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Why Join Our Board?

Because your leadership can change someone’s hardest day. At VCDS, every decision we make directly supports a patient who needs help getting to life-saving care. When you join our Board, you’re not just lending your expertise, you’re helping ensure thousands of people across our communities can face cancer with dignity, compassion, and reliable support. If you want your skills to matter in a deeply human way, this is where they will.

About the Organization

The Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society (VCDS) is an all-volunteer, registered charitable organization providing complimentary transportation for cancer patients across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Our Board includes up to 11 Directors and strives for gender balance, regional representation, and inclusivity, reflecting the communities we serve. As the Society continues evolving, the Board is shifting from an operational model toward a more clearly defined governance structure. Directors still oversee key portfolios, but the long-term direction is toward strategic leadership, policy development, and stewardship.

Role of Director

As a VCDS Director, you’ll help guide the organization through this transition while supporting the portfolios that keep our services running smoothly. Directors contribute to strategic planning, expand partnerships, strengthen community relationships, and help ensure VCDS remains a reliable, compassionate service for cancer patients.

Board members attend meetings (in-person or via Zoom), participate in community events, and play an active role in Board discussions and decision-making.

We are particularly seeking candidates with expertise or strong working knowledge in one or more of the following areas:

LegalGovernment Liaison or AdvocacyFundraising and Donor RelationsIndustry Liaison / External PartnershipsIT / Technology

Location Requirement: Because the Board meets in person several times per year, candidates should reside in the Greater Vancouver or Fraser Valley region of British Columbia.

To learn more about VCDS and how your experience can support the patients we serve, please visit: www.volunteercancerdrivers.ca

Description

Come join us and help make a difference. You can help cancer patients in need by joining our team of dedicated volunteers.  We are looking for Dispatchers to coordinate the assignment of cancer patient appointment requests to our drivers.  

VCDS is singularly focused on providing free, safe, reliable, compassionate transportation and peace of mind for Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley cancer patients who have no viable means of getting to their essential treatment.

For additional information or to apply to volunteer please visit www.volunteercanceerdivers.ca 

It takes a team of dedicated volunteers to make our service run smoothly, this role in instrumental in helping us support patients. The following positions work together to coordinate rides between cancer patient and the appropriate driver. These volunteer positions involve working from the comfort of your home and all necessary training is provided.

Dispatcher’s Role

Monitor our telephone and email systems for messages, retrieve cancer patient contact information and appointment details, and record the information in our scheduling application system Within 24 hours, contact patients to confirm their information, ascertain any special needs and reassure them that we will provide transportation Match your volunteer driver availability and assign rides as efficiently as possible

Requirements:

Volunteers will need to:

Have a computer and have access to the internet Be comfortable entering data into our scheduling system Have compassion, patience and understanding in communicating with our cancer patients many of whom are elderly and often apprehensive and concerned Demonstrate flexibility in managing your cadre of volunteer drivers to ensure that all patient ride requests are fulfilled as efficiently as possible 

What’s in it for you?

Satisfaction of helping other in need during their incredibly difficult journey Work with a team of very dedicated people from many walks of life

 

To apply to be a dispatcher with VCDS, please fill in the form on this page: 

https://www.volunteercancerdrivers.ca/volunteer/dispatchers-application-form

 

The Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society is a not-for-profit organization providing complimentary transportation for Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland residents battling cancer.   We are supported solely by volunteers and donations!

Come join us and help make a difference. Our team of volunteer drivers and dispatchers offers peace of mind for patients who may not have the means to drive to and from essential cancer treatments and cancer related medical appointments. The physical, emotional and financial burden is lifted knowing our friendly volunteers are only a call away. 

Drivers are required from across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland with a pressing need for drivers from Burnaby, Vancouver and New Westminster areas. 

As a volunteer driver, you will be expected to have between 1 and 4 hours available at least one day a week Monday to Friday between 8 AM and 6 PM.  A drive entails you picking up the patient at their residence, driving to the treatment facility, waiting while the patient has their appointment and then driving them home again.  If the appointment is going to be long, the dispatcher may assign one drive for delivery and a second drive for pickup.

We offer:

Flexible Scheduling Mileage Allowance Complimentary Parking Safety Protocols

To apply to be a driver with VCDS, fill in the form on this page: https://volunteercancerdrivers.ca/driver-application

You'll be glad you did!