Disaster Welfare and Support Team volunteer — Invercargill
Join our Disaster Welfare Support team!
Help people prepare for disasters and get through when an emergency or disaster happens. Meet new people, gain a range of new skills and be there for your community.
Role description
Support your community before and during an emergency.
You could be deployed to assist in a flood, fire or other large-scale emergencies.
We train weekly on Mondays evening at the Invercargill Service Center, 242 Dee Street. Apply now and be part of something great!
Your Tasks
- Setting up and providing support in evacuation centres.
- Undertaking needs assessments to understand what support people need.
- Providing psychosocial support.
Volunteer requirements and training
You’ll receive training in comprehensive first aid, psychological first aid, welfare support, and other essential skills for the role. Our teams train regularly and sometimes take part in scenario-based exercises with other response teams.
We need you to be physically fit, a good communicator and able to commit to your team for at least 12 months – some of our volunteers have been with us for more than 20 years.
Our volunteers need to be available to deploy for up to five days (excluding travel days) when responding to emergencies. Often employers see value in the training the team members receive and proudly support their staff in the welfare disaster team to enable them to remain flexible during emergencies.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Apply Online on the Red Cross website
The team recruits new volunteers at specific times, with the next recruitment round beginning with an information evening on 12 October.
Apply now, and we’ll get in touch.
To apply go to our website and choose Get involved > Apply to volunteer > Southland > Invercargill > Disaster Welfare and Support Team volunteer.