Organisation

Go Bus Dunedin

Description

A volunteer is required to establish a programme of organised "Bus Buddy" volunteers who assist bus users who are finding it difficult to use the Dunedin bus service perhaps due to disability, or newly arriving in Dunedin for example.

The programme will be established with the help of other members of Bus Go as a joint effort bringing together lots of ideas for how it should be run. The Bus Buddy programme manager's role will be to make sure the programme continues to run smoothly. The manager will be supported until this happens, which will then allow other members of Bus Go to continue with their other projects.

Requirements

• People skills, a passion for the rights of all people to have good mobility

• Enthusiasm, an understanding of ideas about best practice and conduct of volunteers visiting people's homes

• Keenness to pick up an idea and run with it

• Police vetting and interviews are required

• References are to be shared

• Our organisation is hoping to negotiate free bus travel for our volunteers while working, or otherwise refund volunteers for bus travel with external funding or donations.

Time commitment

A good deal of time at the start to get the programme going then a few hours a week.

Background check

Police- vulnerable adults

How to apply

Contact Peter Dowden / peter.dowden@gmail.com / 021 137 2129

Please copy (cc) volunteer@otago.ac.nz into your application email