A call for volunteers
We're looking for volunteers. Can you help?
Are you interested in working with the British Transport Police to help make our railways safer for vulnerable people? If so, we are currently recruiting volunteers to help us with two new schemes.
If you think you could provide travel training to vulnerable adults in London or want to help us deliver rail safety messages to schools across the UK we would very much like to hear from you.
Independent travel training
Many vulnerable adults with disabilities lack confidence in tackling the risks and difficulties they face when travelling. This can leave them isolated.
We are looking for volunteers to work on a one-to-one basis with individuals helping them to develop a 'personal travel plan to independence'. You will meet with the person for 2 hours a week over a minimum of 3 months helping them to find ways to access their community safely and with confidence.
This project, which we are developing in partnership with Choice Support, a leading national charity, will be piloted in the Greenwich area starting in June 2012. We are then planning to expand it into other London boroughs.
Network Rail 'Rail Safety Reps' scheme
The second project you could help us with is a partnership with Network Rail delivering their new Rail Safety Reps scheme.
This scheme is designed to spread key, high impact, messages about rail safety to primary schools across the UK. We have developed a CD Rom containing a tool kit that enables the schools to deliver an educational programme where a small number of pupils are chosen to act as rail safety reps. Their job is to help other pupils learn how to stay safe on the railway via a range of different activities.
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers, in a number of areas across the UK, who can help us approach schools that would benefit from using the tool kit and provide support and assistance as they make use of it.