position for all hours of the day including evenings and weekends.
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
10
Cause Areas:
Community Development, Crime & Safety, Disaster Relief
Benefits:
Training Provided
Participation Requirements:
Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
18+
Other Requirements:
Must have good internet access.
Description
Leadership
- Triage requests received to determine if Red Cross action is required; may decide if Red Cross will respond via DAT.
- Uses event triggers such as size, scope, and type of event to escalate the DAT response when necessary.
- Works with on-scene DAT leadership to support the response and provide technical guidance.
- May support and train new Duty Officers.
- Liaises necessary information to leadership and other stakeholders
- May be tasked with composing Initial Incident Reports (IIR) dependent upon regional processes
- Ensures response compliance in accordance with the DAT Standards and Procedures
- Maintains close working relationship with DAT Regional Program Lead, Chapter/Territory DAT Coordinators and Regional RC Respond Application Lead to ensure responders are identified and scheduled.
Functional
- Documents incoming disaster notification and ensures their assignment as the Duty Officer in the call record in RC Respond.
- Manages all DAT calls and activities in RC Respond
- Identifies available DAT responders and dispatches team to ensure appropriate resourcing to meet client needs.
- Activates Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, Disaster Spiritual Care, and Public Affairs when requested.
- Maintains ongoing communication with all assigned responders and ensures timely updates are reflected in the RC Respond call record to reflect movement to a status of On Scene and Off Scene.
- May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses.
- Monitors all active calls while assigned, moving them to a status of Closed upon completion in RC Respond. If an event has not concluded, provide necessary information upon shift change.
- Notifies Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contributes to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate.
- Manages availability by registering for shifts in RC Respond.
- Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region.
- Maintains RC Respond Duty Officer user access
Location
Remote
Volunteer must be in Texas, US
Associated Location
Wichita Falls, TX, USA
