Volunteer Drivers

get involved; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community transport charity in Glasgow is seeking volunteer drivers to help transport cancer patients to treatment. Volunteers will provide essential support, ensuring patients can travel safely to hospitals and clinics. Requirements include having a clean driving license and being PVG checked. This is a flexible role, fit for anyone with a few hours to spare every week or fortnight.

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement

Qualifications

• PVG checked and own a vehicle (MOT & insured) required.
• Clean valid driving license necessary.

Responsibilities

• Commit a few hours of driving and waiting for patients every week or fortnight.
• Provide transport to and from hospitals and clinics.

Skills

Non judgmental and understanding towards service users

Job description

We offer free transport to cancer patients and where possible their escort 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 ensure to 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 or fortnight or every month, please consider volunteering with us.

To safeguard both service users and drivers, we require all volunteers to be PVG checked and we do require volunteers to own a vehicle (MOT & insured) and have a clean valid driving license. We will reimburse mileage expenses for volunteers.

Experience required

• Non judgmental and understanding towards service users