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Complete this form if you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Mentor for the iDrive Learner Driver mentor program.
 
Criteria
Before applying for iDrive, please check that you qualify with the below essential criteria:
  • You have held a full Australian driver’s licence for at least the last two years
  • You are a minimum of 21 years of age or older
iDrive Locations
The iDrive program operates out of various locations within metropolitan Adelaide. Depending on your location, you will be required to drive to the nearest location to pick up the iDrive vehicle and then travel to the Learner Driver’s home address to commence the mentor driving session.  You will not be required to drive for more than 30mins to the Learners Drivers location.
iDrive Sessions
Mentor session will be 2hrs in duration (maximum) and will include a mid-way break at the nearest Community Centre with the Learner.
 
COVID-19 - the following information aligns with CCSA's COVID-19 Policy for staff, volunteers, students, participants and contractors
iDrive has a duty of care to you and the Learner Driver to minimise COVID-19
risks to health and safety during the program. Learners and iDrive Mentors will be in a confined space together with close face to face contact. To minimise risk to health and safety, COVID-19 Vaccination is strongly encouraged for iDrive Learners and Volunteers (unless medically exempt).

We encourage all Learners and Volunteers to disclose their vaccination status if they are comfortable to do so. This is not a compulsory requirement. To respect your privacy, no physical evidence of vaccination will be stored by CCSA.

CCSA respects that everyone has the right to make personal choices. These personal choices can have work, health and safety implications for other people. Vaccination status is not a requirement to be eligible for iDrive, however it will be considered in the matching of Learners and Mentors, respecting the personal choice of both parties in managing their own health and safety.

Personal information is collected for iDrive Program purposes only, including for your health and safety. All personal information is kept in accordance with Privacy Legislation and is not used for any other purpose without your consent.
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Tell us a little about you.

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* 1. Your Full Name:

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* 2. Address:

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* 3. Email Address:

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* 4. Best Contact Number:

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* 5. Date of Birth

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* 6. Gender?

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* 7. What are your preferred pronouns?

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* 8. Do you identify as any of the following (select all that apply)?

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* 9. Please tell us who referred you to this opportunity?

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* 10. In your own words, please tell us why you want to volunteer for this role?  You may want to help others, learn skills, contribute skills, make new connections or a combination of these reasons. Or it may be something else completely different. We want to know so we can make sure your volunteer experience is meaningful to you.

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The questions below help us match you with the right Learner for you, to give you a positive mentoring experience.

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* 11. Do you speak a language other than English?

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* 12. How would you rate your English language skills?

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* 13. Do you prefer to be matched with a Learner of a particular gender?

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* 14. Please indicate your current vaccination status against Covid-19:

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* 15. Do you prefer to be matched with a Learner that is vaccinated against Covid-19?

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* 16. Please indicate your volunteering availability on an ongoing weekly basis (select times that you are available):

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As an iDrive Volunteer Mentor, you will be required to sit in the passenger seat of the iDrive vehicle and supervise a Learner Driver. Your role will include giving feedback and working with people from all different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. At times you may be required to drive the iDrive vehicle including during the mentor session and for your own training.
 
Training for the iDrive program will include road safety and in-car training with a professional driving instructor. We are proud to officially be partnered with the Get Home Safe Foundation who are kindly assisting with program training. Training will also include mentoring and communication skills and a presentation from SA Police's road safety division.

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* 17. Do you hold a current full Australian driver's licence?

You are required to have held your full Australian driver's licence for at least two years without interruption (losing your licence).

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* 18. Are you comfortable supervising a learner driver?

Learner drivers may vary in cultural background, and in age from 16 years of age upward. iDrive recognises that there are members of the community that require their driver’s licence at a later stage in life and is open to anyone who holds a Learner's permit.

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* 19. Are you comfortable to drive the iDrive vehicle?

The iDrive vehicle is an automatic 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback (Hybrid) with a 5 star ANCAP Safety Rating.

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* 20. Are you comfortable working with people from different social and cultural backgrounds?

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* 21. Are you able to commit to being an iDrive volunteer for a minimum 6 month period?

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* 22.  Is there anything that may hinder your availability or capacity to volunteer with iDrive? (if none, please put down "None")?

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* 23. Do you agree to undertake a breath test at the beginning of each volunteer shift?

It is a requirement that both the Volunteer Mentor and Learner Driver must have a blood alcohol reading of 0.00 in order to be in the iDrive vehicle.

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* 24. Do you agree to breath test Learner Drivers at the beginning of each volunteer shift?

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* 25. Are you able to travel to the location to pick up the iDrive vehicle?

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* 26. Please indicate your preferred location to pick up the iDrive vehicle before your mentor session commences. Select all that apply.

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In this section we want to know a little about your level of support in the community.  At Community Centres SA we believe that feeling connected and supported in our communities is a basic human need.  It is very important for our health and wellbeing, and increases our ability to achieve the goals we set for ourselves.

Because of our philosophy, we always provide the people we work with, with the opportunity to tell us if community connection is another goal they would like to focus on as part of the program.

Please take some time to answer the following questions.

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* 27. I am content with my friendships and relationships.

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* 28. I have enough people I feel I can ask for help at any time.

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* 29. My relationships are as satisfying as I want them to be.

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* 30. I feel confident in my ability to make new connections with people.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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* 31. I acknowledge the above and agree to the terms of this application if I am successful in becoming an iDrive Mentor?

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* 32. Please provide the contact details for 2 Referees including their name, job title (if applicable), relationship to you and their phone number.

Thank you for registering your interest as a Volunteer iDrive Mentor.  We will contact you within 7 days to discuss next steps.

iDrive has been developed by Community Centres SA in partnership with Get Home Safe Foundation, South Australian Police, Australian Refugee Association, Department of Human Services and Community Connections (Southern Metro). 
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