Older Person tea party driver once a month
REENGAGE
As a tea party driver, you’ll collect older guests from their homes, accompany them to the monthly tea party and drive them home again afterwards. The tea party will be at a different volunteer host’s home each month and will include older guests, other volunteer drivers and the tea party group coordinator.
Each tea party group usually last for around two hours and take place on a Sunday afternoon.
Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for socially isolated or lonely older people. The warm, regular, and friendly companionship provides a vital link with the outside world from which they’ve become isolated.
What skills do I need?
To be legally entitled to drive the vehicle that they’re using
A full driving license
A safe and road worthy vehicle with an up-to-date MOT
Valid motor insurance - and to notify their insurance company that they’re a volunteer driver
To be competent to drive
When do I need to be available?
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
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| Monday | |||
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| Sunday |
Where does this role take place?
Working from home
- Details
- Accessibility
- DBS check required
- Equal opportunities policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Interested in Volunteer Coordinators Forum?
- Interested in Volunteer Training Programme?
- Interested in Volunteering Quality Mark?
- Ongoing support
- Suitable for under 18s
- Training provided
- Volunteers covered by insurance
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