Volunteer mini bus driver (evenings) for Hertsmere Mencap

Hertsmere Mencap supports over 200 learning disabled members of all ages, their families and their carers and is run by a small team of part-time staff and many volunteers.

We run daily activities, an evening social club, a youth club, a weekly Drop-in and a children’s holiday club

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We run a minibus, mainly used to take members to social clubs in Borehamwood (Tuesday) and St Albans (Thursday). You will join a rota of volunteer escorts so that you may only be asked to volunteer once every few weeks.

Hours:                      Average of 3 - 5 hours/month in the evening and occasionally in the daytime

Background:         You will be required to have a DBS check to work with vulnerable children and/or adults. You will have a clean driving license. 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 may need to take a driving test to cover you to drive a D1 vehicle.

Key Tasks

·        Assist the driver when collecting members from their homes (in Borehamwood) to their clubs in Borehamwood or St Albans and picking up from the clubs.

·        Helping members on and off the minibus and where necessary, taking members to their front door

·        Help members with any issues that may arise during the journey

·        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

Club times:

·        Magpie (St Albans) 7.30-9.30pm every other Thursday

·        Jubilee (Borehamwood) 7.00-9pm every Tuesday

Personal Attributes

The ability to create friendly, relaxed and constructive relationships with people with a learning disability – be a good communicator and be ready to take part in – or start – a singalong!