"As the nationwide leader and champion for mental health, Canadian Mental Health Association facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness." - CMHA Mission Statement
The Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick (CMHA of NB) is looking for volunteers interested helping us to reduce barriers for clientele participation in CMHA of NB events. A driver is recruited to provide safe, timely, and coordinated transportation of clientele across the province to, during, and from events.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION THE VOLUNTEER MUST POSSESS A VALID CLASS 5 DRIVERS LICENSE, VALID INSURANCE WITH A MINIMUM COVERAGE OF $2,000,000, CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SAFETY INSPECTION, AND A CRIMINAL/VULNERABLE SECTOR CHECK.
Here's how you can help:
- Transportation of clientele as requested by the CMHA of NB
- Clear and ongoing communication with the CMHA of NB
- Assisting clientele with the logistics of travel, including luggage etc.
- Ensuring safe and appropriate locations for breaks in travel (ie. washroom, nutrition, tobacco)
- Providing safe driving conditions and behaviours (drug free vehicle, including tobacco, abiding by all motor vehicle laws)
- Clear communication with clientele regarding, route, destination, and travel time
- Interacting with clientele in a polite and respectful manner
Individuals in this position will be in direct, unsupervised contact with clientele and as such will be considered to be in a position of trust. The ideal volunteer for this position is trustworthy, mature, polite, and safety oriented.
If interested in volunteering:
Please contact marie-paule.leblanc@cmhanb.ca to request a volunteer application.
Please note that this volunteer position requires a current criminal/vulnerable sector background check. Please provide a copy along with your application, or speak to us about how to obtain one.
Volunteers will be called upon on an as needed basis, flexibility is considered an asset.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us at marie-paule.leblanc@cmhanb.ca or 506-859-8114 ex. 07
The CMHA of NB thanks and appreciates all of our volunteers... past, present, and future!
