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Volunteer Opportunity

American Red Cross - Disaster Workforce Volunteer - DTLA * Koreatown * South LA * West LA

American Red Cross of the Los Angeles Region
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Los Angeles, CA
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    • Details

    Time Commitment:A few hours per week
    Recurrence:Recurring
    Areas of Focus:Civic Engagement, Disaster Relief

    Description

    Locations

    Field: Disaster Response Territory 3 - West LA County

    Key Responsibilities

    This position is responsible for tasks assigned by the specific Disaster Workforce Engagement Team program lead:

    • Support the annual workforce engagement goals, RDO objectives, and regional/chapter plan for volunteer engagement through participation in meetings and projects.
    • Projects and participation will be assigned according to the area of interest: onboarding/placement, deployment, training, recognition and appreciation, leadership development, Volunteer Connection/profile management and/or engagement.
    • Projects may include but are not limited to conducting volunteer interviews, updating profiles in Volunteer Connection, recognition, analyzing reports/data, scheduling volunteers, etc.

    Ability to:

    • follow and implement requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision.
    • adapt to change, negotiate compromise and tolerate ambiguity.
    • build effective relationships with others who can help with work related goals.
    • be sensitive in human interactions to diversity inclusiveness.

    Training

    • Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview
    • Volunteer Connection

    Development Opportunities

    Disaster Workforce Engagement Team Leader or Chapter/Territory Coordinator.

    Length of Appointment -1 year renewal Time Commitment- 2 to 3 days per week

    Locations

    Field: Disaster Response Territory 3 - West LA County

    Key Responsibilities

    This position is responsible for tasks assigned by the specific Disaster Workforce Engagement Team program lead:

    • Support the annual workforce engagement goals, RDO objectives, and regional/chapter plan for volunteer engagement through participation in meetings and projects.
    • Projects and participation will be assigned according to the area of interest: onboarding/placement, deployment, training, recognition and appreciation, leadership development, Volunteer Connection/profile management and/or engagement.
    • Projects may include but are not limited to conducting volunteer interviews, updating profiles in Volunteer Connection, recognition, analyzing reports/data, scheduling volunteers, etc.

    Ability to:

    • follow and implement requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision.
    • adapt to change, negotiate compromise and tolerate ambiguity…
    Read more about this volunteer opportunity

    Location

    On-site

    Various locations in Los Angeles County

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

    How to Apply

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