Do you have van driving experience and knowledge of the Preston area? By volunteering your van driving skills, you’ll be helping provide high quality new and preloved furniture and homeware for the local community.

You’ll be volunteering alongside people who are supported by Emmaus Preston, whom the charity refers to as companions. Everything you collect will help generate the vital funding needed by Emmaus Preston to provide a home, support and work opportunities for people with experience of homelessness. Register your interest today, discover more and make a difference.

Main duties:

• Driving to help with collections and deliveries
• Vehicle checks
• Unloading and loading the vans, with support
• Processing and warehousing the collected items

Skills required:

• We’re looking for a dedicated individual with good people skills
• Full, clean driving licence and knowledge of the Lancashire area
• Experience of driving a large van
• Team work and customer focused
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and a positive attitude

Time commitment:

We are looking for a volunteer that can commit to at least 1 day per week (9:30am-4pm). The days will need to fall between Monday and Saturday but we can be flexible in terms of what day(s) these will be.

Training, support and benefits:

• As an Emmaus volunteer you will be given a full induction when you start
• A staff member and companion will support you throughout your time as a volunteer
• We will offer you an opportunity to develop your skills and experience for a worthwhile cause
• We will look to provide further training where possible
• We will provide you with dinner and travel expenses on the days that you volunteer

To get involved as a van driver volunteer with Emmaus Preston, please fill in our Volunteer Form and we’ll be in touch.