- Organization
- American Red Cross
*HELP! NEW OPPT. Harris & Montgomery County Disaster Sheltering Team: NEED Help in short term, emergency shelters when people are displaced by fires, hurricanes or other disasters
- Duration
- Recruiting now
- Location
- Houston, TX
Opportunity Details
Ongoing
In-Person
Recruiting now
Houston, TX 77098
About this Opportunity
The role of you - the Sheltering Service Associate - is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to successfully complete their assigned areas of responsibility on a disaster relief operation. They ensure safe sheltering at a single shelter throughout the cycle of the disaster.
Volunteers in this role are required to be fully vaccinated.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a shelter worker on a disaster relief operation. Roles may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information, or other areas within a shelter.
- Meeting disaster-caused sheltering needs of individuals, families, and communities.
- Providing services with kindness and compassion that are accessible and equitable to all clients.
- Maintaining clear communication and collaboration with supervisor and peers.
- Ensuring accuracy in all assigned tasks.
- Providing accurate reporting of sheltering activity as assigned.
If are interested and want to start right away start your application at:http://www.redcross.org/volunteerand upon completionplease call me or email me so that we may begin your Red Cross Journey today!
Issue area
- Disaster Response & Recovery