Volunteer Driver

  • Seashell Trust
  • Stockport, Lancashire
  • Jun 30, 2026
Full time Education

Job Description

Volunteer drivers use their own cars to take people with poor mobility to appointments. This could be social groups, visiting friends and family, medical or shopping. All out of pocket expenses paid. Ongoing support is available and a short induction will be given. We offer training courses including dementia awareness, first aid and moving and handling. Volunteers can give regular days each week or volunteer on an ad hoc basis giving us their availability weekly. Some like to do full days and others like to do a morning or afternoon or just have a couple of drives in a day. We match volunteers to the sort of drives they like to do i.e. some like to take people shopping or to social groups on a regular basis, others are happy to do other drives to various places.

Role

Own car is needed with a full driving licence, comprehensive insurance, enhanced DBS check with two personal references from people who have known you over 2 years that are not family members.

When

Ongoing volunteer position with flexible schedule.

Where

Various SK locations.

Closing date for applications

31 December 2030

Who to contact

Stockport Car Scheme
The Heatons Centre, Thornfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 3LD
Phone:

Organisation type

Registered Charity