Student Placement

• Short-term
• Flexible hours and days
• Weekdays
• Internet connection/working desk
• Must be able to commit at least three shift per week on a regular basis 
• Please list your times and days of availability on the application form

Why Choose to volunteer with Red Cross?

• It’s an opportunity to learn humanitarian services that help improve lives and create a positive impact in your community
• It’s an opportunity to enhance your skills & knowledge & gain new experiences
• You will be creating career opportunity enhancing your professional skills
• You’ll be helping Red Cross to support vulnerable people across Australia

The program 

As a humanitarian organisation, the role of Australian Red Cross Emergency Services is to support individuals and communities to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. This includes assisting people to understand emergencies and take preparedness measures to reduce the impacts and effects of emergencies.

The opportunity 

The student placement will work with the emergency services team to plan and facilitate community engagement and disaster resilience activities, such as our school-based Pillowcase Program, and RediPlan workshops. The student placement will be given the opportunity to attend face to face and online training courses. The student will become a member of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and work together with a diverse team of staff and volunteers.

The impact 

As a placement student, you will help a person to recover from disaster by reducing their initial distress, facilitating their access to physical, emotional, and social support, and helping to build their ability to cope with the aftermath and ongoing changes that can happen. 

Application requirements

• For this role you will be required to undertake a National Police Check, which will be organised by the Red Cross.  
• You will need to provide a recent copy of your CV and provide details for two professional references. 
• The role will also require you to hold or apply for a Working with Children Check or Working With Vulnerable People Check depending on your State/Territory.  Red Cross can assist you to apply for this check.

Further information 

To find out more about this opportunity please contact (Reena Pandey, 0436 922 573) or via email _rpandey@redcross.org.au

Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have great career opportunities, please visit our website at www.redcross.org.au/careers