Red Cross DCS Prepare with Pedro Volunteer Presenter - Booneville

This non-paying, volunteer position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department of the American Red Cross. We are looking for individuals with teaching and presenting skills to help save lives and prevent injury by providing leadership and/or support to Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) team members by supporting the Prepare with Pedro program as a volunteer presenter. The 30-45-minute presentation provides emergency preparedness education to youth in grades K-2 (ages 4-7) in school classrooms and other settings by following Pedro the Penguin as he learns how to be prepared and take action during an emergency.

The Preparedness Division provides appropriate preparedness programming within a community to assist community members to prepare for disasters and other emergencies.

Responsibilities:

Team member roles include either being a presenter, presentation assistant, administrative support, or presenter trainer. Each volunteer is able to choose their preferred role and responsibilities will vary with each role.

Presenter Responsibilities:

• Conduct Prepare with Pedro presentations given to youth in schools and community settings
• Successfully complete the Basic Instructor Fundamentals for Youth, Module 1, Module 2 teach-back, and Module 3 assessment
• May assist with community outreach to schedule presentations at sites (optional)
• May assist in reaching key groups within the region, such as support to military families, at risk youth, etc. (optional)
• May mentor new presenters to help the region build a team of experienced youth preparedness presenters. (optional)
• Work as a team with the Team Lead and other volunteers and employees to build Prepare with Pedro in the region
• Ensure all reporting data for each presentation given is collected and given to regional staff in a timely manner
• Other duties as agreed to between the presenter and the Team Lead

Presenter Trainer Role Responsibilities:

• Successfully complete the Basic Instructor Fundamentals for Youth, Prepare with Pedro Fundamentals Part 1 and Prepare with Pedro Fundamentals Part 2 teach-back
• Present program to student audiences
• Attend any additional training required as specified by the Team Lead
• Plan and lead Presenter Trainings using National Headquarters (NHQ) developed resources
• Responsible for training individuals to present Prepare with Pedro curriculum proficiently

Qualifications:

• Willingness to comply with Red Cross COVID-19 policies for in-person volunteer activities.

All team members are required to be:

• Enthusiastic about the American Red Cross mission and programs
• Demonstrate respect and recognition of the role and the responsibilities of others
• Highly collaborative
• Communicates effectively both in writing and verbally
• Interest in expanding Red Cross capabilities through teaching and empowering others
• Reliable and punctual, with good time management skills
• Must be able to meet all background check requirements imposed by local school jurisdictions
• Completion of all required trainings

Presenter Qualifications:

• Comfortable presenting an interactive curriculum to youth in grades K-2 in school and out of school/community settings, required
• Working knowledge of emergency preparedness, including protective actions for various hazards, or a strong desire to learn about emergency preparedness and protective actions in order to teach them to youth, preferred
• Flexible and willingness to teach new ideas and concepts, such as the psychosocial "coping skills", required
• Strong organizational skills and ability to follow through with minimum supervision, required
• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, required
• Dynamic personality that relates well to youth in the target age group, required
• Ability to complete reports and conduct follow up calls with sites in a timely manner, required
• Ability to problem solve and be flexible with program changes, regional changes, etc., required
• Daytime and/or weekend availability, required
• Ability to arrange transportation to the Red Cross office to pick up materials, travel to event location, and return materials, etc. to the office at the end of the presentation, required

Required Training:

• A volunteer may begin serving in the role prior to completion of required training. It is expected that the training will be completed within 12 months or as soon as training is available.

Team member roles include either being a presenter, presentation assistant, administrative support, or presenter trainer. Depending on which role is chosen, training will vary.

Training for all Prepared with Pedro Team Members:

• Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview (Required)
• Everyone's Welcome (Required)
• Review all relevant preparedness program and Prepare with Pedro materials that are posted on The Exchange.
• Participate in regular calls and webinars with national and divisional teams

Presenter Role Training:

• Basic Instructor Fundamentals for Youth (BIF-Y), 60-75-minute on-line course
• Prepare with Pedro Presenter Fundamentals Part 1 (web-based 60-90-minute or instructor led 3 hours)
• Prepare with Pedro Presenter Fundamentals Part 2 (in-person teach-backs 3-4-hour course)
• Prepare with Pedro: Home Fire Presentation Demonstration Video (YouTube 30-minute)
• Accessible Instruction for an Inclusive Learning Environment (Recommended)
• Basic Instructor Specialty Training (Recommended)
• Disaster Services: An Overview (Recommended)
• Psychological First Aid (Recommended)
• Other Region-specific Training (Recommended)

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 2 – 4 per week

Work Location: In person