Community Transport Driver - Lewisham, United Kingdom - Age UK Lewisham and Southwark

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark

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Lewisham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Community Transport Driver

SALARY: 12.18/hr

HOURS:
Variable hours as required by the organisation, on a zero hours basis

Person Specification

Essential Personal Qualities

Friendly, polite and patient
Flexible and open to change
Committed to the core aims and values of the organisation, including:
Working as part of a highly diverse staff and volunteer work force
Putting service users at the heart of our work
Being positive and proactive in difficult situations
Drive, energy and enthusiasm

Essential Knowledge and Experience

Experience of a similar role, ideally within a community transport scheme
Clean driving license with a minimum of one year experience driving
Good communication skills
Ability to learn and develop new skills and abilities
Ability to understand the needs of disabled people

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

Experience of driving a minibus, ideally MiDas qualified
Experience working with disabled people
Experience working with older people

Essential Skills and Abilities

Ability to travel within Lewisham

The postholder must agree to undertake an enhanced DBS check

We look forward to hearing from you.

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark (AUKLS) is a local, independent, self-funded charity that exists to improve the lives of older people in Lewisham and Southwark.

Community Connections is a social prescribing project based in Lewisham, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults across the borough of Lewisham.

We achieve this through working with both individuals who want connecting to services, and the community groups they access.

Community Connections also runs services for disabled adults in Lewisham, the role will be primarily supporting our community transport service.

This scheme provides transport for disabled adults Lewisham who have physical and mental barriers to using public transport safely and confidently.

Community Connections Transport aims to provide comfortable, reliable and dignified transport for disabled adults in Lewisham who cannot use public transport.

We have been funded to fulfil journeys to medical appointments, and the role will also involve fulfilling journeys to other appointments where our volunteer drivers are not available.

These will include but aren't limited to regular social groups in venues such as the Albany and Sydenham Gardens, other medical appointments, transport to college and much more.

Job Type:
Zero hours contract

Salary:
£12.18per hour

Schedule: