We’ve got a shortlist of candidates for the part-time drivers job lined up for interview this week. Jon and Ronnie are going to be working their socks off covering the vacancy alongside their normal duties, so the plan is to get someone in post soon. We’ll keep you posted.
Part-time driver wanted for local transport service
You will be driving one of our electric, wheelchair accessible vehicles on the Dial-a-Bus service.
Every day is different; it could be full-on busy or we could be quiet. You will have a laugh and you might cry a bit, but you will be helping people to live their lives. Typically you’ll be taking people to medical appointments, shopping or to meet their friends making sure they stay connected. If you enjoy meeting and helping people and driving around the beautiful Scottish countryside this could be the job for you.
Full job description is available here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eWBQemWGDT-0_U8GRhtV6SjOTb1WunpBcTsZjzonQtA/edit?usp=drive_link
Salary: £10.88 per hour
Hours of work: part-time, 16hrs a week (8 hours on Monday and 8 hours on Tuesday).
Location: local to Nairn. The Dial-a-Bus is kept in the centre of Nairn.
Closing date: 15th September 2023
Interviews: 22nd September 2023
To apply, send a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be the perfect candidate to contact@wheelsinnairnshire.org
If you have any questions, please call us on 07716 214 777 for a chat.
This is Matilda, our pride and joy, on a trip to Sainsbury’s. We just bought and wrapped her in gorgeous blue and white with funding from the Energy Savings Trust. Now our volunteers can take you further, in greater comfort. She’s ideal for getting wheelchair users around. Matilda’s an electric car with seats for 7 passengers. If you sit in your wheelchair at the back, she still carries 5 more passengers.
Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, has helped us set up a connection with the Scottish Ambulance Service. Emma visited us at the end of October to learn more about us and gave our lovely electric people carrier a try. Following on from that she put us in touch with Hospital Transport. Hospital transport is currently experiencing huge demand, so refers some callers to volunteer schemes like ourselves.
So don’t forget. If you need to get to a hospital appointment and you haven’t been referred by Hospital Transport, just give us a call.
Thanks Emma!
So, a little over six months since we re-started the car scheme AND the Dial a Bus and things are going well. Despite the pandemic lots of you have felt safe enough to venture out and make use of our service. We’ve nearly 100 of you on our books and regularly carry more than 30 every week, to appointments, to visit friends or simply to make a connection to travel on with bus or train.
We can do more, so next time you need to get to a hospital appointment or meet someone, there’s no need to worry about asking a friend or neighbour, just give us a call. And just like your friend, we’ll wait for you. Just let us know how long you think you’ll need so we remember to bring along a hot water bottle!
