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American Red Cross Safe Families AmeriCorps 2019-2020

Do you love teaching? Do you enjoy making sure others are more prepared for the unexpected? Do you want to help others recover when disaster strikes their homes? Then Safe Families is the AmeriCorps program for you! Safe Families AmeriCorps members will serve to organize community members across Illinois in making their cities, schools, organizations and households more resilient to emergencies. The member’s primary responsibility will be to teach, coordinate and lead emergency preparedness, planning and recovery activities in their assigned territories in support of the American Red Cross. This opportunity is open to all across the state of IL. Service Locations May Include: Chicago, Romeoville, Springfield, Peoria, Rockford, Quincy, Moline, Champaign and Bloomington. The American Red Cross is currently looking to fill full-time positons for the 2019-2020 service year. Full time positions are served as 1700 hours over the course of 11 months, or 38-20 hours per week.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : 1) Identify emergency-related community needs; 2) Instruct disaster preparedness, youth, and CPR/First Aid programming (80% of service); 3) Provide emergency response/recovery services through office or field-based casework and distribution of emergency supplies to those impacted by disaster (20% of service); 4) Develop events to assist in providing health, safety and disaster education to underserved populations; 5) Build community partnerships (Establish and maintain relationships with local schools and community based organizations, developing capacity to provide Red Cross courses to meet needs as identified); 6) Volunteer management, training and recruitment; 7) Collaborate with other Corporation for National Service programs in the community; 8) Complete and maintain required records; 9) Participate in required training activities and regular AmeriCorps meetings: an initial intensive training orientation,quarterly trainings and other meetings throughout Illinois as needed

Program Benefits : Health Coverage , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Stipend , Training .

Terms :
Car recommended , Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas :
Community Outreach , Homeland Security , Disaster Relief , Children/Youth , Public Safety .

Skills :
Disaster Services , Social Services , Public Health , Team Work , Education , Public Speaking , First Aid , Communications , Community Organization , Youth Development , Teaching/Tutoring .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
American Red Cross Safe Families AmeriCorps 2019-2020

Program Start/End Date
12/02/2019 - 10/30/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: 99

Program Locations	ILLINOIS Chicago

Accepting Applications
From 04/22/2019 To 01/16/2020

Contact	Michelle Bush
2200 W Harrison St
Chicago IL 60612
312-485-7379
ILAmeriCorps@redcross.org
www.redcross.org/americorps

Listing ID	88530


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