Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Volunteer Driver
If you love driving and want to use your skills for a great cause, this is the role for you! We help babies, children and young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. We are looking for Volunteer Drivers to provide safe, reliable transport for families and children. Volunteers can commit to driving either on a regular or occasional basis, depending on personal preference and the needs of the families. Noah’s Ark supports families living in the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington, and Hertsmere. Most transport requests will take place across these boroughs and into central London. We appreciate as much flexibility as possible and will take on board volunteers’ preferences when sending out requests for transport.
What the role involves:
• providing transport for families under the guidance and supervision of the Home Support Volunteer Manager
• responding to one-off requests to and from medical appointments, health and social care appointments and local community groups as required
• supporting the Family Activities Team with transport to and from Noah's Ark events in the community and in the Ark
What difference you will make
Your role will make life that little bit easier for Noah's Ark families as they often need transport for reaching medical appointments, our centre as well as other venues in the community.
What additional skills or experience you should have
Conditions of Driving:
• A full, current, clean driving licence
• Fully comprehensive insurance – volunteers must tell their insurance company that they are driving for Noah’s Ark in a voluntary capacity
• A roadworthy vehicle with up-to-date road tax and MOT certificate
• A vehicle which most families can access easily
• You need to be over 21 years of age
• DBS check required
Additional skills required:
• Ability to work well with others and able to follow instructions and be part of a team
• Friendly
• Understanding of confidentiality
• A good understanding of the role and of Noah’s Ark’s expectations of volunteers
• Good communication skills
• Reliability, commitment and engagement
• Initiative and problem-solving skills
• A good level of self-awareness
• Experience of working with children, young people or families is desirable but not essential. We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds with all sorts of skills
What training we will provide for you
You will have access to training programmes that we organise for our volunteers throughout the year.
What you will get out of volunteering for us
You will be helping seriously ill babies, children, young people and their families make the most of everyday. You will also be joining a close-knit community of volunteers who come together for a shared purpose. We have several gatherings throughout the year and its a great way to meet new people and make some friends.
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.
Information
Location:Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden, Islington, Hertsmere
In-Person
Age limit:
Volunteers aged 21 or over
Hours per session:
Between 1 and 5 hours
Availability:
On-going
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