At a Glance
- Tasks: Help maintain and check vehicles to ensure they are safe for transporting pets.
- Company: Join the passionate team at Blue Cross, dedicated to animal welfare.
- Benefits: Flexible volunteering, stay active, and connect with like-minded individuals.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and be part of a welcoming community.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of pets and their families.
- Qualifications: Experience in vehicle maintenance and a full UK driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Are you into cars and vehicles? Would you like to use your knowledge of vehicle maintenance to help our busy Blue Cross teams? We're looking for volunteers with experience of maintaining vehicles to help keep our Blue Cross vehicles safe and reliable. Our cars and vans are a vital lifeline; carrying pets to vet appointments and to their new lives with their forever families. Those vehicles need regular basic checks and maintenance. Your skills and knowledge will save our teams valuable time so they can spend it helping more pets. If this sounds right up your street why not apply. This could be the start of some life changing journeys!
Where you will be based: Centre
Why we want you: We're looking for volunteers with experience of maintaining vehicles to help keep our Blue Cross vehicles safe and reliable. Ideally you'll have a background in vehicle maintenance or mechanics and a desire to put those skills to good use by ensuring our fleet of vehicles is ready for anything.
What you will be doing:
- Conducting checks around the vehicle including tyres, lights, mirrors, indicators, wipers and washers
- Checking for any signs of damage or visible wear and tear
- Checking instruments and equipment inside the vehicle including seat belts, alarms, horn and so on
- Checking fluid levels including washer fluid, radiator water, oil level and diesel
- Ensuring all safety equipment required is present including fire extinguisher and first aid kit
- Ensuring the vehicles are clean inside and out ready for transporting animals
- Completing necessary paperwork to record your observations
The skills you need:
- Ideally some professional experience in vehicle maintenance but as a minimum experience in maintaining your own vehicle
- Full UK driving licence and comprehensive driving insurance
- Ability to work alone
- Organisational skills and good attention to detail
- Regular commitment and reliability
- Confidence to raise any issues or concerns with the team
What's in it for you:
- You’ll be joining a team of people passionate about animal welfare
- You’ll join a team of great like-minded people
- Stay active and healthy
- Flexible volunteer role
- You’ll be a specialist in your role
Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from eligible volunteers regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are. You will need to be able to demonstrate your knowledge of vehicle maintenance during the recruitment process for this role. You'll also need to complete a familiarisation process for each of the vehicles you'll be maintaining.
Hilda Archer Sanctuary, Dovecliff Road, Rolleston-on-Dove, DE13 9AU, United Kingdom
Vehicle Maintenance Volunteer — Keep Vehicles Safe employer: The Blue Cross
At Blue Cross, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that values the contributions of our volunteers. By joining our team in Rolleston, you'll not only utilise your vehicle maintenance skills to support animal welfare but also become part of a passionate community dedicated to making a difference. With flexible volunteering opportunities and a commitment to inclusivity, you can expect a rewarding experience that fosters personal growth and allows you to stay active while helping pets in need.
