Transport service for people with disabilities

Duration:

• You decide your workload yourself.
• You can specify on which and how many days you would like to be on duty, whether fixed days or intermittently.
• An assignment is always a full day. Individual hourly assignments are not possible as organizing these is too time consuming.

Location:

• The association headquarters is located at Muhlezelgstrasse 15, 8047 Zurich
• The trips normally depart from the greater Zurich area to destinations throughout Switzerland.

How it will work:

• Meeting with the manager and team to get to know each other.
• There will be a non-binding orientation day where you can experience everything in practice.
• If you want to volunteer as a driver, please enter the days you would like to work.
• You will receive your daily schedule by email at the presentation. Every transport service is subject to rest period regulations, i.e., sufficient breaks must be scheduled between journeys.
• Our highly modern vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission, navigation system, cell phone, air conditioning, parking sensor and are usually parked in an underground garage in Zurich.
• The association generally travels to any destination a passenger requests. Mainly cross-regionally, e.g., for transfers from a hospital in the Zurich area to a rehabilitation center throughout Switzerland. The journey can also be a short trip in the city.

Introduction:

• You’ll receive detailed training and all the necessary information.
• You’ll receive an individual 1:1 introduction to the tasks and processes.
• You’ll receive a personal copy of the operating regulations.

Support:

• If anything is unclear, you can ask at the office. The dispatch team is on hand to help drivers.
• Further training courses are available.
• There are regular get-togethers and informal gatherings.

Tasks:

• On departure or arrival, passengers are brought to or picked up from the vehicle by assistants (e.g., nursing staff, therapists or parents).
• Correctly securing passengers in the vehicle.
• Careful driving.

What you’ll need:

• Knowledge of German is required to communicate with the dispatcher and passengers at a basic level.

Note:

• You must hold a valid cat. B. driver’s license.