This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer with the American Red Cross. The need remains critical and constant during the summer months.
You can help comfort and support people who are forced from their homes due to fires, storms, and other emergencies, so they don’t have to face tough times alone. Inspire hope in your local community and beyond. Volunteer with us!
Disaster Spiritual Care Volunteer
The role of the Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) volunteer is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to provide disaster spiritual care support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster.
- Assist disaster clients to utilize their own spiritual resources, values and faith in the midst of crisis, regardless of one's faith tradition.
- Assist in developing partnerships with local faith-based organizations.
- Facilitate long-term recovery for clients by providing spiritual and emotional support, and connection to local resources.
- Be available for staff who request spiritual care support.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Willingness to comply with Red Cross COVID-19 policies for in-person volunteer activities.
- Meets one of the following criteria:
- A disaster spiritual care provider in good standing in a National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) member organization
- A Board-certified chaplain
- A professional chaplain (paid or volunteer) and is endorsed by that organization
- An endorsed leader of a local faith community or organization
- Demonstrated active listening skills.
- Demonstrated ability to implement Standards and Procedures and follow associated job tools including reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to interact with community members in a clear, compassionate manner.
- Demonstrated ability to involve appropriate others in managing problems and conflict.
- Ability to acquire, evaluate, and report information accurately.
- Demonstrated ability to provide interfaith support while respecting the principles of neutrality and impartiality.
- Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
- Ability to stand and sit for two-hours periods.
- Ability walk on uneven terrain up to 2 miles per shift.
- Ability bend, stoop or crawl on the floor or ground multiple times a shift.
- Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.
- Ability to spend hours writing, speak clearly on phone, read small print for extended periods and work for long periods on computer.
- Ability to climb two or more flights of stairs.
- Ability to drive in daytime and evenings.
Time Commitment:
Locally – Monthly shift calendar available to support local disaster responses. All volunteers are encouraged to sign up for a minimum of one shift per month.
Nationally – Minimum 2 week commitment working 10- or 12-hour shifts.
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Any questions? Contact Alaina at alaina.riedel@redcross.org.
