MORSE Road Safety Promoter & Mentor (Shropshire)

YSS is a Worcestershire based charity committed to helping young people and adults overcome adversity and enabling them to achieve independence. YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these with dignity and respect. 

About MORSE (Making Our Road Safer for Everyone):

The MORSE service supports individuals who have either committed a driving offence or through local Police intelligence are identified at being at risk of committing an offence. The aims of the service are to reduce the amount of road traffic offences being committed on our roads, which in turn will reduce the number of collisions, injuries and fatalities. Included in the support is the delivery of a Road Safety Programme which focuses on the individual’s behaviour whilst they are driving.  

MORSE is delivered in partnership with the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Mercia Police.   

Tasks and responsibilities may include any of the following:

• Attend Road Safety sessions and events, working in partnership with other agencies
• Provide administrative support on managing referrals
• Promote MORSE to mature drivers and facilitate one-on-one interventions

Additional information:

• Volunteers have to be 18 or over. There is no upper age limit.
• Volunteers are required to undergo DBS and reference checks as they are working with vulnerable individuals.

About YSS

YSS is an independent charity working across the West Midlands region with over 30 years experience of providing community based support services to vulnerable young people, adults and families or have complex needs and who face difficult life challenges. Aiming to support their clients to help them to lead positive and constructive lives and to achieve their potential.

Some of the services YSS offer are:
- Providing support through Diversionary services to those aged 13 to 24.
- Rehabilitation services for those who have entered either the adult criminal justice systems.
- Support for Women on a women only project
- Health and emotional well-being services.
- Young Carers Services for those aged between 8 to 24 years (only in
Worcestershire)
Remember Veterans project supporting veterans who are involved in or at risk of
becoming involved in the criminal Justice system
Reconnecting offenders with the community through support both in prison and in the community

What skills do I need?

Skills include (but are not limited to):

• Ability to travel to events across locations (full driving license and access to a vehicle)
• Confidence/Ability to promote the service and discuss road safety with people of all ages
• Good communication skills
• An approachable demeanour
• Ability to self-organise and work both independently and within a team

Training:

• Every volunteer will receive our mandatory training Safeguarding Training.
• Every volunteer will have access & be signposted to training which the group feels is appropriate for the role.
• Every volunteer will be trained in all the tasks they are required to carry out to ensure they have the skills and confidence to fulfil their role.
• No volunteer will be expected to carry out their duties unsupervised until they are confident and skilled in these duties.
• All volunteers will be supported by their assigned case worker and their skills and contribution to the group will be reviewed on a regular basis.

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Availability to suit the volunteer, this is a flexible role.