Found 26 Driving & Transportation volunteering opportunities in Newcastle NSW 2300 + 20km

Become a Vinnies Retail Volunteer Driver to support the operations of the shop and customer experience. Re-skill and share your talents with your fellow volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to interact with like-minded people and build friendships. Feel satisfied knowing you are working for an organisation that makes a difference for those in need. Our retail shops are a much-loved shopping destination for customers who value good quality, affordable & sustainable items.

Drive For Life is a local community service program designed to assist young people in obtaining their 120 logbook hours of practice driving. Volunteers and learners meet on site and utilise three vehicles for practice driving. We are looking for a willing hand to maintain the vehicles by washing, detailing, refueling, checking oil and tyres, etc.

Help young people attain their provisional licence by providing safe and supportive driving instruction. Educate learners on vehicle controls, road rules, defensive driving techniques, and manoeuvres to pass driving tests. The role involves tailoring lessons to suit each student’s abilities, instilling safe driving habits, emphasising the importance of defensive driving, hazard perception, & accident prevention, providing feedback and maintaining records of progress, lessons and logbook hours.

Do you like boats and sailing? This role involves collecting a 3.5M poly boat on a purpose-built aluminium trailer with an electric start 4-stroke motor and towing it 500 meters to a public boat ramp. Launch the boat with the help of club members, drive the boat out onto Throsby Creek and lay markers to create a sailing course. Return to shore and be on standby to collect distressed model boats if required. When racing has concluded, collect the buoys & return the boat to its original location.

Your good driving record, ability to work in a team and physical fitness will be highly regarded in this role. In addition to driving the vehicle, you'll be loading and unloading bulky (and sometimes heavy) items including deliveries and pickups. You will have an off-sider. National Criminal Check and current drivers licence (at least Class C, up to MR) are required.

Beresfield Community Care is a not for profit In-Home Community Care Provider, we have clients living across the Maitland & Newcastle LGA. We require volunteers to provide essential transport services for our clients who may be aged, living with disability or experience disadvantage.

Help our elderly residents enjoy outings as you drive them on short local trips for 1-2 hours. Outings may include a picnic morning tea or lunch. You will be accompanied by one of our care staff who will look after the residents’ care needs. As the bus is an 11 seater, you will need a current Australian C class driver’s license and five years of good driving history. We will provide training and ongoing support from an on-site volunteer coordinator

Your friendly nature and good communication skills will be highly regarded in this role. Assist the frail aged in the community to remain living in their own homes by providing essential transport services. This role may require driving clients to home/hospital visits, transport to appointments, social activities, and shopping. You will require your own registered and comprehensively insured motor vehicle.

Volunteer driving mentors support young people (16 - 25) who are wanting to obtain their Provisional Licence. Mentors support Learner Drivers to obtain 120hrs of driving time in their logbook before they undertake the Provisional Licence test. Vehicles are supplied and learners will have completed 5-10 hrs. of professional instruction prior to being placed with a Driving Mentor. Working with children & criminal history checks required. Organisation will assist to obtain checks if required.

We’re seeking an experienced driver with a clean traffic record to drive our FoodBank Toyota HiAce van to Glendenning (Sydney) each Monday morning, accompanied by one of our staff members, to collect food items and return to our warehouse at Cardiff to unload.

We’re seeking an experienced driver with a clean traffic record to drive our vehicle to local supermarkets between 7.30 – 9.30am each morning (Mon – Fri) to collect donated bread from local supermarket stores and drop it back off at our warehouse in Cardiff.

Your ability to work in a team and physical fitness will be highly regarded in this role. You'll be working alongside the Truck Driver, loading and unloading of bulky (and sometimes heavy) items and assisting with deliveries and pickups. You may also provide assistance with rearranging bulky items around the warehouse. Previous warehouse experience is an advantage but not essential. National Criminal and Working with Children Checks and current drivers licence (at least Class C) are required.

Your previous forklift driving experience, forklift operator licence, ability to work in a team and physical fitness will be highly regarded in this role. You'll be working in the Distribution Centre team, providing general assistance in the warehouse with loading and unloading of bulky (and sometimes heavy) items, and rearranging items in the warehouse. National Criminal and Working with Children Checks and forklift operator licence are required.

Bring along your good-natured pet and spend time chatting with people living with dementia or may be frail and elderly at our residential aged care home. You’ll see what a difference your furry friend can make. When bringing your pet into an aged care environment with frail and elderly residents, we ask that your pet is: Calm, patient & gentle in nature, Up-to-date with vaccinations/treatment of worms & fleas, Nails are short &blunt. Freshly cut nails should be filed. Dogs must be on a lead.

Local charitable organisation is looking for a person to drive their van for the collection of donated items (non furniture) for their retail outlet. Must have current car licence. The position would suit a responsible mature person. Role will include working alone due to Covid restrictions. All volunteers must be fully vaccinated against Covid 19. Volunteer must be able to get to Wallsend Depot, where van is garaged.

We are looking for a Food Program Volunteer to collect food from various shopping centres using their own vehicle. This rewarding role also includes assisting with setting up fresh produce and sorting food products. You will work proactively to assess and assist our volunteer coordinator with delivering this essential service to community members.

Home Care Support volunteers provide a range of support services to our clients and their carers/families. Services include transporting clients to and from various appointments, assisting clients with everyday responsibilities, such as shopping and providing social support activities to clients. The role is to provide a safe, reliable and punctual service to enable our clients to access the community and reduce isolation in their everyday lives.

Beresfield Community Care is a not for profit In-Home Community Care Provider, we have clients living across the Maitland LGA. We require volunteers to provide companionship and social support for our clients who may be aged, living with disability or experience disadvantage. The service provides highly valued social interaction and ensures clients remain connected to community and functional in their own life.

Assist Learner Driver client(s) to practise driving skills and improve knowledge of road rules - ultimately leading to the client(s) passing the ‘P’ Licence Driving test. You will assist clients in improving their knowledge of road rules, make entries in the client’s driving log book, engage with the client in a friendly, supportive manner, and provide Driving Supervision appropriate to the client’s skill levels and pace of learning. Driving practise will be in the clients car.

Do you enjoy having a chat and sharing a cuppa? You might like to visit and befriend a person living in an aged care home. If it suits you both, you could take the resident out or for a walk in the grounds. Spend time sharing interests, listening & talking.