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Registering as a volunteer can open up a whole new world of volunteering opportunities
Registering as a volunteer can open up a whole new world of volunteering opportunities
Hertsmere Mencap is a charity supporting 250 children and adults with learning disabilities. We help our members to feel valued, listened to and included. We run a minibus to take members to and from social clubs in Borehamwood & St Albans. You will join a rota of volunteer drivers so that you will only be asked to drive once every few weeks. Key Tasks • Collect members from their homes (in Borehamwood) and drive the minibus to their club in Borehamwood, St Albans to: • Jubilee (Borehamwood) 7.00-9pm every Tuesday • Magpie (St Albans) 7.30-9.30pm every other Thursday • Collect members from club and drive back to drop them off at their homes • Assist, where necessary, to help people on and off the minibus • Assist, where necessary, to take members to their front door or at least ensure they are safe when going to their front door • Ensure the members interests are at the heart of everything we do. • Ensure members can trust, feel safe and have confidence in the support we provide Personal Attributes The ability to create friendly, relaxed and constructive relationships with people with a learning disability – be a good communicator, a good driver and be ready to take part in – or start – a singalong! You will have helped disadvantaged people to lead more fulfilling lives and will have enjoyed considerable job satisfaction in doing so. Applicant will have a clean driving licence and several years experience of driving vehicles. Experience of driving a minibus is helpful. If your licence was issued before 1997, it should allow you to drive D1 vehicles (up to 16-seater minibus as per our one). If issued in 1997 or later, you will need to take a driving test to cover you to drive a D1 vehicle. The applicant will be required to have a DBS check to work with vulnerable children and/or adults
Not sure which role suits you or need a little friendly help? Please contact Angie at angie@jvn.org.uk for London or Rebecca at manchester@jvn.org.uk for Manchester.
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