Opportunity type: Long-term Commitment
Role: Driving / Transport
District: Heaton & Lostock
Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons
Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access? No
Location: Outdoor
Description: At Together Trust we help children, adults, families, and care experienced people with a range of needs, including disabilities, autism, complex health needs, and emotional and social difficulties. We provide residential care, special education, fostering, community services, and a range of other professional interventions. We need volunteers in the Greater Manchester and Bolton area to drive the people we support to a variety of places and activities: from school runs to daytrips, from medical appointments to work experience sessions. Leaving us to do what we do best: provide life-changing care! Tasks and activities: Using a Together Trust vehicle (Multi-Purpose Vehicle, or minibus), perform walk around vehicle checks and then follow instructions to collect and transport people we support from one location to another. This may include people with disabilities and / or challenging behaviours, but you will receive full training and will always be accompanied by a Passenger Assistant. For this role you will need either: • a clean driving licence with category D entitlement OR • a clean driving licence, that you have held for two years or more, and be aged 21 or over (this is a legal requirement for driving minibuses without a category d licence) We are also looking for people who are calm and patient, and who identify with our values of being positive, passionate, professional, and supportive. Benefits of the role: • Useful role for your CV. • Chance to get out of the house and be part of something worthwhile. • Knowledge that you are putting your driving skills to great use! Location Various – across Greater Manchester and Bolton. Time commitment: We are looking for volunteers who can support with regular school runs in the morning and / or afternoon. Realistically, one return journey per week is likely to take at least two hours therefore we are looking for volunteers who could commit a minimum of two hours per week. We are looking for support on weekdays during term-time. Support for volunteers: You will receive full training for this role and regular support from your volunteering supervisor. You will be able to claim back reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to your volunteering, including travel expenses. Training will include: • MIDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) • First Aid • Safeguarding This role description, and all other related Together Trust volunteering documents, is not intended to form any type of employment contract and should not be interpreted as such. This role is purely voluntary and can be opted out of by the volunteer at any time for any reason. Applications are welcome from all, regardless of age (subject to legal requirements), disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding the people we support. This starts with our staff and volunteers. Everyone applying to volunteer with the Together Trust will need to provide proof of identity, and any additional documents requested for the purposes of background checks (e.g. Disclosure & Barring Service check
Requirements: Driving licence
Email: volunteer@togethertrust.org.uk
Phone: 07876 448196
