| Community Specialist Intern |
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Disaster Planning & Response |
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| Location: |
Manhattan |
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| Category: |
Internship |
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| Responsibilities: |
The American Red Cross of Greater New York Disaster Planning and Response Department is seeking an Intern. The incumbent will have significant impact on ARC/GNY’s relationship with the faith-based and non-profit community. The intern will help increase the number of disaster reserve volunteers, greatly increasing the chapter’s capacity to respond to medium to large scale disasters. |
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| Qualifications: |
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent presentation and organizational skills.
Ability to work well in a fast paced and stressful environment. Good communication skills, both oral and written.
Knowledge of office systems, MS-Office preferred.
Well able and excited about working with many different demographic, cultural, and religious groups. |
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| Training: |
Volunteer Orientation
Fulfilling Our Mission
Mass Care
Shelter Operations
Shelter Simulation
Collaborating to Ensure Effective Service Delivery |
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| Time Commitment: |
Fall 2007/Spring 2008, 15-20 hours/week |
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| How to Apply: |
To apply, please e-mail resume with a letter of interest to nyredcrossinterns@nyredcross.org. Be sure to put “Community Specialist Intern” in the subject line. |
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