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Overview Red Cross Emergency Services volunteers support communities before, during and after emergencies. The opportunity requires volunteers to maintain their training so they can respond when needed. This is not a predictable volunteering opportunity, but you will have the flexibility to decide when you volunteer and what activities you would like to be involved with.
What you will do / Responsibilities Join a local team which is part of a large network of locally based teams.
Engage in preparedness, response and recovery activities.
Develop skills to provide psychosocial support, training programs and community development services in your communities and beyond.
Participate in opportunities as they arise, including community events, meetings, admin support, training and facilitation.
Support the Red Cross Emergency Services by helping before, during and after emergencies in a variety of roles.
Requirements & Qualifications Upfront commitment to minimum training requirements: 9 hours online learning and practical training in Psychological First Aid.
Mandatory e-learning modules (x10) – duration approximately 9 hours.
Basic computer literacy is essential.
National Police Check (required).
State/Territory dependent: Working With Children Check or Working With Vulnerable People Check. Red Cross can assist with the application.
Program details Red Cross provides a range of support to communities at-risk of disaster or that have experienced an emergency. We work in communities before an emergency assisting with individual and community preparedness, during an emergency providing support in welfare and relief centres and through our emergency phoneline, and after emergencies as communities move through the recovery process. We collaborate with stakeholders to provide training in psychological first aid, response, emergency management and recovery.
Your Commitment Upfront training in Psychological First Aid Skills (5-hour webinar or 1 day face-to-face).
Mandatory e-learning modules (x10) – duration approximately 9 hours.
As a Volunteer You Will Join a local team as part of a larger network of locally based teams.
Have opportunities to engage in preparedness, response and recovery activities.
Develop skills to provide psychosocial support, training programs and community development services.
Work with all community members respectfully, sensitively and supportively.
Contact & How to Apply For more information about this opportunity please contact Reena Pandey on or via email at
Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have career opportunities; please visit our website Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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