Install free smoke alarms (and more) with the Red Cross!

DISASTER CYCLE SERVICES (DCS)

HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN (HFC) TEAM MEMBER

Install free smoke alarms and so much more!

• Help to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires.
• Serve traditionally underserved communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install free smoke alarms, provide education to residents about home fires, offer home-safety checklists, and help families prepare fire escape plans. All training, tools, and equipment provided!
• Work with a team of fellow volunteers and Red Cross workforce personnel fulfilling smoke alarm installation requests.
• Join large scale SOUND THE ALARM! events targeting specific neighborhoods.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings and stay current on all training.
• Additional related duties as discussed with supervisor, including meeting with partners and key stakeholders to build/nurture relationships, conducting inventory, managing necessary preparedness supplies, etc.

Commitment:

• In-person regional position covering Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties with smoke alarm installation appointments offered daily, based on availability of clients. Each appointment fulfillment starts/ends at Red Cross office, 700 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia or meet your team in the field.
• Large-scale SOUND THE ALARM! events scheduled regularly, including weekends throughout the region.

What makes you a great fit!

• Minimum age 16. (16–17-year-old volunteers must be accompanied by adult Red Cross volunteer.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to read, write, and follow instructions both orally and written in English.
• Competence to interact with people of diverse backgrounds while demonstrating respect for personal spaces.
• Capacity to build effective relationships with others who can help with work-related goals.
• Reliable to committed schedule and flexible to adapt to change.

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