Volunteer Delivery Driver, Ppe

**Volunteer Delivery Driver, PPE & Essential Goods**

**VHA Home HealthCare **requires volunteer delivery drivers to deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Personal Support Workers, Nurses or other frontline homecare staff at various locations in Toronto. Volunteers also deliver essential goods to clients as needed. Volunteers can participate in one or both services in Toronto and/or in Peel Region.

Volunteer Delivery Drivers pick-up PPE from VHA and deliver it to designated staff between 9:00 a.m. -4:00p.m. Monday to Friday. The locations and times of each assignment depend upon the availability of each volunteer and the established delivery schedule. Essential goods delivery days and times depend upon client need and volunteer availability. Volunteers indicate when they are available.

**Purpose**:This role ensures that healthcare staff receive resources that are required to ensure that they remain safe while providing essential healthcare services. This supports safety for clients and staff.

**PPE Delivery**: This role ensures that healthcare staff receive resources that are required to ensure that they remain safe while providing essential healthcare services. This supports safety for clients and staff.

(volunteers can do one or both types of delivery)

**Essential Goods Delivery**: ensures that vulnerable clients - individuals and families, who have little to no supports, receive food and supplies to remain safe and healthy at home.

**Area Served**

Throughout Toronto: Scarborough, North York, East York, York, Toronto, Etobicoke and Peel Region

**Time Commitment**:Schedule to be determined and agreed by the volunteer based on availability

**Age Requirement**: Must be 18 years or older

**Responsibilities**
- Volunteers use their own vehicle to pick up PPE from VHA Home HealthCare and deliver it to staff
- Volunteers use their own vehicle to shop and deliver essential goods to clients in need
- Volunteers will be provided with a destination address, contact and phone number, and will deliver PPE packages to VHA staff ensuring that it is received
- Deliveries are ‘no contact’ and physical distancing is required
- VHA Staff load PPE into the vehicle at pick-up or volunteers shop and deliver essential goods from designated store (gift card provided for purchases, receipts required)
- At the PPE delivery location, a staff supervisor may collect PPE from the volunteer’s car
- Alternatively, in some cases, volunteers deliver PPE to a location and stay on-site to distribute it to staff

**Skill Requirements / Qualifications**
- Committed, Trustworthy, Reliable, Punctual, Friendly, Flexible, Independent, Safe Driver,
- Committed to health and safety, physical distancing & public health requirements
- Valid Driving License and good driving record - Driver Form & Waiver provided by VHA must be signed by volunteer
- Proof of valid driving license and insurance

**Time Commitment**
- 4 hours per week (more if desired) between 9am-4pm Monday - Friday with specific days and times to be determined with each individual volunteer
- Volunteers may take as few or as many shifts per week as preferred

***Boundaries**
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality of all information that you may have access to through your role, including but not limited to names, locations/ addresses, and telephone numbers
- Maintain physical distancing - minimum 2 meters between self and others and adhere to all public health requirements
- Maintain vehicle in good working order
- Maintain vehicle/driver licenses and insurance

***Benefits**
- Opportunity to support your community in a highly impactful way during a time of great need
- Personal satisfaction as you provide a vital service to VHA staff
- Engagement with a professional and supportive organization
- Reference provided upon completion of commitment

***Screening, Training, Support**
- Orientation, Application and Interview, 2 References are required
- Vulnerable Sector Screening (Level 3 Police Check), required
- Online and other training prior to volunteering
- Signing Driver Form, Policies and Waiver
- Ongoing support and communication from Coordinator

**Working Conditions**
- Driving own car, transporting PPE and / or essential goods
- Engagement with VHA staff and clients
- Outdoors, All weather conditions

**For more information & to apply, contact**
- Dawn Ashford, BSW, CVA_
- Supervisor, Volunteer Services_

**_ About VHA Home HealthCare_**:

- Since 1925, VHA Home HealthCare—a not-for-profit, charity—has empowered Ontarians to create possibilities for more independence. VHA’s team of over 2,000 support clients in throughout Ontario and are a founding member agency of United Way Toronto._