Community Car Driver

Qube, through it's Community Transport service provides door to door transport for people without access to public transport or a car, for the people of Oswestry and the surrounding area.

As part of Community Transport, we offer members the opportunity to access our Community Car service, where our volunteer drivers use their own cars to transport members, including journeys not covered by our Dial-a-Ride area, for visits and medical appointments.

About Oswestry Community Action (Qube)

Oswestry Community Action, (Qube) is a registered charity and multi-service provider of community facing wellbeing services. Our mission is to support and enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of communities in Shropshire and the bordering Welsh counties. We support people through the provision of community transport, social groups and befriending, volunteer brokering, community health awareness support and arts and culture. Our service offering has developed over time and continues to evolve in response to local need; such as rural poverty and lack of opportunities; particularly for social isolation, education and poor public transport provision.

What skills do I need?

Our Community Car drivers are:

• Professional at all times, upholding the values of Qube and Community Transport.
•  Enthusiastic with a ‘can do’ attitude. 
•  Honest, reliable and a good time keeper.
•  Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the Community Transport service.
• To operate within the guidance of the Community Transport remit.
•  Have a good knowledge of the road networks in and around the town of Oswestry and surrounding area. Live within surrounding area of Oswestry.

What we ask of Community Car drivers:

• A full and clean driving licence.

• That you have your own road worthy vehicle, which is clean and presentable for our members to access.

• Have car insurance allowing you to drive as a volunteer driver for Dial-a-Ride.

• You wear Community Transport identification at all times.

• You agree to provide references for the role.

• You agree to undertake a DBS check.

Additional information

• We offer an initial taster session with our transport officer, following registration, and then, if appropriate, a four week/journey trial period which is reviewed for future progression.

• Travel expenses will be paid at the rate of 45p per mile up to a distance of 10 miles from your home to the location.

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

This is a flexible role to meet the demand of our customers requirements of a journey. Our volunteer community car drivers are contacted on an ad hoc basis by our transport team asking if they are availble . The driver can accept or decline depending on personal availability.

Where does this role take place?