Needs From: MC Serves!

Volunteer: Client Transportation Driver

Drive Gaithersburg seniors and adults with disabilities to medical and social service appointments in the local area. Usually, wait with client and then return client home. For lengthy appointments, return and pick up client when client is ready. Must have valid driver's license, clean driving record, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle. A background/MVA check will be performed. General duties include: *Logging into the RideScheduler system to accept requests for rides and/or do so via email. *Contacting clients at the time of accepting the rides and contacting clients the day before their appointment to verify desired pickup time and destination addresses too. *Transporting the clients to and from their medical or service appointment; target destinations are generally within a 20-mile radius of downtown Gaithersburg. Requirements for Volunteer Drivers Our volunteer drivers: *Must be 21 years of age or older *Must have an active Maryland driver's license in good standing (a chauffeur's license is not required) *Since drivers will use their own vehicles for client appointments, your vehicle must be registered in Maryland, and have vehicle insurance with personal auto liability limits of at least $30,000/$60,000, the Maryland minimum *We need volunteers who are free weekdays. When ready to apply go to http://www.gaithersburghelp.org/volunteer-application and follow the directions.

Agency: Gaithersburg HELP Inc.

Drive Gaithersburg seniors and adults with disabilities to medical and social service appointments in the local area. Usually, wait with client and then return client home. For lengthy appointments, return and pick up client when client is ready. Must have valid driver's license, clean driving record, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle. A background/MVA check will be performed. General duties include: *Logging into the RideScheduler system to accept requests for rides and/or do so via email. *Contacting clients at the time of accepting the rides and contacting clients the day before their appointment to verify desired pickup time and destination addresses too. *Transporting the clients to and from their medical or service appointment; target destinations are generally within a 20-mile radius of downtown Gaithersburg. Requirements for Volunteer Drivers Our volunteer drivers: *Must be 21 years of age or older *Must have an active Maryland driver's license in good standing (a chauffeur's license is not required) *Since drivers will use their own vehicles for client appointments, your vehicle must be registered in Maryland, and have vehicle insurance with personal auto liability limits of at least $30,000/$60,000, the Maryland minimum *We need volunteers who are free weekdays. When ready to apply go to http://www.gaithersburghelp.org/volunteer-application and follow the directions.

Agency: Gaithersburg HELP Inc.

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 20878

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Client Transportation Scheduler

Check voicemail line for messages left by our clients who are Gaithersburg seniors and adults with disabilities in need of transportation to medical and social service appointments in the local area and home. Client Transportation Schedulers connect clients with drivers via their requests. General duties include: * Call into voicemail system to take client requests from the voicemail system, and return phone calls to confirm details of the requested ride. &Enter data into an established database for the client's doctor's appointment information for each ride request. *Communicate with drivers via professional email account and/or call them to find an available volunteer driver to drive the clients to their appointments, and occasionally to pick up their medications after their doctor's appointments before taking them back home. Our volunteer Schedulers: *Must be 18 years of age or older *Must have a background in good standing *Since Schedulers use their own computer from home, a well working one would be required and can be either a desktop or laptop *A background/MVA check will be performed. How to apply: email us at volunteer@gaithersburghelp.org or complete the volunteer application: http://www.gaithersburghelp.org/volunteer-application

Agency: Gaithersburg HELP Inc.

Check voicemail line for messages left by our clients who are Gaithersburg seniors and adults with disabilities in need of transportation to medical and social service appointments in the local area and home. Client Transportation Schedulers connect clients with drivers via their requests. General duties include: * Call into voicemail system to take client requests from the voicemail system, and return phone calls to confirm details of the requested ride. &Enter data into an established database for the client's doctor's appointment information for each ride request. *Communicate with drivers via professional email account and/or call them to find an available volunteer driver to drive the clients to their appointments, and occasionally to pick up their medications after their doctor's appointments before taking them back home. Our volunteer Schedulers: *Must be 18 years of age or older *Must have a background in good standing *Since Schedulers use their own computer from home, a well working one would be required and can be either a desktop or laptop *A background/MVA check will be performed. How to apply: email us at volunteer@gaithersburghelp.org or complete the volunteer application: http://www.gaithersburghelp.org/volunteer-application

Agency: Gaithersburg HELP Inc.

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 20878

Allow Groups: No