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Would you be willing to help people access essential services and social activities in Angus? Could you be a volunteer driver?
We are looking for drivers who can help us provide a volunteer driver service to assist service users to access school, appointments, meetings and access community activities as requested by Voluntary Services.
The main tasks involve:
• Safely transporting service users including young people, older people and people with disabilities
• Assisting people in and out of the car
• Helping people to their front door
• Assisting with bags
• Maintaining appropriate boundaries in relationships
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Taking responsibility for ensuring car seats are appropriate for car and child being transported.
You will need to be:
• A confident driver
• Willing to use your own vehicle and have business insurance cover
• Enjoy meeting people
• Show empathy, patience and reliability
• Availability 2-3 hours daily
• Be comfortable working on own initiative but know when to seek support
We are looking for volunteers who can offer 2-3 hours per week with a minimum period of 6 months commitment.
Induction training is mandatory and includes confidentiality, personal safety, protecting people, lone working, communication skills and values. Other training may be offered, such as manual handling, dealing with difficult behaviour, working with people with disabilities.
A PVG will be required.
Experience required
• Be a confident driver
• Willing to use own vehicle with business insurance cover
• Enjoy meeting people
• Show empathy, patience and reliability
• Availability 2-3 hours daily
• Be comfortable working on own initiative but know when to seek support
Travel details
Across Angus
Restrictions
Minimum age: 17
A PVG will be required.
Availability
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Frequency & commitment
2-3 hours per week with a minimum period of 6 months commitment.
Volunteers (aged 17-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Voluntary Services Driver with Angus Health & Social Care Partnership
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your details and message will be sent to:
Leigh Mitchell, Angus Health & Social Care Partnership
Leigh Mitchell, Angus Health & Social Care Partnership
Email address: leigh.mitchell@nhs.scot
Phone number: 01356 665110 ext 65110
A copy will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in Angus:
Contact name: Voluntary Action Angus
Email address: info@voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Phone: 01307 466113
Thank you for registering your interest in Voluntary Services Driver with Angus Health & Social Care Partnership.
Angus Health & Social Care Partnership has been sent your details and message, they will respond to you at the email address you provided.
Something has gone wrong, please let us know about this issue at milosupport@scvo.scot quoting reference #VO97648.