Position Title: Emergency Response Team Volunteer
Volunteer Role: Service Delivery Volunteer
Department and/or Program: Disaster Management – Emergency Response Team (ERT)
Location: Southern Alberta – Medicine Hat & Area, including Cypress County and County of Forty Mile

Purpose:

This position provides emergency social services in a reception centre or in an emergency shelter, within Canadian Red Cross guidelines, to people affected by disasters in their Branch area or in neighbouring communities.

Reports to:

ERT Function Supervisor

Reporting Relationships: ERT Function Supervisor, Branch Community Services Coordinator, ERT Volunteers, ERT Team Leader

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides services based on the Standard Operating Procedures and the National Disaster Assistance Guidelines
• Completes necessary paperwork (e.g.: Registration & Inquiry Cards, Goods & Services Vouchers, daily statistics forms, etc…)
• Provides referrals to partner agencies & other community based groups
• Participates in the evaluation of services delivery within a specific function
• Provides comfort to the people affected by the disaster
• Participates in preparedness activities at the branch level

Skills & Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Excellent listening skills
• Reliable with the ability to remain calm during a crisis
• Able to work within a team 
• Ability to empathise with people affected by disaster
• 18 year of age (minimum)
• Valid Driver’s Licence & ability to respond (vehicle)
• Clean Police Reference check
• Successful completion of mandatory training programs noted below
• Standard First Aid

Time Commitment:

• 2 years
• Ability to respond within a 12 hour delay following the impact of a disaster
• Ability to respond for a period of up to 2 weeks 
• Ability to be on-call from time to time

Required Training and Development Opportunities:

• Introduction to Disaster Services – mandatory
• Standard First Aid - mandatory
• Level 1 – mandatory
• Investing in Diversity – optional
• Level 1 – Preparation for response – optional
• Introduction to the Red Cross & Red Crescent movement

Probationary Period:

Not applicable

Applicants:

For more information contact:

Linda Trautman,
Community Development Coordinator,
(403) 526-3048
linda.trautman@redcross.ca

Posted:  June 19, 2012