Volunteer Drivers

The Ayrshire Community Trust; Glasgow, City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to supporting cancer patients through volunteer driving services. This role offers a chance to make a real difference in the lives of individuals who need assistance getting to their medical appointments. As a volunteer driver, you will provide essential transport, ensuring patients feel cared for and supported during their treatment journey. If you have a vehicle and a compassionate heart, this opportunity allows you to contribute to your community while gaining valuable experience and connections. Help empower individuals and families in need today!

Benefits

Mileage expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• Volunteers must own a vehicle (MOT & insured) and have a valid, clean driving license.
• All volunteers are required to be PVG checked.

Responsibilities

• Provide transport for cancer patients to hospitals and clinics.
• Commit to a few hours of driving and waiting for patients.

Skills

Non-judgmental attitude

Understanding towards service users

Job description

There are various volunteering opportunities available within North Ayrshire.

Please browse the selection below to find a suitable volunteering opportunity in your local area:

We offer free transport to cancer patients and, where possible, their escorts to all hospitals and clinics in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and throughout Ayrshire. Patients are collected from their homes, accompanied to hospital, and taken home again after treatment. This service is especially useful for patients who feel unwell, those living in rural areas, the elderly, and parents taking their children for treatment. We also provide transport for the hospice and to appointments for all therapy sessions.

We can only continue the service with the support of our volunteer drivers. If you can commit to a few hours of driving and waiting for patients every week, fortnight, or month, please consider volunteering with us.

To safeguard both service users and drivers, all volunteers are required to be PVG checked. Volunteers must own a vehicle (MOT & insured) and have a valid, clean driving license. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed.

Experience required

• Non-judgmental and understanding towards service users

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Please note that we will be closed on Monday, 5th May, for the bank holiday. We will reopen as normal on Tuesday, 6th May.

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