About Quarriers

Quarriers is a Scottish charity providing practical support and care for children, adults and families. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity and choice, to bring about positive change in people's lives. Quarriers operates 127 Projects throughout Scotland and South-West England. They vary greatly, due to the wide variety of needs that we address but include group homes and supported living services for people with physical and learning disabilities, support services and Scotland's only residential assessment service for people with complex forms of epilepsy; a residential and day school and community based projects for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties; hostels and support services for young homeless people; family centres; respite and long term care for children with a range of disabilities and other difficulties and support services for carers.

Skills & Experience

Enthusiasm and commitment to tasks, interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication, clean driving license and appropriate Insurance. Van driving experience would be essential. The volunteer will need to be able to load and unload the van on their own as staff may not available to help.

Travel Details

The volunteer would be asked to collect a van from our local hire company in Irvine and then drive to our base in Stevenston. They would then assist the staff to load the van with our toys and equipment then drive the staff and the van to a local venue to be unloaded. We would then ask the volunteer to return to the venue at the end of the session (normally 1-2hrs) to collect the toys and equipment, return to the base to unload and then return the van to the hire company in Irvine.

Restrictions

Due to the nature of the activity

Requirements

Application Form, Interview, Police Check, References

Training and Induction Details

Quarriers staff would shadow in the early stages