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Volunteer drivers for Billy's Bus

Do you love dogs? Can you drive? We have the paw-fect opportunity for you! Bridge Creative is a County Durham social enterprise that supports autistic adults and adults with a learning disability into work and training. One of their projects is Billy's Bus, a doggy day service that collects dogs from designated pick up points in a bright yellow bus, takes them out for the day and brings them back. Each trip is crewed by a Project Lead and two adults Bridge Creative supports, who are building skills and work experience through the service. We're looking for volunteer drivers to join the team for a fun-filled day of four-legged adventures.

What the day involves

• Meet the team at our centre in Bishop Auckland and collect the bus
• Help get the bus ready (filling water containers and so on)
• Drive to the pick-up points to collect the dogs (beeping, smiling and waving at dog walkers on the way is essential 😄)
• Drive to the Bark Park and join the team for an hour to an hour and a half: throwing balls, walking dogs around the field, playing, keeping them hydrated and giving plenty of affection
• Back on the bus, sometimes with a stop for a "puppychino" at a café or a visit to a local school or care home
• Drop the dogs back at the drop-off points and return to the centre

Your role

• Our Project Lead is canine first aid trained and has full responsibility for the dogs and the adults we support
• You're there as the driver and an extra pair of hands to help with the dogs in the bark park

What you'd need:

• To be comfortable driving a large van or minibus (previous experience is helpful)
• An enhanced volunteer DBS check, which Bridge Creative will arrange at no cost to you

Please note, you do not need a D1 on your Driver's License to drive Billy's Bus.