Youth Disaster Preparedness Educator Job

Save lives and prevent injury by providing leadership and/or support to Disaster Cycle Services team members through The Pillowcase Project. The Pillowcase Project and Prepare with Pedro are national youth preparedness programs offered by Red Cross regions across the country. The time-scalable presentations provide emergency preparedness education to youth in K-5 in school classrooms or other settings. Numerous tools have been developed for these programs including a standardized curriculum, workbook, quizzes and activities which have been carefully constructed with the help of curriculum and hazard experts. Many tools for presenters have been developed to foster consistency and fidelity to the preparedness programming goals and objectives. The highly interactive presentation addresses home fire safety, a local natural hazard, psycho-social coping skills and household preparedness steps like making a plan and building a kit.

Responsibilities: Worker roles include either being a presenter, presentation assistant, or administrative support. Depending on which worker role you choose, your key responsibilities will vary.

Typical Worker Role responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Conduct The Pillowcase Project and/or Prepare with Pedro presentations given to youth in schools and community settings
Successfully complete the Basic Instructor Fundamentals for Youth (BIF-Y) (60-75 minute on line course)
Successfully complete The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 1 (60-90 minute web-based or 3 hour instructor led course)
Successfully complete The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 2 (in person teach backs) (Note: this is at a minimum a 3-hour training experience) and/or the Prepare with Pedro Presenter Fundamentals Module 2 (a minimum of a 2 hour training experience)
Successfully complete The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 3 (web-based assessment)
May assist with community outreach to schedule presentations at sites
Work as a team with the Team Lead and other volunteers and employees to build The Pillowcase Project 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
Time Commitment: 5-12 hours monthly (dependent on team capacity)

Qualifications: Worker roles include either being a presenter, presentation assistant, or administrative support. Depending on which worker role you choose, your qualifications will vary. All Workers are expected to (be):

Enthusiastic about the American Red Cross mission and programs
Fluent in basic computer skills; adaptable to new systems
Aware and respectful of the role and the responsibilities of others; highly collaborative
Reliable, punctual, good time management skills
Able to meet all background check requirements imposed by the Red Cross and any imposed by local school jurisdictions
Complete of all required training in school and out of school in community settings
Have a working knowledge of emergency preparedness principles or a strong desire to learn about emergency preparedness and protective actions in order to teach them to youth
Flexible and willing to teach new ideas and concepts, such as the psycho-social "coping skills"
Possess strong organizational skills and ability to follow through with minimum supervision
Demonstrate excellent communication skills, including public speaking
Possess a dynamic personality that relates well to youth in the target age group
Reliable, punctual, good time management skills
Able to complete reports and conduct follow up calls with sites in a timely manner, if requested
Able to problem solve and be flexible with program changes, regional changes, etc.
Willing to learn and use Monster Guard: Prepare for Emergencies, an interactive electronic game based on the youth preparedness curriculum
Have daytime and/or weekend availability
Able 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
Relationships: Works closely with all other Preparedness team members to ensure team goals are achieved. Schools, other volunteers and employees, community partners, youth.

Development Opportunity:Advancement within the disaster workforce, mentoring opportunities, develop technical expertise in preparedness programming, develop leadership skills, build skills through training provided.

Training: Worker roles include either being a presenter, presentation assistant, administrative support, or presenter trainer. Depending on which worker role you choose, your training will vary. Every volunteer is expectation to take:

Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview (Required)
Everyone's Welcome (Required)
Review all relevant preparedness programs, The Pillowcase Project and Prepare with Pedro materials that are posted on The Exchange.
Participate in regular calls and webinars with national and divisional teams
Presenter Worker Role training may include but are not limited to:

Basic Instructor Fundamentals for Youth (BIF-Y), 60-75-minute on-line course
The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 1 (web-based 60-90-minute or instructor led 3 hours)
The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 2 (in-person teach-backs 3-4-hour course)
Prepare with Pedro Presenter Fundamentals Module 2 (in-person teach-backs 2-hour course)
The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals Module 3 (web-based assessment, 25 questions)
The Pillowcase Project: Presentation Demonstration Video (YouTube 30-minute)
Basic Instructor Specialty Training (Recommended)
Disaster Services: An Overview (Recommended)
Psychological First Aid (Recommended)
Other Region-specific Training as required.
Job Type: Part-time

Schedule:

4 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends

The American Red Cross's mission is to prevent and relieve human suffering during emergencies by helping people prepare and respond, and providing support to those in crisis.