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;Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
;Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
: Tracks ATVs in the volunteer database, ensures background checks, and communicates program updates.
: Sets VSFs and develops volunteer position descriptions, tracks the VSFs of individual volunteers in the volunteer database, provides Team Leaders with an accounting of the VSF competencies available on their team.
; Team Leaders
; Team Leaders
: Maintain roster accuracy, guide ATVs in selecting [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Functions (VSFs)]], and provide team orientations.
: Uses VSF information provided by PBEM to develop their team in a direction most appropriate for their neighborhood.
; Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)
; [[Volunteer Subject Matter Expert|Subject Matter Experts]] (SMEs)
: Engage with their NET as outlined in this policy, adhere to the [[PBEM Volunteer Code of Conduct|Code of Conduct]], choose a [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF]], and confirm status biannually.<br/>
: Optimally, each volunteer position inside a VSF will have one or more SMEs who research, create, edit, refresh, and approve Portland NET Wiki content related to the volunteer position(s) assigned to them.
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!Definition
!Definition
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|Affiliated Team Volunteer (ATV)
|[[Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)|Affiliated Team Volunteer (ATV)]]
|A volunteer who supports a NET team but does not hold full "Active NET" status.
|A volunteer who supports a NET team but does not hold full "Active NET" status.
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|A community-based group of volunteer disaster responders whose members are trained and certified by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management.
|A community-based group of volunteer disaster responders whose members are trained and certified by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management.
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|[[Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers (SUVs)|Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer (SUV)]]
|Volunteer Support Function (VSF)
|People who help in disaster response/recovery without being part of a disaster relief organization. They often show up after a disaster, and they may not have formal training.
|A defined disaster preparedness, response, or recovery role based on skills and interests.
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|[[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function (VSF)]]
|VSF Catalog
|A defined disaster preparedness, response, or recovery role based on skills and interests.
|A catalog of available and prospective VSFs and volunteer positions maintained by PBEM on the NET Wiki.
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