Trustee

Gosforth and Jesmond Community Minibus provides transport support to disadvantaged individuals based mainly in the Gosforth and Jesmond areas.

We are seeking a Trustee with responsibility for compliance and maintenance of the minibus.

This Trustee role is responsible:

• For maintaining and implementing a service and cleaning schedule for the minibus
• To ensure that the minibus complies with operational, licencing, vehicle tax and service regulations
• For monitoring day to day routine maintenance, which is the responsibility of volunteer drivers
• For establishing and maintaining relationships with service providers to ensure good service is received at competitive rates
• For supervising mechanical and bodywork repairs which may occur from time to time
• To play a key role in the occasional replacement of the minibus in regard to agreeing specifications and overseeing sale and purchase issues

Skills

Essential:

• You hold a valid and ideally clean, driving licence
• Your licence includes D1 category, which permits you to drive a minibus with no more than 16 passenger seats and a maximum length of 8 metres

Ideal but not essential:

• You have experience in driving vehicles larger than standard cars
• Previous experience in maintaining a service vehicle of this type
• Enthusiasm and drive to make a success of the role
• Comfortable with taking on Trustee responsibilities
• Good communication skills