Population Care Assistant (voluntary)
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Summary
In the event of a disaster or crisis situation, the Red Cross Population Care team is ready to provide assistance to those affected. The Red Cross is looking for emergency workers.Detailed description
Are you ready to lend a helping hand?
What are you going to do?
In the event of a disaster or crisis situation in your region, you will be called upon as an emergency responder from our Population Care team to care for those affected, for example in the event of an evacuation of a healthcare institution. Led by a team leader, the team is ready to receive people in a shelter location. You are the first point of contact for those involved at that time, you offer practical help and a listening ear. In addition, providing food, sanitary facilities and/or a place to sleep may also be part of your duties. Watch this video to get an impression of what Population Care does.
What do you get?
- Great satisfaction because you provide help where and when it is really needed;
- Trainings to prepare you:
- Population Care; theory and practice of 3 half days
- e-modules Welcome, Mental First Aid and On the road with the postage
- FIRST AID
- The opportunity to gain experience and contacts in an Emergency Aid organization;
- Reimbursement for travel expenses incurred.
What do we ask?
- You are in good physical and mental condition;
- You have your own transport to get to the location in your region in case of a call;
- You have social and communication skills and you know how to tackle things;
- A first aid certificate or the willingness to obtain one;
- You endorse the 7 basic principles of the Red Cross.
Interested?
Would you like to lend a helping hand? Send your CV and motivation to: communicatie.gelderland@rodekruis.nl. Do you have any questions? Please contact Vivian Hoving, telephone 06-18512304. You can of course also visit www.rodekruis.nl or watch our Red Cross film about Population Care .
The Red Cross
The Red Cross helps people in need. We do that around the corner – and far away. We do this from our hearts and with our sleeves rolled up. And we do this with many volunteers who work with passion. We work worldwide based on our seven basic principles: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntariness, unity and generality.