We are the American Red Cross. Sleeves up. Hearts open. All in.
Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery.
We are looking for volunteers to join our team to be on-call purely for translation assistance to ensure we have the workforce able to serve our population.
After your initial training and orientation, you will join a team of dedicated and passionate volunteers to be on-call when your language skills are needed. With experience and further training you can take on leadership and response coordination roles to have a wider impact. At the same time, you’ll be developing skills that you may choose to apply to larger-scale disaster response efforts with the Red Cross.
Many disaster action team volunteers share these life experiences and skills:
- Team-oriented
- Availability and flexibility
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Can remain calm and patient during stressful situations
Ready to Make a Difference? Get started by visiting www.redcross.org/dat
