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Disaster Action Team Member- Hill Country
Presencial, La persona voluntaria debe estar en o cerca de Kerrville, TX
Descripción
Horarios disponibles:
Días laborables (durante el día, tardes), Fines de semana (durante el día, tardes)
Flexibilidad:
Flexible
Frecuencia:
Recurrente
Buscando personas voluntarias:
10
Área de impacto:
Ayuda en caso de desastre natural
Compensación:
Formación incluida
Requisitos para participación:
Licencia de conducir, Verificación de antecedentes, Asistir a orientación
Edad requerida:
18+
Descripción
This position supports the Regional Disaster Services department. Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. Disaster Action Teams (DAT) provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. Disaster Action Team (DAT) Specialists respond to local disasters and provide immediate compassion and care to clients.
- Works as part of an assigned team to respond to local disasters within established timelines defined in the Disaster Action Team Program Standards & Procedures.
- Maintains regular communication with Duty Officer and other members of the team while assigned to an event to ensure continuity and safety.
- Provides care, comfort, and compassion to clients (in accordance with Red Cross standards and procedures).
- Works with on-scene DAT SV/MN to assess whether additional resources/support are required and communicates those needs to DAT Leadership.
- Completes second responder confirmations in RC Care, the client case management system.
- Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region.
- Maintains RC Care Intake Trainee user access.
Ubicación
Presencial
Location varies depending on response need.
333 Earl Garrett St, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
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Instrucciones:
Required Qualifications:
- Comfortable using and learning new technology.
- Reliable access to a cell phone (with ability to receive text messages), laptop or computer.
- Be available to respond reliably to local disasters during assigned shifts in RC Respond, the DAT scheduling system, and communicate scheduling conflicts with DAT Leadership.
- Must sign up for the minimum number of required shifts per month as determined by the region.
- Able to follow Red Cross DAT and other related standards and procedures.
- Commitment to use and maintain user access to RC Care and RC Respond systems as needed.
- Able to work in challenging and stressful conditions such as poor air quality, uneven ground, adverse weather, etc.
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must have a valid driver's license and/or a timely, reliable way to get to a disaster scene.
General Qualifications
- Comfortable working independently and within a team.
- Ability to work with a broad variety of people with diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to have good organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to listen actively and work well with others.
- Ability to function in a dynamic and stressful environment.
- Ability to appropriately involve others in managing problems and conflict.
- Ability to acquire, evaluate, and report information accurately.
- Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies.
- Refer to the Physical Capacity Grid for physical and emotional requirements.
