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Volunteer Opportunity

American Red Cross DCS: Shelter Volunteer - Calhoun County

American Red Cross - Mid Alabama Chapter
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Anniston, AL
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    • Details

    Start Date:
    November 18, 2024, 10:00 AM GMT-6
    End Date:
    May 18, 2025, 11:01 PM GMT-5
    Time Commitment:A few hours per month
    Recurrence:Recurring
    Areas of Focus:Community Development, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Training Provided

    Description

    Purpose

    This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The Shelter (SH) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event. Shelter Service Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and interacts with clients to ensure their needs are met. Shelter Service Associates support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which can include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter.

    Responsibilities

    Responsibilities vary depending on the assignment.

    • Provide excellent customer service to clients
    • Complete the required virtual self-paced training (3.5 hours of training total)

    May include providing support to one or more of the following areas within the shelter:

    • reception
    • registration
    • dormitory
    • feeding
    • information
    • supply

    Purpose

    This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The Shelter (SH) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event. Shelter Service Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and interacts with clients to ensure their needs are met. Shelter Service Associates support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which can include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter.

    Responsibilities

    Responsibilities vary depending on the assignment.

    • Provide excellent customer service to clients
    • Complete the required virtual self-paced training (3.5 hours of training total)

    May include providing support to one or more of the following areas within the shelter:

    • reception
    • registration
    • dormitory
    • feeding
    • information
    • supply

    Location

    On-site

    Calhoun County area

    Anniston, AL, USA

    Apply to This Volunteer Opportunity

    Instructions:

    www.redcross.org/volunteer

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