Volunteer with us
Community Ride Hub's Five-Year Strategic Plan treats volunteer support as a core part of how the service can run in its early years. There are volunteer roles beyond driving, and this page describes them.
Roles Community Ride Hub expects to need
Passenger assistant or escort
Supporting members on board — helping with boarding and alighting, and providing reassurance and company on the journey.
Telephone and coordination support
Helping to take enquiries, plan journeys and keep in touch with members, particularly those who prefer not to use the website.
Trustee
Bringing governance, financial, legal or sector experience to the Board that oversees Community Ride Hub.
What is involved
Time commitments vary by role, and Community Ride Hub would rather be honest about this than vague.
- Passenger assistant and escort roles are likely to involve regular, scheduled time on specific journeys or days
- Coordination support can often be done flexibly, including from home
- Trustee roles involve regular board and committee meetings and preparation time between them
- All roles working with members will require an appropriate level of DBS check and safeguarding training
Volunteering with Community Ride Hub is governed by Community Ride Hub's Volunteer Policy, which sets out what support volunteers receive, how out-of-pocket expenses are handled, and what is expected in return. Volunteering is unpaid, though reasonable expenses are reimbursed in line with that policy.
Volunteer enquiry
What happens to what you send
This form records your interest in volunteering so we can contact you. It is not a completed application: volunteer roles working with members need DBS and safeguarding checks, which happen through a separate, controlled process. Please do not include medical or other sensitive details here.
Interested in volunteering or driving?
Email us to register interest in a volunteer role, or see the driving page if you hold (or may hold) small-bus entitlement.