Connecting Young Carers (CYC) are looking for a mini bus driver with a Cat D1 Licence to help with transporting Young Carers to a new after school club in Dingwall at the Dingwall Youth Cafe. The Volunteers would collect the mini bus from Fortrose Academy at 3.30 pm and transport the young carers to the CYC Dingwall Youth Cafe every second Tuesday, and return them home along the route back to Fortrose. The CYC DIngwall club runs from 4pm until 5.30 pm so the volunteers would be very welcome to join the activities within the club while they wait, or enjoy the free time until the return at 5.30pm finishing just after 6pm in Fortrose.

Working within Mental Health - Transporting clients to and from our service for their regular weekly session. This can be a short term or long term basis, depending on the needs of the clients and also the volume of referrals we receive. The involvement of this role is changeable dependent on client needs, new referrals and circumstances. Generally, encourage and support our clients to become more involved in their local communities and to access our service independently, however initially this can come with its barriers. Struggling to access public transport due to rural locations, anxiety or inability to travel independently are just a few of those difficulties that some of our clients experience. As a volunteer driver within our team you would be required to drive your own vehicle, transporting clients between their homes and our Blairgowrie and Perth locations for clients’ agreed session times. It is paramount you are able to provide a comfortable and safe journey experience. For some clients, this will be short term with a view to them building confidence to travel independently in the future, for others this may be on a more long term basis. This role includes travel expenses to cover fuel and wear and tear. The level of involvment and your availability may be varied from week to week. Our aim is to recruit a pool of bank drivers that we can access to support our clients; responding to demand. This means that your availabilty and level commitment will fluctuate. We will aim to provide you with as much notice as possible, however in the event of last minute changes we may need to contact you.

Aberlour Options Moray offer a safe, homely environment for children with disabilities to come and stay for a short break that gives their families a rest from their caring role. Volunteer Drivers can help support the service by assisting children and young people with travel during their stay. This can involving picking children up from their home with a staff member, taking them home after their stay, or helping them to access their regular activities while staying with the respite service. The impact you can make... Being away from home can be a daunting experience for children and young people. Volunteer Drivers play a key role in helping children and young people feel comfortable, secure and at ease from the beginning of their stay and throughout. Volunteer Drivers can impact on a child or young person’s experience through positive interactions, supporting them to participate in new experiences and to have an enjoyable stay with Aberlour Options Moray. The benefits to you... Volunteer Drivers can gain valuable experience of working with children with complex needs, and learning how to support and encourage them to participate in activities. Volunteers can develop their own skills and confidence in working with others, while being part of a supporting and engaging staff team.

We have Young Carer events going on throughout summer and at times, our young carers may need transport to get them to the events. We would be looking for you to pick them up from their home address and take them to the location of the session but also be available to return them home after a session.