Shelter Services Volunteers
These volunteers support the day-to-day activities within a shelter which may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas inside a Red Cross shelter. Because COVID-19 safety protocols require additional shelter locations to open to in order to make sure people can stay at least six feet apart, more shelter services volunteers are needed to begin their training now.
There are two levels of this position:
Associate (approx. 3 hours online training)
Shelter Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and provide assistance for people staying in a shelter. With COVID-19 safety measures requiring the opening of multiple locations in order to keep all people socially distant, more Shelter Associates are needed to help these shelters stay open and operational.
- Ability to lift and carry 20 lbs. multiple times per shift, stand or sit for 2-hour periods
- Walk two miles per shift, possibly on uneven terrain and outdoors in inclement weather and up two or more flights of stairs.
- Ability to drive in daytime and at night.
- Ability to work for long periods on computer and/or reading small print.
- Availability to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 4, 8 or 12 hours long)
- Ability to build appropriate and effective relationships with co-workers and shelter residents, manage conflict and ask for help early on so that workflow and service delivery does not impact shelter residents or the shelter community.
Click here to learn more and apply to be a Shelter Services Associate
(Already a Red Cross Volunteer? Click here.)
Supervisor (approx. 8 hours online training)
Shelter Supervisors guide and supervise a team of assigned workers to successfully complete tasks necessary for shelter operations. They support and correct the performance of their team, manage conflict and ask for help early on so that workflow and service delivery does not impact shelter residents or the shelter community.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising a team of 5 or large
- Ability to lift and carry 20 lbs. multiple times per shift, stand or sit for 2-hour periods
- Walk two miles per shift, possibly on uneven terrain and outdoors in inclement weather and up two or more flights of stairs.
- Ability to drive in daytime and at night.
- Ability to work for long periods on computer and/or reading small print.
- Availability to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 4, 8 or 12 hours long)
- Ability to build appropriate and effective relationships with co-workers and shelter residents, manage conflict and ask for help early on so that workflow and service delivery does not impact shelter residents or the shelter community.
Click here to learn more and apply to be a Shelter Services Supervisor.
(Already a Red Cross Volunteer? Click here.)