Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer with The American Red Cross!

We depend on volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to carry on our work.  Volunteers constitute 98 percent of our total workforce, serving as members of the Board of Directors, instructors teaching lifesaving skills, disaster action team members, office administrators, event organizers and more.

The sections below:

* Contain information as to the paperwork required to become a volunteer.
* List upcoming Volunteer Orientation Sessions and details on how to schedule an individual session that is convenient for you.
* Describe volunteer opportunities with the Chapter.

Becoming a Volunteer

New volunteers are required to complete paperwork before they can begin volunteering with the Chapter.  Volunteer packets containing the paperwork are available at the Chapter, or you can print and complete them from your home or office.

Please refer to the Volunteer Paperwork Checklist for guidance.  To access the paperwork, please click the links below.

(1) Volunteer Application
(2) American Red Cross Code of Busines Ethics and Conduct
(3) American Red Cross Confidential Information & Intellectual Property Agreement
(4) Please review the Volunteer Handbook before signing the Acknowledgment of Volunteer Handbook, which is the last page of the handbook.
(5) Please complete a background check.  Click here for instructions.
(6) Attend a Volunteer Orientation Session (see below), or schedule an appointment for an individual orientation session.
(7) Have your photograph taken for an ID.

Once you have completed the paperwork, please return the originals to the Chapter.

VOLUNTEER UPDATE 2011

Thank you for your continued interest in volunteering with the 
American Red Cross! 
Please click the links below to access the paperwork that is missing from your file.  If you require assistance, please contact the office at 732-637-3208. 

Background Check Instruction Sheet
          The background check must be completed online.  Once you complete your background check, please notify Maureen Buehl at 732-637-3208 or maureenb@jerseycoast-redcross.org .  If you experience any trouble with the background check website, please contact the office.

Code of Conduct & Business Ethics
          Please print the form, sign it, and return the original to our office.

Confidential Information & Intellectual Property Agreement
          Please print the form, sign it, and return the original to our office.

Volunteer Application
          Please print the form, fill it out, sign it, and return the original to our office.

Volunteer Interest Survey
          The purpose of the survey is to obtain an idea of the areas that interest you the most as well as the best way to contact you.  Please take a moment to review the survey. 

Upcoming Volunteer Orientation Sessions

Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer with the American Red Cross is invited to attend an upcoming orientation session!

During the orientation, you will ...

* Learn about the American Red Cross and the various volunteer opportunities available at the Salem County Chapter.
* Review policies and procedures as they relate to volunteers.
* Meet the Chapter staff and tour the Chapter Office.
* Complete your volunteer paperwork and background check.
* Have your photograph taken for your ID.

The next orientation is scheduled for:

There are no group orientation sessions scheduled at this time.

Schedule an Individual Orientation

Schedule an individual orientation session during our regular business hours by contacting Maureen Buehl at 732-637-3208 or maureenb@jerseycoast-redcross.org .

Volunteer Opportunities

Please click a link below to learn more about our volunteer opportunities.