Volunteer Opportunity
Meals On Wheels Kilrush 2024
Obair Newmarket on Fergus CLG
At a glance
Expiry Date:
03/09/2025
Min Hours: 3 hours
Tasks:
Obair Meals on Wheels service is based in Newmarket On Fergus. This service prepares & delivers meals to older people in their home. It operates from a purpose-built building in Newmarket and delivers a hot 2-course meal Mon to Fri. This service is very much established in the areas of Ennis, Shannon, East Clare and more recently Lisdoonvarna. It is now looking to expand to Kilrush and are looking for volunteers to support the service.
Due to the expansion of the service in Kilrush, they are looking for volunteers with a full clean driving licence or driver assistance to join their team and carry out the following:
1. Volunteers will leave the depot in Kilrush and drive to the home using the Eircode.
2. Carrying the packaged meals from the van to the door of each household.
3. Spend a few minutes chatting with the clients on the delivery route.
Volunteers often carry out the deliveries in pairs but on some routes a volunteer both drives and delivers, it is a personal preference. Each delivery route takes no more than 2 hours.
This role will be carried out Monday to Friday between 11 and 2pm. If you have 2 - 3 hours a week to spare one day a week and have a full clean driving licence, please contact Dolores on 065 68 45517 or email dolores@volunteerclare.ie.
What's Required
* Full clean driving licence
* Good communication skills
* Natural ability to relate well with older people
* Interest and empathy with people in their senior years
* Good understanding of basic hygiene and compliance with current hand washing directives
Level of English Required: Fluent English
Age Restrictions: Over 18
Time and Commitment Required for this Role:
* Minimum time commitment: 6 months
* Hours required: 3 hours
Screening Details for this Role
* Garda Vetting
* Informal Interviews
* References
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