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Join our Flood Recovery effort- Redfern, NSW

The Salvation Army Australia
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The Salvation Army Strategic Emergency and Disaster Management (SE&DM) department has trained disaster recovery team who provide immediate assistance and meet people at their point of need following a disaster.

Disaster recovery is a coordinated process that involves all Salvation Army services working together to provide assistance to individuals and communities that meets them at their point of need, throughout the journey of recovery.

This assistance can include financial assistance, material aid, personal support, Chaplaincy services, financial counselling and casework.

When the peak of the disaster is over, our Recovery team step in to provide our services in support of the medium and long term needs of the community. When you join our volunteer team you will be contacted if we need personnel to assist during a disaster or emergency.

Job Description Who can apply

Recovery volunteers can be from all walks of life, you need a passion to help people, be ready to learn new skills and operate in sometimes challenging and demanding environments. The SEDM team will talk to you about you application and help work out if the role is a match for you.

Volunteers Duties

Volunteer duties can vary depending on the disaster or crisis response, but can include:

· Distributing material aid to disaster-affected people

· Providing holistic support to people and communities impacted by disaster, experiencing trauma or distress

· Assisting with admin remotely or in a recovery centre

· Assisting with operations and volunteer coordination

· Providing outreach services to disaster affected people either face to face or over the phone.

· Assisting with our disaster assessment call centre

Volunteer Roles

The various duties are carried out within one of the following 3 key roles:

Recovery Team Member

Provides support to community members in disaster-affected areas from a trauma-informed care approach. This will involve assessing the needs of individuals and offering assistance in accordance with Strategic Disaster Management Team guidelines, and the values and mission of The Salvation Army. This position is suited to someone who has good listening and communication skills, and is committed to providing care, sensitivity and empathy when corresponding with people.

Recovery Admin Support

Provides support to the team by ensure data is correctly and accurately recorded, filing and maintaining the confidentiality of paperwork and contributing to the overall delivery of services to community. This role is ideally suited to people that prefer to work behind the scenes and have existing knowledge of SAMIS.

er inductions and debriefs within a disaster response.

Requirements

Willingness to obtain/provide a WWC/VP Check and Police Check

Ability to attend training

Availability to travel and/or undertake multiple day deployments.

What happens after I apply

A team member of the SE&DM team will be in contact to discuss your application and the next steps. Thanks for considering being part of this frontline mission response team.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation that is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people, and protecting them from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all other roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.