Opportunities From: United Way of King County

Volunteer: Red Cross- King County Disaster Action Team Coordinator

The Disaster Action Team (DAT) Coordinator will assist in leading chapter activities by providing administrative support to the DAT program. Also, works with other chapter leadership to define and articulate the overall strategy for the Disaster Action Team program.

What is the Disaster Action Team? Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies. Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery.

Responsibilities as a Disaster Action Team Coordinator include:

Oversees and monitors completion of training . Maintains a climate of learning and engagement for all members. Ensures mentoring and coaching occurs across all levels of the program. Works with leadership team to ensure program standards are being met recommend new candidates for leadership positions. Provides career path coaching for volunteers with leadership potential.

Organization: American Red Cross

The Disaster Action Team (DAT) Coordinator will assist in leading chapter activities by providing administrative support to the DAT program. Also, works with other chapter leadership to define and articulate the overall strategy for the Disaster Action Team program.

What is the Disaster Action Team? Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies. Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery.

Responsibilities as a Disaster Action Team Coordinator include:

Oversees and monitors completion of training . Maintains a climate of learning and engagement for all members. Ensures mentoring and coaching occurs across all levels of the program. Works with leadership team to ensure program standards are being met recommend new candidates for leadership positions. Provides career path coaching for volunteers with leadership potential.

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Red Cross- Disaster Mental Health Volunteer (Seattle)

The purpose of this position is to provide Disaster Mental Health services to people impacted by disasters and Red Cross workers during preparedness, response, and recovery.

Requirements: Hold at minimum a Master’s Degree in one of the mental health professions listed below;

Any U.S. state or territory as a social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychiatrist (any level license/registration, including non-clinical licenses such as Licensed Masters Social Worker or LMSW).

Please click "respond" if you have interest in this opportunity!

Organization: American Red Cross

The purpose of this position is to provide Disaster Mental Health services to people impacted by disasters and Red Cross workers during preparedness, response, and recovery.

Requirements: Hold at minimum a Master’s Degree in one of the mental health professions listed below;

Any U.S. state or territory as a social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychiatrist (any level license/registration, including non-clinical licenses such as Licensed Masters Social Worker or LMSW).

Please click "respond" if you have interest in this opportunity!

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Red Cross, Support Military Members and Veterans as a Hero Care Network Caseworker/Followup

Ensure military families' needs are met when faced with an emergency

Responsibilities

Support the Red Cross mission

* Maintain strict confidentiality of any case notes, names and other personal information in accordance with Red Cross policies

* Understand and apply Service to Armed Forces (SAF) policies, procedures and protocols related to Red Cross client services consistently and correctly

* Support the follow up process to include making follow-up calls to military members and/or families to determine if their needs are met, providing other follow-up actions needed for complete and timely client service

* Acquire a working knowledge of local, state and federal resources aiding military members, families and veterans

* Maintain professionalism and conduct as stated in Red Cross policy

 

Organization: American Red Cross

Ensure military families' needs are met when faced with an emergency

Responsibilities

Support the Red Cross mission

* Maintain strict confidentiality of any case notes, names and other personal information in accordance with Red Cross policies

* Understand and apply Service to Armed Forces (SAF) policies, procedures and protocols related to Red Cross client services consistently and correctly

* Support the follow up process to include making follow-up calls to military members and/or families to determine if their needs are met, providing other follow-up actions needed for complete and timely client service

* Acquire a working knowledge of local, state and federal resources aiding military members, families and veterans

* Maintain professionalism and conduct as stated in Red Cross policy

 

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Red Cross High School & College Club Coordinator

The Red Cross Club Coordinator serves as a liaison between the Red Cross and Club student leadership. They help to create and maintain an environment where youth (high school & college aged students) feel empowered to lead and mobilize peers in community service projects addressing local and global issues. Club Coordinators support school year start up, help document activities and hours, and attend monthly Club meetings and events throughout the school year, virtually! Events may include hosting blood drives, personal care item drives for veterans, fundraising, and disaster preparedness campaigns. This can be served as an all-virtual opportunity! Evening and weekend availability preferred. 

Organization: American Red Cross

The Red Cross Club Coordinator serves as a liaison between the Red Cross and Club student leadership. They help to create and maintain an environment where youth (high school & college aged students) feel empowered to lead and mobilize peers in community service projects addressing local and global issues. Club Coordinators support school year start up, help document activities and hours, and attend monthly Club meetings and events throughout the school year, virtually! Events may include hosting blood drives, personal care item drives for veterans, fundraising, and disaster preparedness campaigns. This can be served as an all-virtual opportunity! Evening and weekend availability preferred. 

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Home Fire- Dispatcher (Disaster Hotline Volunteer)

Duty Officer (disaster hotline volunteer)- The Duty officer is the first line of contact for First Responders. Police/Fire/Ambulance calls the Red Cross disaster hotline and the Duty Officer is the one that receives the call, takes down all the pertinent information, and then calls the DAT team and relays the information (Example: Home fire at __ location, 4 Adults, 2 kids, a dog and a cat all need services). Then the DAT team responds in person to the event and provides immediate assistance. Calls are relayed from the hotline to your personal cell phone.

Duty Officers coordinate with our Disaster Action Team members to initialize a disaster or emergency response. When a fire, flood, or other disaster occurs, our central Hotline phone will forward to your personal cell phone. You then contact our team members to dispatch them to respond to various situations.

Responsibilities:

Leadership:

May determine if Red Cross action is required; may decide if Red Cross will respond via DAT. Uses event triggers such as size, scope, and type of the event to direct the DAT response. Works with on-scene DAT leadership to support the response and provide technical guidance. Support and trains new Duty Officers.

Functional:

Dispatch DAT members and monitor the response to ensure appropriate resources are made available. Activate Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, and Disaster Spiritual Care, Public Affairs when requested. Documents incoming disaster notification and creates & verifies events in RC View, when applicable. 4. Where appropriate, maintains access to and ability to use the Client Assistance System (CAS) to enter case data and load CACs. May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses. Notify Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contribute to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate. Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated leadership and communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to mission of the American Red Cross. Ability to remotely monitor and track details of DAT responses. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in complex and stressful situations. Proficient with Red Cross systems and online interfaces. Sit and/or stand for minimum two-hour periods. Work for long periods on computer. Speak clearly on the phone and in person.

Organization: American Red Cross

Duty Officer (disaster hotline volunteer)- The Duty officer is the first line of contact for First Responders. Police/Fire/Ambulance calls the Red Cross disaster hotline and the Duty Officer is the one that receives the call, takes down all the pertinent information, and then calls the DAT team and relays the information (Example: Home fire at __ location, 4 Adults, 2 kids, a dog and a cat all need services). Then the DAT team responds in person to the event and provides immediate assistance. Calls are relayed from the hotline to your personal cell phone.

Duty Officers coordinate with our Disaster Action Team members to initialize a disaster or emergency response. When a fire, flood, or other disaster occurs, our central Hotline phone will forward to your personal cell phone. You then contact our team members to dispatch them to respond to various situations.

Responsibilities:

Leadership:

May determine if Red Cross action is required; may decide if Red Cross will respond via DAT. Uses event triggers such as size, scope, and type of the event to direct the DAT response. Works with on-scene DAT leadership to support the response and provide technical guidance. Support and trains new Duty Officers.

Functional:

Dispatch DAT members and monitor the response to ensure appropriate resources are made available. Activate Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, and Disaster Spiritual Care, Public Affairs when requested. Documents incoming disaster notification and creates & verifies events in RC View, when applicable. 4. Where appropriate, maintains access to and ability to use the Client Assistance System (CAS) to enter case data and load CACs. May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses. Notify Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contribute to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate. Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated leadership and communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to mission of the American Red Cross. Ability to remotely monitor and track details of DAT responses. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in complex and stressful situations. Proficient with Red Cross systems and online interfaces. Sit and/or stand for minimum two-hour periods. Work for long periods on computer. Speak clearly on the phone and in person.

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Be a Life Saver - Red Cross Blood Services Donor Ambassador

Support Red Cross Life Saving Mission - Serve as a Blood Donor Ambassador!

Welcome and greet blood donors during a Red Cross Blood drive by providing exceptional customer services and ensuring a rewarding/positive  experience, so donors return next time. 

Enhance your customer service skills and gain experience working directly in healthcare setting. Staff reception area, support donor check-in process with their appointment time, ask donors to read required medical material, and make telephone calls for reminders and additional follow up. 

Support hospitality experience by offering refreshments and giving immediate attention to anyone feeling unwell. Invite donors to to return by providing educational information about the positive impact and lifesaving service of blood donations. 

Schedule minimum of one 6 hour shift per month 



Organization: American Red Cross

Support Red Cross Life Saving Mission - Serve as a Blood Donor Ambassador!

Welcome and greet blood donors during a Red Cross Blood drive by providing exceptional customer services and ensuring a rewarding/positive  experience, so donors return next time. 

Enhance your customer service skills and gain experience working directly in healthcare setting. Staff reception area, support donor check-in process with their appointment time, ask donors to read required medical material, and make telephone calls for reminders and additional follow up. 

Support hospitality experience by offering refreshments and giving immediate attention to anyone feeling unwell. Invite donors to to return by providing educational information about the positive impact and lifesaving service of blood donations. 

Schedule minimum of one 6 hour shift per month 



Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Fundraising Experience? Join the Red Cross

Do you have donor stewardship or sales experience? (Virtual volunteer opportunity)

Purpose This position supports the Regional Development/Fundraising department. Assist with thanking our donors through acknowledgement letters, thank you phone calls, and other stewardship materials Responsibilities Support stewardship efforts by conducting donor thank you calls for unmanaged donors and sending handwritten, personalized communication. Utilize RC View to create map of Red Cross impact within a donor’s community. Prepare PowerPoint deck presentations for corporate donors. Assist with writing personalized thank you letters and cards for managed donors under direction of Relationship Manager. Help track benefits for donors by creating a benefits matrix/tracker. Giving Society recognition benefit execution Brainstorm and design creative thank you touchpoints, including donor gifts. Populate recognition certificates and plaques for donors, third-party fundraising events, or in-kind donors. Attend donor visits to talk about mission moment.

Organization: American Red Cross

Do you have donor stewardship or sales experience? (Virtual volunteer opportunity)

Purpose This position supports the Regional Development/Fundraising department. Assist with thanking our donors through acknowledgement letters, thank you phone calls, and other stewardship materials Responsibilities Support stewardship efforts by conducting donor thank you calls for unmanaged donors and sending handwritten, personalized communication. Utilize RC View to create map of Red Cross impact within a donor’s community. Prepare PowerPoint deck presentations for corporate donors. Assist with writing personalized thank you letters and cards for managed donors under direction of Relationship Manager. Help track benefits for donors by creating a benefits matrix/tracker. Giving Society recognition benefit execution Brainstorm and design creative thank you touchpoints, including donor gifts. Populate recognition certificates and plaques for donors, third-party fundraising events, or in-kind donors. Attend donor visits to talk about mission moment.

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Disasters harm families. Can you help?

Every day, the American Red Cross sees the heartbreak of people trying to cope with more intense storms, heavier rainfall, higher temperatures, stronger hurricanes and more devastating wildfires.

 

As more people rely on the Red Cross for help, the need for compassionate volunteers has never been greater.

 

Volunteers help comfort and support people who are forced from their homes due to fires, storms and other emergencies, so they don’t have to face tough times alone. Join us and turn your compassion into action by becoming a volunteer today. We are actively recruiting for these critical volunteer roles:

 

Shelter Support Team: During large disasters, you can support the day-to-day activities within a shelter which may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter. Free online training will be provided. If the need arises, volunteers are asked to commit to multiple local shifts of 4-12 hours each. For those able to travel outside of their local area, a commitment of at least 14 consecutive days, working 8- or 12-hour shifts is required.

 

Disaster Health Services Team: During large disasters, you can use your professional skills as a licensed healthcare provider to deliver hands on care and education to shelter residents. Free online training will be provided and can count towards nursing continuing education units. If the need arises, volunteers are asked to commit to multiple local shifts of 4-12 hours each. For those able to travel outside of their local area, a commitment of at least 10-14 consecutive days, working 8- or 12-hour shifts is required. Qualified licenses include RN, LPN, LVN, EMT, Paramedic, MD, DO, PA, NP, APRN. Only RNs have full scope of practice.

 

Disaster Action Team: While big hurricanes and wildfires get the most news coverage, smaller disasters are no less devastating to the families affected. Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are smaller disasters like home fires. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you can help comfort and support people in your community by meeting any immediate needs such as food, shelter, clothing or supplies and connecting them to long term recovery services. We supply all the training you need.

Organization: American Red Cross

Every day, the American Red Cross sees the heartbreak of people trying to cope with more intense storms, heavier rainfall, higher temperatures, stronger hurricanes and more devastating wildfires.

 

As more people rely on the Red Cross for help, the need for compassionate volunteers has never been greater.

 

Volunteers help comfort and support people who are forced from their homes due to fires, storms and other emergencies, so they don’t have to face tough times alone. Join us and turn your compassion into action by becoming a volunteer today. We are actively recruiting for these critical volunteer roles:

 

Shelter Support Team: During large disasters, you can support the day-to-day activities within a shelter which may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter. Free online training will be provided. If the need arises, volunteers are asked to commit to multiple local shifts of 4-12 hours each. For those able to travel outside of their local area, a commitment of at least 14 consecutive days, working 8- or 12-hour shifts is required.

 

Disaster Health Services Team: During large disasters, you can use your professional skills as a licensed healthcare provider to deliver hands on care and education to shelter residents. Free online training will be provided and can count towards nursing continuing education units. If the need arises, volunteers are asked to commit to multiple local shifts of 4-12 hours each. For those able to travel outside of their local area, a commitment of at least 10-14 consecutive days, working 8- or 12-hour shifts is required. Qualified licenses include RN, LPN, LVN, EMT, Paramedic, MD, DO, PA, NP, APRN. Only RNs have full scope of practice.

 

Disaster Action Team: While big hurricanes and wildfires get the most news coverage, smaller disasters are no less devastating to the families affected. Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are smaller disasters like home fires. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you can help comfort and support people in your community by meeting any immediate needs such as food, shelter, clothing or supplies and connecting them to long term recovery services. We supply all the training you need.

Organization: American Red Cross

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 98144

Allow Groups: No