If you have the desire to volunteer your time to help your community in a time of need, then IMERT may have a\u00a0volunteer opportunity for you.\u00a0 Review our position descriptions<\/a> to see what volunteer roles are available.<\/p>\n The following are general requirements that all IMERT members should meet in order to comply with mobilization standards and performance requirements.<\/p>\n Participation<\/strong> – All Team Members must participate in at two trainings a year, at least one of these must be face-to-face.\u00a0 For the second training, members may participate\u00a0any IMERT sponsored\u00a0exercises, drills (including communication drills), or online training modules.<\/p>\n Physical Fitness<\/strong>\u00a0– Moderate physical fitness requirement \u2013 The duties require occasional fieldwork performed by individuals with average endurance and physical conditioning.\u00a0 Individuals usually set their own pace.\u00a0 Disasters demand strenuous activity over long periods of time.\u00a0 Activities include standing for long periods, walking, stooping, and moderate lifting.\u00a0 Long hours of work may be necessary;\u00a08-12 hour shifts are typical on deployment.<\/p>\n Criminal Background Checks<\/strong>\u00a0– All IMERT team members are subject to criminal background checks at the time of acceptance to the team as well as periodically throughout their tenure as team members per the direction of IMERT.\u00a0Convictions Which Serve as Bar to Licensure\/Employment that Allows Access to Children in the State of Illinois will be grounds for denial of membership or dismissal.\u00a0 A list of these can be found\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n All applicants are hereby advised of their rights to view, correct and challenge criminal history record information. Additional instructional information is located online at http:\/\/www.isp.state.il.us\/crimhistory\/viewingchrircds.cfm<\/a> .<\/p>\n Applying to IMERT is done in three stages.\u00a0 First, the Preliminary Application stage, where volunteers submit the initial documentation required for team membership.\u00a0 Once the preliminary application package has been reviewed and approved, volunteers will then take part in a short introduction and interview with IMERT’s Director over the phone.\u00a0 After the interview, volunteers will be given access to the Application for Membership, which must be completed within 30 days.<\/p>\n Before you can submit a preliminary\u00a0application,\u00a0make sure you meet all of the General Team Requirements listed above.\u00a0 Then\u00a0you must complete the following online training requirements.\u00a0These are:<\/p>\n Please contact the office if\u00a0you are not sure the WMD course you have completed will qualify,\u00a0apply@imert.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n To be given access to the application, you must first submit copies of the following required documents.\u00a0If ALL of the relevant documents are not submitted, your preliminary application will not be considered.\u00a0 You must submit all of the following documents together in one package, email, or fax.\u00a0Documents submitted individually, or packages that are incomplete will not be considered and will be discarded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Download the Non Medical Position Assignment Form<\/a>. To save to your desktop, right click the link and select “Save Target As”.\u00a0 If you are completing the form on your computer, make sure you save your responses before printing or emailing the file.<\/p>\n To submit the Preliminary Application Package, you may\u00a0email<\/strong>\u00a0the materials to\u00a0apply@imert.org<\/a>,\u00a0fax\u00a0<\/strong>the materials to 877.IMERT.60 (877.463.7860) or\u00a0mail<\/strong>\u00a0to:<\/p>\n IMERT Warehouse and Training Center Once you have submitted a COMPLETE preliminary application package, you will receive access to the formal application within 15 days after the materials have been reviewed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>You will have 30 days to complete the Application for Membership.<\/p>\nGeneral Requirements for Team Members<\/h3>\n
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