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Disaster Welfare Support Team Volunteer - Hastings

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Hastings

On-site

NZD 30,000 - 60,000

Full time

16 days ago

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Job summary

Join the local Disaster Welfare and Support Team to support your community during emergencies. This role requires physical fitness and strong communication skills, with a commitment of at least 12 months. As a volunteer, you'll assist in various tasks such as setting up evacuation centres and providing psychosocial support.

Benefits

Meet new people
Gain new skills

Qualifications

  • Ability to commit to the team for at least 12 months.
  • Experience in community service is a plus.
  • Willingness to assist in emergencies.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in setting up evacuation centres.
  • Undertake needs assessments for community support.
  • Provide psychosocial support during emergencies.

Skills

Good communicator
Physical fitness

Job description

Role description

Support your community before and during an emergency. Join your local Disaster Welfare and Support Team.

Your tasks

You could be deployed to assist in a flood, fire or other large-scale emergencies, and you’ll help with a range of activities that could include:

  • Setting up and providing support in evacuation centres
  • Undertaking needs assessments to understand what support people need
  • Providing psychosocial support

We have20 teams around the countrythat are prepared to help in their communities or in neighbouring regions at short notice.

Teams are listed by their regular training location.

Support your community during an emergency. Join your local Disaster Welfare and Support Team (DWST) and help people prepare for disasters and to get through when an emergency or disaster happens.

We need you to be physically fit, a good communicator and able to commit to your team for at least 12 months – some of our volunteers have been with us for more than 20 years.

Meet new people, gain a range of new skills and be there for your community. Apply to be a disaster welfare support volunteer now.

Min age
16 years
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