Food Access & Client Transportation - Volunteer Driver (Guelph Community Health Centre, Guelph - Downtown Location, Family and Community Health Services)

Food Access & Client Transportation - Volunteer Driver

(Guelph Community Health Centre, Guelph - Downtown Location, Family and Community Health Services)

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Position ID: V-GUE2075

Last Modified: 05 Jul 2018

Last Full Update: 05 Jul 2018

Opportunity Details

Impact Statement

Help remove transportation barriers.

Contact

Hannah Senitt, Coordinator of Volunteer Resources, Guelph CHC; Phone: 519-821-6638 ext 326; Email: volunteer@guelphchc.ca

Duties

Volunteers are needed to drive (or ride along) the Guelph Community Health Centre's agency van to and from food provider locations within the City of Guelph. This involves volunteers working in pairs to pick up and deliver client food boxes from food banks or food cupboards and providing transportation for clients to access the North End Market. Alternatively, there is also the opportunity to deliver Garden Fresh Boxes directly to people that are unable to pick up their box from a host site.

Volunteer work in teams of two for this position. One drives while the other navigates any passenger needs, reads maps or completes paperwork needed.

More Info Link

www.gulephchc.ca

Benefits

This is an opportunity to work in pairs while supporting community members that may have barriers to accessing healthy food. Volunteers also meet people in the community, give back and have fun!

Clients

Clients of the Guelph Community Health Centre.

Ages

18 year(s) and up

Suitable For

Adults (18+) ; Seniors (55+) ; Post-secondary students ; Newcomers / English as a second language ; Couples ; Groups

Areas of Interest

Food Services / Nutrition ; Transportation / Driver / Delivery

Skills/Experience

Communication & Interpersonal Skills ; Confidentiality ; Customer Service ; Self-Motivated / Work Independently ; Team Work ; Good driving record, enjoys meeting people and driving, experience working with culturally economically and socially diverse clients is an asset, knowledge of City of Guelph's services.

Commitment Length

Medium Term (4 months to 1 year) - with a 3 month trial period. ; Long Term (More than 1 year)

Interaction Level

Small Group - Volunteers work in pairs with clients and/or community members ; One-on-one and small group interaction with clients en-route to market, food bank and other client needs.

Minimum Hours

3 / Week

Dates and Times

Monday: Morning
Tuesday: Morning
Wednesday: Afternoon, Evening

Wednesday evening - North End Market (Weekly)
Other dates/times as needed.

Seasons

Year Round

Accessibility

Not Accessible

Location

Guelph

Number of Positions

Guelph: 5 individual(s)

5 individual(s) needed in total.

Training

Orientation ; Training is provided ; Training on the job ; Training on-going ; Agency and Program Orientation provided. On the job training and support, ongoing.

Transportation

Near public transit ; Driver License required - for driving position only ; Vehicle not required, Volunteers will be driving the Guelph CHC mini-van.

Police Check

Required

Additional Requirements

Must be reliability and able to maintain confidentiality. Must be willing to undergo a vulnerable sector check and drivers abstract.

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