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Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteers are the heart and soul of the American Red Cross. Below you will find an overview description of the various volunteer roles within the different departments of the Orange County Chapter. Upon reviewing the volunteer roles, hopefully there will be a few areas that interest you.
If you are interested in these or any other volunteer opportunities, please click on the Overview link to the left to download the application packets and to sign up for the next available class or email volunteers@oc-redcross.org for more information.
Marketing & Public AffairsPublic Information Officer
Assists the Red Cross in accomplishing its mission by acting as a spokesperson for the organization. For more information on this position, please click here.
Community OutreachCommunity Ambassador
Helps by distributing, at community events and fairs, Red Cross information about preventing, preparing for, and responding to emergencies. For more information on this position, please click here.
Latino and Asian Pacific Islanders Outreach Program - Bilingual Translator
Translate documents to English, and English documents to other languages. For more information on this position, please click here.
Latino and Asian Pacific Islanders Outreach Program - Community Events Volunteer
Help Latino and Asian Pacific Islander community members prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies by distributing Red Cross information at community events and fairs. For more information on this position, please click here.
Latino and Asian Pacific Islanders Outreach Program - CPR/First Aid & CDE Instructor
Help our community by providing the information and skills needed to assist family members and neighbors. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster and Client ServicesClient Caseworker
Plays an integral part in providing good customer service to the community members affected by a disaster. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Action Team Member
Assists the Red Cross in providing immediate relief to victims of disaster and help prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies 24-hours per day. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Assessment Associate
Assists the Red Cross in collecting and communicating disaster assessment information during the early stages of a disaster response. Workers identify record, collect and distribute disaster assessment information collected in affected areas/communities. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Communications Service Associate
Provides communications resources (using telecommunications, radio and data systems) to staff and activities involved in a disaster relief operation or other chapter activities as may be required. Maintains the organization’s ability to communicate with essential partners (Emergency Management, Fire, Police, EMS, & Community Partners) during relief operations or whenever conventional communications resources may be affected by outside events. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Health Services Associate
Provides first aid, health evaluation and health education to Red Cross staff and volunteers. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Health Services (Shelter & EAS) Associate (Shelters & Emergency Aid Stations)
Provides healthcare and first-aid for clients, and in some cases staff. Assesses for and responds to public health issues in Red Cross service delivery sites. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Health Services Caseworker
Provides casework management, healthcare and first-aid for clients, and in some cases staff. Assesses for and responds to public health issues in Red Cross service delivery sites. For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Liaison (to local government and volunteer agencies)
Assists the Red Cross in collecting and communicating disaster related information about the scope and nature of the disaster, service delivery locations and other basic coordination issues with local government (City and County) and other volunteer agencies active in the disaster relief efforts. Typically this communication is passed at agency emergency operation centers (EOCs). For more information on this position, please click here.
Disaster Mental Health Service Associate
Provides for and responds to the psychosocial needs of Red Cross constituents across the continuum of disaster preparedness, response and recovery. For more information on this position, please click here.
International Tracing/Services Worker
Helps families who have been separated by armed conflict and/or natural disaster around the globe in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Adding to the physical losses, the confusion and chaos surrounding war and natural disasters often separates families when they need each other most. This work is done through the strength of the Red Cross Movement and national societies around the world. For more information on this position, please click here.
Local Disaster Volunteer (LDV) Associate Scheduler
Ensures that all available local disaster volunteers are placed/scheduled appropriately into positions during disaster relief operations. Receives requests for volunteers from relief operation leadership, identifies appropriate and available individuals to meet those requests, and schedules those volunteers on relief operations. For more information on this position, please click here.
Logistics (Material Support Services) Associate
Works cooperatively with other members of the disaster relief operation to support the material needs of the operation. Areas of responsibility include transportation, facility management, in-kind donations and warehousing & supply. Works with vendors, service personnel and DRO staff to accomplish the tasks/goals of the activity. For more information on this position, please click here.
Mass Care (Feeding and Sheltering) Associate
Works cooperatively with other members of the disaster relief operation to support the food and shelter needs of those affected by a disaster. Specific areas of responsibility include shelter and shelter management as well as fixed and mobile feeding operations. Works with facility operators, vendors, and staff to accomplish the tasks/goals of the activity. For more information on this position, please click here.
Office Assistant / Project Assistant
Provides clerical and administrative assistance to department to support daily operations and/or support in our disaster preparation. For more information on this position, please click here.
Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) Representative
Supports and provides assistance to military families by briefing departing service members and their families regarding available support services and explaining how the Red Cross may assist them during the deployment. Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back home, access financial assistance, counseling and assistance to veterans. For more information on this position, please click here.
Financial DevelopmentData Entry Support
Assists in maintaining donor data base. For more information on this position, please click here.
Special Events Support
Helps in all phases of Financial Development events. For more information on this position, please click here.
Health and Safety Services (HSS)Community Disaster Education Presenter
Help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies and disasters by giving educational presentations and distributing Red Cross information to businesses, schools, community organizations and other groups of residents. For more information on this position, please click here.
Health and Safety Chair
The Health and Safety Chairperson represents all program interests to the volunteer leadership and volunteer staff including clients, instructors, Board of Directors and the general public at large. The HS Chair, in partnership with HS Director, is responsible for providing input on the establishment of departmental goals and to assist with community image regarding Health and Safety education. For more information on this position, please click here.
Health and Safety Committee
The Health and Safety Committee is a sub-committee of the Chapter’s Service Delivery Committee. The HS Committee, in partnership with Chapter HS Staff and HS Chair, are responsible for providing input on the establishment of departmental goals with the overall objective of meeting said goals. For more information on this position, please click here.
HSS Instructor - (CPR/First Aid, Child Care, Disaster Preparedness, Babysitting, etc.)
Helps people prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies, thus preparing our community to become more confident in response. For more information on this position, please click here.
Special Project Assistant
Helps people prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies, thus preparing our community to become more confident in response. For more information on this position, please click here.
Resale Assistant
Helps to support logistics of training people to prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies, thus preparing our community to become more confident in response. For more information on this position, please click here.
LifelineIn-Touch Lifeline Volunteer
As an "In-Touch" Lifeline Volunteer you will provide Red Cross lifeline subscribers reassurance and friendship. Some of subscribers have minimal human contact so you will be their "link" to the outside world. Also, you may be able to provide information and additional benefits offered through our Red Cross Lifeline program. For more information on this position, please click here.
Office of VolunteersOffice Assistant
Provide clerical and administrative assistance to department(s) to support daily operations. For more information on this position, please click here.
Phone-bank/Call Center Responder
Provide public information to incoming callers during times of critical incidents and/or disasters. For more information on this position, please click here.
Youth Programs and ServicesLeadership Development Center (Jr. LDC and LDC) Camp Counselor (aka Staff)
Hosts, facilitate and lead leadership sessions at summer Jr. LDC and LDC programs. For more information on this position, please click here.
Youth Council Member* (only for youth 12-18 yrs old)
Learns about Red Cross programs, participates in service projects and is trained as a Red Cross youth volunteer. For more information on this position, please click here.
Youth HIV/AIDS Volunteer Educator (Y-HAVE)* (only for youth 12-18 yrs old)
Educates youth peers (12-18 yrs) about HIV/AIDS through peer-to-peer presentations. For more information on this position, please click here.
Youth in Emergency Services (YiES)* (only for youth 12-18 yrs old)
Educates youth peers (12-18 yrs) about community disaster education (CDE), first aid/CPR, youth traffic safety. For more information on this position, please click here.
Youth Services, Adult Volunteer
Works in partnership with youth volunteers on hosting and supporting service projects and activities. For more information on this position, please click here.
If you are interested in these or any other volunteer opportunities, please contact the Office of Volunteers to obtain the dates and times of upcoming Volunteer Orientations at (714) 481-5385 or volunteers@oc-redcross.org.
601 N. Golden Circle Drive, Santa Ana, CA, 92705
Phone: (714) 481-5300 Website: www.oc-redcross.org
