Voluntary Car Drivers
Our voluntary car drivers usually take passengers to hospital appointments in their own cars, so these are really important journeys. Drivers also cover social journeys such as taking someone to see a friend or family member, or to visit a specialist shop or event.
As one of our drivers you wait for passengers for up to an hour and a half as part of this service. Sometimes a passenger may need longer than this, in which case you can go home and then return for the passenger when they call. Some volunteers prefer not to do double journeys, and this is absolutely fine.
Set days or ad hoc requests? You choose
As a volunteer you either choose a set day that you can be available for us, or you can be open to ad hoc requests and then choose which journeys you’d like to do. Some people like to be included in our volunteer mailing list and some people prefer phone calls.
GCT arrange DBS checks for all our voluntary car drivers, and we can also arrange some shadowing for you. We also make sure you have a good chat with our manager or deputy manager about the processes to follow in this role.
Planning ahead.
Paperwork will be given to you in advance, so you know which journeys you have on different days. It will include information about your passengers’ appointment times, as well as
useful information such as if they have a blue badge etc.
Voluntary Car Drivers
As a member of the Green Community Travel voluntary car drivers team, you can rely on us to support you. We provide training, all the policies and procedure type information, team handbooks, plus plenty of laughter, a warm welcoming team, and friendship.
The kindness, generosity and assistance provided by our voluntary car drivers make a huge difference to our local community and our passengers’ lives. Equally, many of our volunteers comment on how rewarding they find the experience.
If you have any questions at all or you’d just like to chat further about joining our team of voluntary car drivers, please don’t hesitate to give us a call or an email, we’d love to arrange a chat over a tea or coffee!