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Volunteer Driver

The Cedarwood Trust

Wheels of Care provides essential transport for local people who need a lift to the Cedarwood Trust Centre — helping them access meals, social activities, and other vital services. Also lift to the essential appointments, doctors, community events and delivering meals.

Meet new people, gain confidence, have flexible hours and help your community stay connected.

What skills do I need?

Full driving license
Friendly personality
Ability to be flexible

About The Cedarwood Trust

Cedarwood is a community hub based in the Meadow Well estate in North Shields. We focus on supporting our visitors to make use of opportunities to improve their health, education, leisure, and economic situation. Our core themes are community support, training, food poverty and child development. We rely heavily on volunteers to provide our range of activities and services.

When do I need to be available?

Morning Afternoon Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Register your interest
  • Ideal for people interested in
  • Health and Social Care
  • Ideal for people who like
  • Driving
  • Supporting people
  • Details
  • Age restrictions
    18 plus
  • DBS check required
  • Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Expenses reimbursed
    0.45 p for 1 mile for petrol and diesel vehicles 0.07p for electric vehicles
  • Health and Safety Policy
  • Ongoing support
    Full support provided
  • Volunteer induction
  • Volunteer Policy
  • Volunteers covered by insurance
  • Written role description
  • Application Process
  • Application Form
  • Informal Discussion
  • References

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