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Are interested in becoming a volunteer driver? Do you enjoy driving and helping people? If you have your own vehicle and able to offer regular commitment, we have opportunities available in Angus and Dundee. We are looking for volunteer drivers to help us transport: - adults to day care - children to school - people to their GP or hospital appointment - people with learning disabilities to college. We pay your mileage expenses and provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). If you are interested please get in touch with Voluntary Services on 01307 492448 or VolunteerServices@angus.gov.uk.

The Village Kitchen, formerly the Playpen Cafe CIC, are looking for friendly delivery drivers to deliver in the Alloa, Tullibody and Alva areas as well as drivers to take meals over the county border into wider Forth Valley, particularly Grangemouth. The Meals on Wheels service provided by the Village Kitchen at Home delivers meals across Clacks twice a week, supporting the elderly to care for themselves at home, improving health and nutrition. Volunteers aim to reduce isolation and loneliness by offering a doorstep delivery and befriending service including an informal wellness check, referring the client in for further support if required. You will pick up meals in either Alloa or Dollar on a Tuesday and/or a Friday at 10-11am, delivering to up to six households. The team work on a rota system and you can volunteer for as many or as few dates as suits you. Deliveries are made using your own vehicle and full training will be given. Must have own car which is kept clean inside for food-safe transportation of our cool bags. Volunteer should be very friendly and reliable and comfortable chatting with the elderly recipient.

The SOUNDS OF THE GALLERY BAND is a group of young people with a range of Additional Needs, including physical disability, Learning Disability and autism. Over the past five years they have worked together to create and play their own songs and music. The band has performed at the Bearsden Festival and the Big Helix Picnic Festival in Falkirk. The group requires an enthusiastic person to help set up and maintain their equipment (including electric guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals), and assist the group members to rehearse and perform safely and effectively.

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer driver? Do you enjoy driving and helping others? Do you own your own car? We have an exciting new opportunity for drivers to take guests to our friendship groups in Hamilton, Uddingston, Cambuslang, Rutherglen and East Kilbride. Most of the groups run on a fortnightly basis (a couple are weekly) and last for 1 and a half hours. Transport would need to be provided both ways. The drivers would be invited to stay at the group and enjoy a cuppa or simply come back at the end of the group. Travel expenses would be reimbursed and training would be provided. There would be no expectation of manual handling although walking aids would be required to be lifted into the boot.

Gala Wheels provides affordable and accessible transport for the disadvantaged and/or rurally excluded sensory impaired and elderly residents of Central Borders. Volunteer drivers are available for any client subject to availability and make a big difference to some of our users who are lone pensioners with no family or friends to help them remain socially included. We have three vehicles - an accessible 11 seater minibus and two smaller 5-6 seater vehicles specially adapted for wheelchair use. We take groups and individuals from throughout Central Borders for outings, for shopping, lunch clubs, the theatre, swimming, rugby, riding for the disabled, visiting friends and family, hospital appointments, GP appointments or whatever they need. Volunteers can opt to drive the smaller 5/6 seater vehicles only, or all three vehicles including 11 seater minibus. You can drive as often as suits your circumstances.

We need the help of a volunteer driver with their own car to help us collect donations of ICT equipment. This role is vital to our work in getting thousands of computers into African schools, enabling otherwise waste computers to have a second life in a classroom. The role is quite flexible as we can coordinate collections of computers to suit you. To support us in this role you must have access to your own vehicle, have a valid UK driving license and be able to lift 20kg. For application details please go to: https://turingtrust.co.uk/how-to-help/volunteer/apply-to-volunteer/

Volunteer drivers required to help Caithness Cats protection release or deliver rescued cats. for example volunteers might be required to talk cats to the vets, deliver food or release feral cats again once they have been neutered. etc. Volunteers will have use of Cat protection van or if using their own vehicle travel expenses of 45p per mile given.

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer driver? Do you enjoy driving and helping people? If you have your own vehicle and able to offer regular commitment, we have opportunities available in South Carrick. We are looking for volunteer drivers to help us transport people to their GP or hospital appointment. We pay your mileage expenses. If you are interested please get in touch with us or drop by our shop at 40, Dalrymple Street Girvan.

As a volunteer driver you will be helping clients to attend health/medical/social appointments or help collect prescriptions. Volunteers can also use their vehicle to help clients with food shopping. Journeys can be within your local area or Grampian if attending a hospital appointment.

To enhance patient experience by supporting them with transport to access Day Care services, attend clinic appointments and social activities, where appropriate. Core Duties include: · To collect/return patients from or to their home, Day Care services or ward in safety and comfort. · To listen to and talk with patients. · To prompt patients to bring items of a personal nature including mobility aids, medication and keys, and also prompt them to lock doors, as highlighted in the ‘Advice on Transporting Patients Guidelines’. · To wear an ID badge at all times while on duty. · Respecting confidentiality, maintaining the persons dignity and comply with the NHS Tayside Confidentiality Policies. · To comply with NHS Tayside volunteering policies and guidelines. · To be aware of and comply with NHS Tayside policies relevant to the role eg Health & Safety, Infection Prevention Control, Social Media etc. · To feed back any concerns regarding the wellbeing of patients to nursing staff in the first instance. · To attend mandatory training as required. These are the primary core duties of a Volunteer Driver however certain activities can be changed or amended to suit requirements, under the supervision of the Nursing Staff, AHPs or Voluntary Services Team.