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Title

Driving Volunteer

Organisation

Demelza Hospice Care for Children South East London

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What you will be doing

Do you enjoy driving and want to find a fulfilling way to give back to your community?

Our volunteers help transport children, young people and families to medical appointments, to the hospice buildings for day care and short breaks, and to activities they may not normally have been able to attend.

If you enjoy driving and want to make a difference as a volunteer, apply today!

Our driving role is flexible:

No minimum or maximum amount of support required
Sign up to undertake journeys that fit with your schedule

Use your own car, or one of the Demelza cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles and a minibus that volunteers can use.

Opportunity to undertake qualifications to drive Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

🤝 Requirements:

Full valid drivers licence held for 2 years and aged over 21
Right to work in the UK
Confident driving for extended periods of time – some of our journeys can be quite a distance
Enhanced DBS check, references and training course for volunteering with families must be completed with Demelza before starting

Activities

Driving (must have full driving license)

Skills & Attributes

UK Driving Licence, Driving

Skills Description

Must hold a valid driving licence for over 2 years and must be over 21 Training provided to drive the wheelchair accessible vehicles

What is in it for you

Extra training Meeting other volunteers Events such as Volunteers week Giving back to the community

Time Commitment

A few hours per week

Driving Licence & Vehicle Required

Travel Expenses

Available in multiple locations

Further location details may be provided below.

Directions

Number of volunteers required

How to find out more

Please call to discuss further

Application Process

Application Form

ID Check

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)

References

Informal Discussion (may include an interview)

Support you will receive

Wheelchair Access

Disability and Access Support

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Role Type

One off event

For Individuals

For Groups

Short Term

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We Welcome

We welcome and/or have the resources to support:

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds

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Other Roles for this organisation

This Organisation has 2 other volunteer role(s).
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How Long Do I Have To Volunteer For?

You need to commit to a regular volunteering opportunity of around an hour a week. The table below shows the commitment required for each level of the DofE.

Bronze

Minimum time: 3 or 6 months

You must do one of your volunteering, Physical or Skills sections for 6 months, the others for 3.

Silver

Minimum time: 6 or 12 months

If you heven't achieved your Bronze Award, you must extend your volunteering or the longer of your Physical or Skills sections to 12 months.

Gold

Minimum time: 12 or 18 months

If you heven't achieved your Silver Award, you must extend your volunteering or the longer of your Physical or Skills sections to 18 months.

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