About the organisation

Street Side Medics is a not-for-profit, GP-led mobile medical service for people experiencing homelessness. Our vision is to ensure that all vulnerable individuals requiring healthcare can access it effortlessly, with dignity and respect.

At Street Side Medics make long term commitments to the communities in which we work. By teaming up with local community partners, and delivering our clinics from the same place, at the same time, on the same day, each week, we’re able to build lasting relationships and ensure continuity of care.

The team on the ground each week are all volunteers and include GPs, other medical specialists, junior doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical and non-medical super stars. The clinics operate from vans with full medical fit outs, and work in conjunction with other homeless services 6 days a week at 14 locations across New South Wales and Victoria.

About this opportunity Our Van Drivers play an invaluable role in our organisation – without them our clinics could not operate. We are currently recruiting drivers to volunteer one shift a month (approx. 4-5 hours) at our clinic in Marrickville. The clinic runs on Wednesday evenings from 6pm – 8pm.

As a driver, your primary role will include:

• Van pick up: drive the van from its storage location in Homebush to the Marrickville location, arriving no later than 5.35pm.

• Van set up: set up the van on arrival, including switching on power, setting up chairs, unwinding the awning.

• Van return: once the clinic finishes at approx 8pm, you will pack up the van and drive it back to the storage location in Melbourne CBD.

When on site, drivers are responsible for getting patient feedback, when appropriate, using the paper form that is in the van or using the laminated QR code.

Impact of this role: Van Drivers play an invaluable role in our organisation – without them our clinics could not operate.

Benefits: Benefits of volunteering at Street Side Medics include a chance to become part of a tight knit volunteer community while providing meaningful and immediate support to the most vulnerable amongst us. You will also learn and get access to our key speakers at our annual education days.