Do you agree that every person who has a learning disability should have the choice and control to live the life they choose? Aberdeen ENABLE Branch are looking for enthusiastic, committed volunteers to help drive their minibus allowing people with a Learning Disability to attend social events. Aberdeen Branch has been running social activities in the city for nearly 60 years and there are currently around fifty members of the 'Pop Club' which meets fortnightly. The volunteer driver must meet specifications laid out by the DVLA for driving a minibus in the UK. The specific tasks for the role are to follow a run sheet of pickups of ENABLE members in the Aberdeen area, assist escorts in ensuring that people board the bus safely, drive to social activity location, ensure that people disembark safely, repeat process on journey back home. In addition volunteers are expected to fuel minibus (paid for by the Branch) and fill in maintenance check list. Volunteers should also be prepared to store the minibus in a safe location. Throughout the volunteering opportunity you will gain new skills and experience working with people who have a Learning Disabilities, their families and carers. You will also gain practical experience of driving a minibus for a specific group of people. Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed in line with Aberdeen Branch policy. Volunteers will be given an induction by the Branch Committee. For more details please contact: Jessie Gordon, Aberdeen Branch Secretary Tel No: 01224 873936/ 07845463299

As we cover the whole of Carrick (North and South) transport is a huge issue and cost for the club. Could you help us by driving SACT or Community minibuses? This will allow us to offer transport links to rural areas and give young people in these areas the opportunity to participate in our fantastic sport and committed community club. For this role full membership of the PVG scheme is mandatory but we can organise that free of charge. You will be fully supported by our club committee, volunteers and players. The time commitment for coaching is generally approx. 5 hours per week including 1 weekday evening and either Saturday or Sunday mornings during term time, you will primarily be associated with one year group. Contact us on carrickrugby@gmail.com please mark Volunteering in the subject line and have a look at our Facebook pages to see what our amazing volunteers support: @carrickrugby and @ Carrick Micro/minis Please note: only drivers between the ages of 25 and 75 with two full years of driving experience and who have or are willing to complete MiDAS training within 12 months will be permitted to drive the minibuses. Over the age of 70, drivers must have completed a PCV medical in order to continue driving any minibus.

We’re so glad you are interested in volunteering with us! Can you volunteer a few hours each week to mentor a child for the academic year? You can be part of an amazing team of mentors managed by a Citywise staff member. We work with schools and families in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Glasgow and Manchester to help young people unlock their potential, flourish in all areas of their lives, and contribute positively to their communities. At Citywise we offer young people personalized support within our school-based term-time mentoring projects. We also involve parents in their child’s growth journey and offer after-school groups, holiday clubs, and family activities. Citywise is a mentoring charity that focuses on character education - increasing things like their resilience and confidence - of young people from disadvantaged areas through mentoring. We are looking for a minibus driver to help transport our volunteers from the University of Glasgow in the West End to our partner schools, all of which are in North East Glasgow. Citywise owns and has access to a 12-seater minibus, and is looking for a committed and reliable volunteer driver who would be able to drive these mentors to and from their mentoring projects on weekday afternoons. These projects will run weekly from November 2023 until the end of December 2023, and then again from January 2024 until the middle of May 2024. Drivers are needed for Monday - Thursday afternoons. Talk to us about your availability. If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow at info@volunteerglasgow.org. What happens next? In order to volunteer with us, you will also need to fill in an application form. You can complete this after the Welcome Event if you still have questions about our work. If you already know you’d like to volunteer, you can fill this in straight away!

Jewish Care Scotland is looking for volunteers aged between 21-70 to drive their minibuses for around an hour on a Thursday morning and afternoon, as well as those who can commit to help out on an ad hoc basis. Application to Disclosure Scotland may be required, the cost will be covered by Jewish Care Scotland.