Our transport volunteers work in pairs, driving Edinburgh Food Project vehicles to collect food donations from supermarkets, workplaces, churches and schools and deliver supplies to the foodbank centres. The role is based at our warehouse in Broomhouse Road. This is a physical role that involves lifting crates and operating equipment including our cages and tail-lift.

Volunteers will have the satisfaction of enabling a diverse range of community groups and also Tweeddale residents with a disability to access social and recreational activities, attend meetings and appointments etc. Volunteers can benefit themselves from the outings and may choose to get further involved with groups for whom they drivet. Drivers also benefit from MIDAS (minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) training which is recognised throughout the UK as the standard course for volunteer drivers involved in community transport.

We need local volunteer drivers for our vehicles, to help the elderly and disabled get out and about. It might be a shopping trip, visit to family and friends, outings, transport to clubs/meetings, hospital visits and any other long or short journeys as required. We give all our drivers MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) training which is recognised throughout the UK as the standard course for volunteer drivers involved in community transport. Training includes loading and strapping in of wheelchairs. Travel expenses are paid at 40p per mile.

Gala Wheels provides affordable and accessible transport for the disadvantaged and/or rurally excluded,sensory impaired and elderly residents of Central Borders. Volunteer drivers are available for any client subject to availability and make a big difference to some of our users who are lone pensioners with no family or friends to help them remain socially included.

An opportunity to help your fellow Berwickshire residents, who might be elderly or disabled, improve their lives by driving them in specially adapted vehicles to health appointments, shopping or social opportunities in the local area. Berwickshire Wheels is an important service in our community. It fits both the people using the service and those providing it. If you enjoy driving and socialising and want to be a part of something positive, please contact us to join our team. All drivers must have a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check done, this is done online via Zoom now, and we cover the cost.

An opportunity to help your fellow Berwickshire residents, who might be elderly or disabled, improve their lives by driving them in specially adapted vehicles to health appointments, shopping or social opportunities in the local area. Berwickshire Wheels is an important service in our community. It fits both the people using the service and those providing it. If you enjoy driving and socialising and want to be a part of something positive, please contact us to join our team. All drivers must have a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check done, this is done online via Zoom now, and we cover the cost.

St John Scotland works in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service and local NHS Trusts to provide patient transport for people attending oncology and renal clinics. All passengers are referred to us by the Scottish Ambulance Service or NHS clinics. A standard dialysis prescription is treatment for approximately 4 hours, 3 times a week. Patient Transport services are so valuable as they contribute significantly to reducing patients’ anxieties about transport costs, how they might get to dialysis or over-burdening loved ones. As a Patient Transport Driver, it will be your role to transport renal patients to and from the Renal Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital (FVRH) in Larbert. This service is completely free to patients. Drivers will need access to their own car and all vehicles and drivers require full insurance.

To provide wheelchair adapted transport to anyone in Caithness or a rural area who might have difficulty accessing public transport. This is a valued community transport scheme heavily reliant on volunteer drivers. Can you offer to become a volunteer Driver for this valued service? You will be driving the charity vehicles and training and support provided.

St John Scotland is looking for Volunteer Coordinators to support their Patient Transport service in Fife. The service supports people living with chronic kidney disease to access dialysis treatment at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline three times a week. The St John Scotland service means they have a reliable, friendly service they can depend on. As a volunteer Patient Transport Coordinator, you will be the main link between the team of volunteer drivers and the NHS renal units, ensuring the service runs smoothly and efficiently. You will volunteer alongside another volunteer Coordinator to manage volunteer schedules, support volunteer driver recruitment and induction, and manage administration and record keeping for the service. This is an ideal role if you want to make a real difference by helping people in your community. It's a role with a lot of responsibility, but one that brings a lot of reward. The role would be most suitable to someone who can commit around 5 hours a week, but can also be flexible with their time as there may be occasions when the Coordinator is required to respond to short-notice changes to patient journeys or volunteer availability includig occasional drivering when necessary. They are looking for someone who is based in Fife who is familiar with the local area.

St John Scotland (Fife) are looking for volunteer drivers aged between 25-70 to support our patient transport service. St John Scotland works in partnership with NHS Fife to provide patient transport for people attending renal clinics in Fife. All passengers are referred to us by NHS Fife. The service uses dedicated St John badged vehicles which can carry up to 6 passengers allowing multiple pickups. [currently only one patient due to covid restrictions] Uniform Supplied