CDEM-trained volunteers in response and recovery The contributions of CDEM-trained volunteers are crucial during all stages of response and recovery. Many will be able to provide the Volunteer Coordination team with information about affected areas, or spontaneous volunteers who have self-activated. CDEM-trained volunteers can also pass on important information to community members who have self-activated, or leaders of emergent spontaneous volunteer groups. The Volunteer Coordination team’s ongoing responsibilities related to volunteers include: identifying suitable tasks for CDEM-trained volunteers as response and recovery progresses ensuring CDCs and/or volunteer centres and worksites continue to be adequately staffed and resourced providing support and supervision for CDEM-trained volunteer teams reporting on and following-up any accidents or incidents, and sharing information related to the activities of CDEM-trained volunteers with CIMS function managers. Spontaneous volunteers in response and recovery The Volunteer Coordination team’s ongoing responsibilities related to the coordination of spontaneous volunteers include: gathering and sharing information with spontaneous volunteers as response and recovery progress identifying suitable for spontaneous volunteers providing support and supervision for teams of tasked spontaneous volunteers teams, and sharing information related to the activities of spontaneous volunteers with CIMS function managers. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that these tasks are carried out. However, depending on the scale and nature of the emergency, the role of Spontaneous Volunteer Coordinator may be activated. This role (with support from other members of the Volunteer Coordination team) then becomes responsible for carrying out these tasks. Tasking spontaneous volunteers If the decision is made to task spontaneous volunteers, the Volunteer Coordination team will need to use the processes and documents prepared during readiness (see Section 5 Readiness Spontaneous volunteers on page 32). –
CDEM-trained volunteers in response and recovery The contributions of CDEM-trained volunteers are crucial during all stages of response and recovery. Many will be able to provide the Volunteer Coordination team with information about affected areas, or spontaneous volunteers who have self-activated. CDEM-trained volunteers can also pass on important information to community members who have self-activated, or leaders of emergent spontaneous volunteer groups. The Volunteer Coordination team’s ongoing responsibilities related to volunteers include: identifying suitable tasks for CDEM-trained volunteers as response and recovery progresses ensuring CDCs and/or volunteer centres and worksites continue to be adequately staffed and resourced providing support and supervision for CDEM-trained volunteer teams reporting on and following-up any accidents or incidents, and sharing information related to the activities of CDEM-trained volunteers with CIMS function managers. Spontaneous volunteers in response and recovery The Volunteer Coordination team’s ongoing responsibilities related to the coordination of spontaneous volunteers include: gathering and sharing information with spontaneous volunteers as response and recovery progress identifying suitable for spontaneous volunteers providing support and supervision for teams of tasked spontaneous volunteers teams, and sharing information related to the activities of spontaneous volunteers with CIMS function managers. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that these tasks are carried out. However, depending on the scale and nature of the emergency, the role of Spontaneous Volunteer Coordinator may be activated. This role (with support from other members of the Volunteer Coordination team) then becomes responsible for carrying out these tasks. Tasking spontaneous volunteers If the decision is made to task spontaneous volunteers, the Volunteer Coordination team will need to use the processes and documents prepared during readiness (see Section 5 Readiness – Spontaneous volunteers on page 32).
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