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Availability Details

Your commitment:

· Most of our drivers support us flexibly on a weekly, bi- weekly or monthly basis,

depending on the needs of the family.

· Times can vary between 8am - 6pm, Monday – Friday, depending on

appointment times, but there is flexibility depending on the needs of the

family and your availability

· To enable you to get the most out of your volunteer role, we are looking for

volunteers who are available for the next 12 months

Venue Address

United Kingdom

Areas covered

As a Volunteer Driver, you will help to give additional support to the families we work with by providing safe, comfortable and reliable transport, enabling them to travel safely to healthcare appointments, school and to other activities

 

Skills needed

What we’re looking for:

· A confident, calm and patient driver

· Experience of interacting with people from a wide variety

of backgrounds

· Experience of interacting with children and young people

· An ability to empathise with families in stressful

circumstances

· Non-judgemental, warm, friendly and with a sense of humour

· A commitment to following our policies regarding safeguarding,

professional boundaries and confidentiality

· A full driving licence held for a minimum of 2 years, and use of your own

vehicle is required for this role

· All ages from 21 onwards are welcome

Benefits for the Volunteer

Training and Support

· A dedicated member of Rainbow Trust staff will guide and support you in your work

· You will receive a full induction to the charity and a programme of training relevant to your role, to help you get the most from your time with us

· Training will cover areas such as safeguarding, active listening skills, bereavement, health and safety, confidentiality and GDPR

· Further modules will be available for you if you would like to develop your knowledge

· All care volunteers will receive regular one to one support and more formal supervision sessions

Register your interest
Your details will be passed onto the organisation offering this volunteer opportunity so that they can contact you directly with more information. Anonymised information will be kept for monitoring purposes.