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