Volunteering Opportunity: Volunteer Minibus Drivers with Jersey Farm Day Care Centre

Before you can register your interest for this opportunity you must be registered as a volunteer.

Jersey Farm Day Centre meets every Tuesday during school term time, between 10.30am -3.00 pm and provides companionship and activities together with a hot lunch and refreshments to elderly people living alone and independently in the locality. The Day Centre is manned by a group of approximately fifteen volunteers and is based at Jersey Farm Community Centre in St Albans.

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

District: St Albans

Location: Outdoor

Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons

Practical Considerations: A basic DBS is required which the day centre will pay for.

Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS), Driving licence, Can drive a minibus

Requirements (additional): and meet the medical standards for driving a mini bus

Suitable for: 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Carers Support, Driving & Transportation, Health and Wellbeing, Isolation & Loneliness, Older People, Voluntary & Community Action

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: Yes

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Full Description:
Volunteer Driver (1 1/2 hours in the morning and 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon)

Must be over 21 years of age and must have held a driving licence for at least 2 years. Drivers are required to collect the minibus from designated pick up point, collect clients from their home and bring them to Jersey Farm Community Centre from 10:30am. At 3pm drivers are required to take clients home and return minibus. We use a minibus provided by Roundabout Transport. The minibus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.
There are always two volunteer helpers manning the minibus in addition to the driver.