Volunteering Opportunity: Volunteer Mini Bus Drivers with Hertsmere Mencap
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We run a daily activities programme, a weekly evening social club, a youth club (evenings), and a children’s holiday club.
We employ 5 part-time staff, assisted by sessional workers and a strong team of dedicated volunteers.
We are looking for volunteer mini bus drivers to join a rota to drive our members to our Tuesday evening social club in Borehamwood and Thursday evening social club in St Albans
Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment
District: Hertsmere, St Albans
Location: Outdoor
Time of day: Weekday Evenings, Casual or Intermittent
Practical Considerations: Covered in job description
Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS), Driving licence, Can drive a minibus
Requirements (additional): n/a
Suitable for: Aged 26 and over, University students
Suitable for volunteers interested in: Driving & Transportation, Learning Disabilities
Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: Yes
Full Description:
We run a minibus, mainly used to take members to and from social clubs in Borehamwood and St Albans. You will join a rota of volunteer drivers so that you will only be asked to drive once every few weeks.
Job Title: Volunteer Driver
Hours: As required, average of 4-5 hours/month in the evening and occasionally in the daytime
Background: Applicant will have a clean driving licence and several years experience of driving vehicles. Experience of driving a minibus is helpful. If your licence was issued before 1997, it should allow you to drive D1 vehicles (up to 16-seater minibus as per our one). If issued in 1997 or later, you will need to take a driving test to cover you to drive a D1 vehicle.
The applicant will be required to have a DBS check to work with vulnerable children and/or adults
Key Tasks
Collect members from their homes (in Borehamwood) and drive the minibus to their club in Borehamwood, St Albans or Hatfield
Club times
Magpie (St Albans) 7.30-9.30pm every other Thursday
Jubilee (Borehamwood) 7.00-9pm every Tuesday
Jimmy Macs (Hatfield) 7.30-9.30pm every other Friday
Collect members from club and drive back to drop them off at their homes
Assist, where necessary, to help people on and off the minibus
Assist, where necessary, to take members to their front door or at least ensure they are safe when going to their front door
Ensure the members interests are at the heart of everything we do.
Ensure members can trust, feel safe and have confidence in the support we provide
Personal Attributes
The ability to create friendly, relaxed and constructive relationships with people with a learning disability – be a good communicator, a good driver and be ready to take part in – or start – a singalong!