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What it takes to be an aid worker with Australian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross aid workers are ordinary Australians with extraordinary qualities. Posted to the world's most vulnerable regions, often in the midst of conflict or in the aftermath of disaster, they land on their feet and work to assist those in need.
Their commitment and dedication are well known and greatly respected, not only by those within the Red Cross Movement, but by the thousands of people around the world who benefit from their activities. Aid workers bring with them technical excellence and solid experience in their field, which enables them to contribute effectively in often demanding environments.
Every year Australian Red Cross has more than 100 aid workers helping people in over 30 countries around the world. |
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Aid workers like Norma McRae help people in the most vulnerable regions, often in the midst of conflict or immediately following disasters.
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Aid worker profiles
Australian Red Cross aid workers have varied professional and/or technical skill sets known as profiles which include:
- community development
- construction and shelter
- disaster management
- economic security (nutrition and livelihood)
- environmental health (including water, sanitation and vector control)
- finance
- health (for example, public health, surgical nursing, HIV technical advisors, surgeons, maternal and child health nurses and midwives)
- logisticians
- restoring family links (tracing)
- monitoring and evaluation
You can read more about our aid workers in action in stories from the field.
Training opportunities
Red Cross is committed to quality service delivery in international aid. We offer professional and technical training so our aid workers and staff can effectively operate and manage humanitarian crises.
We also share our expertise with other humanitarian agencies and welcome participation from a wider sector including NGOs, government departments, private international development agencies/groups, private sector, technical associations and professional volunteer groups.
Current training opportunities:
Recruitment
Australian Red Cross recruits international aid workers who are paid whilst they undertake short term overseas assignments. Applicants are assessed through a technical phone interview and behavioural assessment centre and successful candidates attend the International Mobilisation for ACTion (IMPACT) course. For more information see the page on how to become an aid worker with Australian Red Cross.
What's involved?
Red Cross offers a range of short and longer term contracts for aid workers which generally include: salary, daily field allowance, superannuation, travel, health and life insurance, and all work related travel and accommodation.
Once offered a mission, all aid workers must undergo a full medical assessment including vaccinations which are mandatory for the region in which they will be working and will be required to sign a code of conduct.
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