Minibus driving

The role of Centre Volunteer is varied and requires flexibility in approach. While reporting to the Centre Supervisor, a Centre Volunteer may be required to operate any of the buses used to transport seafarers and perform minor preventative maintenance tasks on these buses, which includes cleaning, refuelling, tyre pressure monitoring and fault reporting. Centre Volunteers may also be required to perform other functions within the seafarer’s centre including but not limited to; shop operations, including cash till operations, sale of shop items, foreign exchange, serving of alcohol, restocking of merchandise, spot tidying and cleaning, second hand clothing management, gardening, banking and other tasks as directed by the Centre Supervisor.

** Category **
Community Services

** Commitment **
Regular - less than 6 months

** Type Of Work **
Companionship & Social Support,Driving & Transportation,Retail & Sales,

** Time Required **
The Brisbane Seafarers Centre opens Monday to Friday 10am to 6PM. The centre hosts seafarers (or ships crew members) from ships calling at the port of Brisbane. They are picked up from the ship terminal and brought to the Brisbane Seafarers Centre. They are also taken to nearby shops in Wynnum and the local train station. Time required is either the full 8 hours of 10am to 2pm or 2pm to 6pm

** Training **
Training will be provided for learning the geographic layout of the wharves and the procedures to handling seafarers