Volunteer: Duty Officer - VIRTUALThe Disaster Action Team (DAT) Duty Officer ensures timely activation and monitoring of local and regional DAT responses. The Duty Officer supports the DAT program either at the chapter/territory or region level. Documents incoming disaster notification and ensures their assignment as the Duty Officer in the call record in RC Respond. Manages all DAT calls and activities in RC Respond Identifies available DAT responders and dispatches team to ensure appropriate resourcing to meet client needs. Activates Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, Disaster Spiritual Care, and Public Affairs when requested. Maintains ongoing communication with all assigned responders and ensures timely updates are reflected in the RC Respond call record to reflect movement to a status of On Scene and Off Scene. May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses. Monitors all active calls while assigned, moving them to a status of Closed upon completion in RC Respond. If an event has not concluded, provide necessary information upon shift change. Notifies Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contributes to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate. Manages availability by registering for shifts in RC Respond. Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region. Maintains RC Respond Duty Officer user accessAgency: American Red Cross- Coastal Bend The Disaster Action Team (DAT) Duty Officer ensures timely activation and monitoring of local and regional DAT responses. The Duty Officer supports the DAT program either at the chapter/territory or region level. Documents incoming disaster notification and ensures their assignment as the Duty Officer in the call record in RC Respond. Manages all DAT calls and activities in RC Respond Identifies available DAT responders and dispatches team to ensure appropriate resourcing to meet client needs. Activates Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, Disaster Spiritual Care, and Public Affairs when requested. Maintains ongoing communication with all assigned responders and ensures timely updates are reflected in the RC Respond call record to reflect movement to a status of On Scene and Off Scene. May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses. Monitors all active calls while assigned, moving them to a status of Closed upon completion in RC Respond. If an event has not concluded, provide necessary information upon shift change. Notifies Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contributes to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate. Manages availability by registering for shifts in RC Respond. Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region. Maintains RC Respond Duty Officer user accessAgency: American Red Cross- Coastal Bend Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Shelter Team MemberThe purpose of this position is to perform Mass Care readiness and capacity building activities needed to enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response). Mass Care provides activities and services on a congregate basis to the community as a whole including feeding, sheltering, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies. This position is responsible for the tasks involved in the Mass Care program including: Support the annual mass care goals, RDO objectives, and regional/chapter plan for mass care services through participation in meetings, projects, and local response activities Projects and local response activities will be assigned according to the activities you are training in: feeding, sheltering, distribution of emergency supplies, or reunification.Projects may include tasks such as conducting facility surveys for response activity sites, meeting with partners to build relationships, conducting inventory and updating supply kits. Agency: American Red Cross- Coastal Bend The purpose of this position is to perform Mass Care readiness and capacity building activities needed to enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response). Mass Care provides activities and services on a congregate basis to the community as a whole including feeding, sheltering, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies. This position is responsible for the tasks involved in the Mass Care program including: Support the annual mass care goals, RDO objectives, and regional/chapter plan for mass care services through participation in meetings, projects, and local response activities Projects and local response activities will be assigned according to the activities you are training in: feeding, sheltering, distribution of emergency supplies, or reunification.Projects may include tasks such as conducting facility surveys for response activity sites, meeting with partners to build relationships, conducting inventory and updating supply kits. Agency: American Red Cross- Coastal Bend Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 78411 Allow Groups: No |