Volunteer Support driver

For Chichester Diocesan Association For Family Support Work

As a Volunteer Support Driver you will be providing an essential range of duties from taking a family to an event or ensuring that individual/s are able to be taken and picked up from certain locations whether that is for shopping or hospital appointments.

Core Duties

Smiling and happy as you might be the only person someone see’s all day
If you utilise your own vehicle you must ensure that your vehicle is safe for purpose and insured to undertake transportation.
Collect passengers and drive them to/from their destination/s.
Ensure any bags, luggage, walking aids, wheelchairs etc… are safely stowed.
Maintain contact with FSW with which you are performing as a Practical Support Driver, informing them of any concerns you may have about individuals on the journey or to whom you are delivering too.
Wait for passengers attending appointments or, depending on the length of appointment, to leave them and return later to take them home.
Talk to / listen to your passengers (if that’s what they want), making them feel comfortable in your company.
Talk to / listen to any individuals that you deliver to (if that’s what they want)
Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
Adhere to data protection policies and procedures.

Skills

An up to date vehicle insurance
A safe driving record and enjoy driving
Be a car owner
You will have a current and legal driving license
Have an approachable manner

About Chichester Diocesan Association For Family Support Work

Established in 1890, to support families in the Chichester Diocese, we continue the pioneering work that our founders started and focus on supporting families with vulnerable children and young people. The pressures on families, arising from issues such as relationship breakdown, bereavement, illness, disability, and imprisonment give rise to many emotional and practical difficulties are amongst our concerns. We seek to help around 2000 families per year across East Sussex, West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove through individual support, group activities and residential breaks.
As an independent charity, our work is under-taken on a neutral basis, open to all people and volunteers form an integral part of that support. Whist faith platys a part in creating our ethos, we work with people of all faiths and none and our volunteers reflect the demography of the areas we work in.