People to Places are looking for volunteer car drivers to provide Community Transport services using their own vehicles. Drivers use their own cars to take older people, or those with mobility issues without another means of transport available, to medical appointments as well as some social and shopping trips. As a volunteer car driver you will be helping our members who do not require wheelchair access to get out and helping us make our Community Transport service accessible to more people in the borough.
What will you do?
- Drive passengers as agreed with the Transport Schedulers using your own car
- Be willing to cope with elderly and disabled people
- Purchase and deliver shopping for our members
- Collect and deliver prescriptions for our members
- Be aware of procedures to ensure the comfort & safety of all passengers in your care
- Be able to obtain help in the event of breakdown of vehicle or its accessories.
- Be able to summon help in the event of accident or injury to a passenger.
- Report any issues concerning the vehicle and the passengers’ welfare and complete documentation relating to journeys undertaken
- Mileage expenses can be claimed but must be agreed by a senior member of staff
What’s in it for you?
- make a real difference to people’s lives
- work with a range of different people, independently and in a team
- have a positive impact in your community
What do you need to have?
- Hold the relevant licence category for the vehicle being driven
- Own a car suitable for transport of passengers with restricted mobility
- Be able to provide appropriate insurance certification
- Have a driving record free of criminal or reckless offences, this is checked every year by People to Places
- Be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check organised by People to Places, which will be repeated every 3 years:
- Under the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974, Police act 1997. Do you have any convictions, cautions that are not “Protected “as defined by the Rehabilitations of offenders act 1974 (Exceptions Order1975 (as amended in 2013). The amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain convictions and cautions are “Protected “and are not subject to disclosure. Failure to declare any convictions that are not “protected” may result in an offer of volunteering being withdrawn.
- Be aware and understand People to Places Safeguarding Policy
- Be willing to sign People to Places Confidentiality Agreement.
- Undertake basic training provided by People to Places, renewed every 4 years
How much time do you need to give?
- Drivers are requested to undertake journeys as agreed with the Scheduler according to their availability.
