Hope and Healing: Provide Spiritual Support During Times of Disaster

The American Red Cross is calling on compassionate faith-based leaders to make a meaningful difference as Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Service Associates. In this impactful role, you'll provide crucial emotional and spiritual support to people affected by disasters. Whether on-site, virtual, or deployed to larger disaster operations, volunteers are needed to bring comfort and resilience when it’s needed most.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Provide spiritual and emotional support to individuals and families impacted by disaster.
  • Help clients access and utilize their personal spiritual resources, values, and faith, regardless of any particular faith tradition.
  • Partner with local faith-based organizations to offer enhanced support.
  • Facilitate long-term recovery by connecting clients to local resources and community-based support.

Requirements:

• • Must be a board-certified or professional chaplain or a recognized leader within a faith community or faith-based organization.
  • Ability to provide spiritual support in an inclusive manner, respecting diverse faith traditions.
  • Strong listening and interpersonal skills to provide compassionate care and connect clients with recovery resources.

Commitment: This is a flexible volunteer role with variable time commitments based on interest and disaster response needs.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at [email protected] for more information about this or other opportunities.