Driver for Service Users (VSNS)

Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey is the largest charitable organisation in Surrey working with people who are visually impaired, blind, Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind.
Our mission is to help anyone whose eyesight or hearing has become a cause for concern, whether they are registered with a sight impairment or not, to help them lead full and independent lives.
Our volunteers are an essential part of our organisation, enabling us to provide a wide range of services to clients. By helping as a volunteer driver you are developing your communication and interpersonal skills and being aware of the importance of time keeping. Your role enables those with a visual impairment or hard of hearing to access to our Resource Centre where they can find devices to help them at home or allow them to attend a session with our Access Technology Trainer to support their independence.

What skills do I need?

Do you have a clean driving licence, a few hours to spare on an ad hoc basis and the desire to help those with a visual impairment or hard of hearing access Sight for Surrey’s services? We are looking for someone reliable, with strong communication and interpersonal skills to transport clients unable to attend our Resource Centre or visit our Access Technology Trainer without the aid of a driver.

All volunteers are required to have training appropriate to the role, these can include safeguarding, lone working and how to safely guide someone with a visual impairment.