Volunteer From Home! Join the Red Cross Screening Team to Interview New Volunteers

VOLUNTEER PURPOSE

Screening Team members seek to understand what brought prospective volunteers to the Red Cross, their areas of interest and what position they would find most meaningful. Screeners use their understanding of the volunteer and match it with the needs of the organization, connecting volunteers with positions for which they are both interested and well suited.

TIME

5-10 hours per week (flexible, can work from home!)

ACTIVITIES

* Schedules and conducts volunteer screening interviews by phone.

* Reviews and has general understanding of volunteer opportunities.

* Prepares for screening interviews following standardized training tools.

* Matches volunteers to positions for which they are best suited, based on skills, interest, availability and available options.

*Updates Volunteer Connection, Red Cross' online volunteer management system, with candidate information and makes referrals as required.

Skills/Experience Needed

* Strong Communicators

* Comfort using a computer and willingness to learn a new system

* Ability to multi-task

* Enjoys speaking one-on-one with people

* Comfortable and competent working with diverse populations

REQUIRED TRAINING

(all training provided online by Red Cross)

* Orientation to the American Red Cross

*Volunteer Connection (American Red Cross Volunteer System) Training

* Training on volunteer screening and processing accounts

* On the job training with supervisor

*Aprox. 7-10 hrs in total

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