Prepare With Pedro EducatorAt — American Red Cross - Serving San Diego & Imperial Counties

Position Description

• Pedro is a preparedness penguin teaching kids how to prepare themselves and their families for disasters.
• The 45 minute to 1 hour presentation provides emergency preparedness education to youth in grades K-2 (ages 4-7) in school classrooms and other settings. 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 a kit. 

• Interactively read the Prepare with Pedro story book to K-2 grade children
• Presentations given to youth in schools and community settings
• Assist with community outreach to schedule presentations
• Support team in reaching key groups within the region, such as support to military families, at risk youth, etc. 
• Ensure all reporting data for each presentation given is collected and given to regional staff in a timely manner

Other roles include: presentation assistant, administrative support/scheduler, or presenter trainer

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Perfect for aspiring teachers, educators, trainers, and child development students.
• Gain public speaking and presentation experience. Training on curriculum and presentation tactics provided on the job.
• Develop community engagement skills through scheduling and coordinating events with partners.
• Access a professional network of hundreds of thousands of Red Cross volunteers and employees across the nation.
• Access to internal professional development platform with countless training videos and topics.

Desired Qualifications

• Must be available during children's school hours, typically Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
• Be engaging, interactive, and expressive
• Can command a room of 3-7 year old children
• Bilingual English/Spanish a bonus!

Length of position: 16 weeks or longer

Hours per week: 2 hours per week or more if needed

Application Instructions 

Must submit Red Cross Volunteer Application online, then complete a pre-screening phone call, and final departmental interview.
Application can be found at: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org