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ReadyCorps member
prepares student for emergency response training
(SERT)
WSC Contact
Terri
Jack
Phone: (360) 438-4012
tjack@esd.wa.gov |
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The Washington Service Corps is now
recruiting for a VISTA Leader position
to support the Ready*Corps program for
the 2008-2009 Program Year.
The Ready*Corps program focuses on
homeland security issues relating to
disaster preparedness, emergency
planning and community outreach
activities. The Leader will be
instrumental in assisting Ready*Corps
program manager, Terri Jack, in
developing a disaster plan for the
Washington Service Corps members and
project sites. This position will also
be a part of our exciting new
partnership with Medical Reserve Corps.
The position is placed in our offices in
Lacey, WA and the applicant does need to
have served a prior year as a VISTA
member. Application deadline is May 23,
2008.
Click here to download the Ready*Corps Leader announcement and application instructions.
Ready*Corps is a statewide AmeriCorps
VISTA program
administered by the Washington Service
Corps (WSC) based in Olympia, WA.
Our program focuses on homeland security
issues relating to disaster
preparedness, emergency planning and
community outreach activities.
Ready*Corps AmeriCorps members serve
with a variety of agencies and
organizations (called host sites)
including emergency management agencies,
fire and sheriff’s departments, local
Red Cross Chapters and other community
based organizations.
Thanks to a new
partnership with the WA State Department
of Health, Washington Service Corps’
Ready*Corps program will be placing
VISTA members with 12 Medical Reserve
Corps sites across the state in the
2008-2009 Program Year.
Medical Reserve Corps is
the component of the Citizen Corps
Council that brings together local
health professionals and others with
relevant health-related skills to
volunteer in their local community.
They assist local, existing community
emergency medical response systems as
well as provide a group of readily
trained and available resources to help
communities deal with pressing public
health needs and improvements.
The Washington Service
Corps is currently recruiting VISTA
members to fill these positions, with a
September 2008 start date. If you are
interested in learning more, please
contact Terri Jack, Program Manager, at
360-438-4012.
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