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The City of Longmont Office of Emergency Management is currently accepting applications for the 2017 – 2018 AmeriCorps Program. These AmeriCorps members will provide support in creating disaster resilient communities by increasing preparedness of individuals and families through volunteer engagement. AmeriCorps staff will provide direct service and train volunteer leaders to recruit and educate teams of volunteers to:
1) Improve preparedness of individuals and families through local collaborative volunteer projects, service events, and trainings resulting in personal preparedness plans.
2) Expand Local Preparedness Networks and community capacity to respond to disasters by strengthening partnership networks while building a corps of trained volunteer leaders with specific focus on managing unaffiliated volunteers in emergency situations.
3) Support long-term recovery and sustainability by increasing organizational capacity to help individuals and families prepare and, in the case of disaster, more easily respond and recover from current events.
Members will serve 10-month terms beginning in November 2017. For a complete position description visit http://bit.ly/LgmtOEM_Home, or go to http://bit.ly/2cXK4w8 to fill out an application. Applications and resumes must be emailed to [email protected] no later than Monday, October 16th at 5 p.m.
If you have questions about these positions please contact the City of Longmont Office of Emergency Management using [email protected] or 303-651-8438.
This is a news release by the City of Longmont and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.
