Home Fire Campaign Team Member - Adams

Home Fire Campaign Team Member

Install free smoke alarms and so much more!

• Help to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires.
• Serve traditionally underserved communities.

Responsibilities:

• Install free smoke alarms, provide education to residents about home fires, offer home-safety checklists, and help families prepare fire escape plans. All training, tools, and equipment provided!
• Work with team fulfilling smoke alarm installation requests.
• Join large scale SOUND THE ALARM! events targeting specific neighborhoods.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings & activities and stay current on all training.
• Additional related duties as discussed with supervisor, including meeting with partners and key stakeholders to build/nurture relationships, conducting inventory, managing necessary preparedness supplies, etc.

Commitment:

• In-person regional position covering local counties with smoke alarm installation appointments offered daily, based on availability of clients. Each appointment fulfillment starts/ends at a Red Cross office, or meet your team in the field.
• Large-scale SOUND THE ALARM! events scheduled regularly, including weekends throughout the region.

Qualifications:

• Minimum age 18; 16 with adult accompaniment.
• Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written directions in English and work as teammate fulfilling received requests for smoke alarm installations.
• Ability to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds and demonstrate respect of personal spaces.
• Ability to build effective relationships with others who can help with work-related goals.
• Reliable to committed schedule and flexible to adapt to change.

Training:

• 2 Hours virtual training videos
• On the job mentorship by experienced HFC volunteer

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