Age UK Sunderland (AUKS)

Job Description

Post:                            Day Service/ Community Club Driver - (Casual)
Responsible to:          Community Support Coordinator

Job Purpose

To transport older people into our Day Services and Community Support
Clubs across the city.

Job Description

  Daily inspection of vehicles safety, to ensure roadworthy condition.

  To plan an effective route.

  To ensure that all persons on the bus are safe and comfortable.

  To escort passengers from their homes safely on and off the bus and into

the Day Service / Community Clubs

  To assist wheelchair users on and off the bus

  To operate a manual tail lift safety as required

  To assist passengers fastening their seat belts

  To ensure that the vehicle is maintained both inside and out in a clean tidy

condition.

  To ensure that documents relating to the use of transport are completed

correctly.

  To abide by and implement all policies and procedures of Age UK

Sunderland, including being aware of and responsible corporately and as
an individual for Health and Safety policy.

  To undertake all reasonable tasks, in keeping with the level of

responsibility of the post, as requested by the Director.

This post is subject to an DBS Enhanced Disclosure

Age UK Sunderland (AUKS)

Person Specification

Post:                     Day Services / Community Club Driver- casual
Responsible to:  Community Support Coordinator

Essential Criteria

  Full clean driving licence with a D1 entitlement

  Mini Bus driving experience

  To pass a medical examination to ascertain fitness to drive passenger

carrying vehicles.

  To be physically able to assist frail older people on and off the bus

including wheelchair users

  Have the ability to plan and organise routes effectively and efficiently

  Understanding of and empathy with the needs and aspirations of older

people.

  Ability to deal with older people in a caring, respectful and courteous

manner.

  Respect confidentiality.

  Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative as appropriate.

  Be prepared to work flexibly to meet changing needs and staff cover.

  Demonstrate common sense and reliability.

  Willingness to participate in any training considered necessary.

  Safe moving and handling and first aid qualifications.

  Good general standard of education.

  To abide by and implement all polices and procedures of Age UK

Sunderland, including being aware of and responsible corporately and as
an individual for Health and safety policy, with special awareness to the
safe transportation of passengers.

  To undertake all reasonable tasks, in keeping with the level of

responsibility of the post, as requested by the Director.