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Do you want to join a Board with an ambitious strategy to grow the amount of care we provide to people with complex disabilities, within a well established care organisation? At Vision Homes, we are seeking to recruit passionate and committed new trustees to our Board to help shape future strategy and growth.
We are seeking Trustees to bring additional knowledge and input to our Board. It is an opportunity for those that who are keen to use their skills and experience, whether professional or personal, to make sure Vision Homes can continue to serve and to grow the excellent care that it provides to people with complex needs such as sensory impairment with acquired brain injury. Those in our care range in age, and have differing needs, and we aim to offer personalised care so that everyone can live the best life that they can.
We’re particularly interested to hear from you if have direct experience of adult care services (care homes or home care) or experience in the supported housing sector. We also have a need to add to our skills and diversity, as a Board, in areas such as charity, governance, strategic management, or experience as a Chartered Surveyor. No prior experience of sitting on a board is necessary as we offer induction and training.
We are here to provide opportunities for people with care and support needs to lead valued and fulfilling lives.
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Volunteer - Homeline’s tele-befriending service!
Do you have an hour to spare each week? Want a simple remote volunteer role you can fit around your busy life?
Look no further! Homeline is a befriending project for older people in Hammersmith and Fulham.
We are looking for volunteers to remotely call a few isolated older adults per week. These calls make such a difference and are often the only phone call a person will receive all week!
A flexible role ideal for volunteers who work during the week and have less time to commit. Join our friendly team and enjoy the benefits of full role training, DBS and continued support.
Get in touch, join our friendly team and enjoy the benefits of full role training, DBS and continued support.
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About the project:
The Helpdesk Project is a unique initiative where trained volunteers offer information on local services and peer support to people attending MS clinics at the Walton Centre in Liverpool.
More than 130,000 people live with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK. Every one of them shares the uncertainty of life with MS.
People are most likely to find out they have MS in their thirties, forties and fifties; news that can be worrying and heartbreaking. Having somebody who has local knowledge and can signpost to information and services can provide vital support to people at the start of their MS journey.
About the role:
Do you have good organisational and communication skills?
We are looking for a volunteer who could help with recruiting and supporting other volunteers within the project. Please see the Role Description for more details about the tasks you may be involved in.
Time and Commitment
We are looking for volunteers who can offer two or three hours a week.
This role can be carried out at home and we would also like you to attend the hospital help desk on an occasional basis
There will also be quarterly volunteer support sessions you will be asked to attend.
Training and support:
You’ll receive role-specific training and support from the MS Support Team and the Regional Development Officer.
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Our volunteers champion the rights of young people in care and on the edges of care, support them to access advocacy and make their voices heard. Training is provided. Whether you are currently studying, recently graduated, working part-time, retired or between jobs, volunteering with Coram Voice is a great opportunity to make a difference at the same time as gaining experience of working for a national children’s rights charity.
Our Helpline Supervisors will support you to develop valuable advocacy skills and knowledge of children’s rights and we offer specialist training in safeguarding, equality and diversity and advocacy. This training and other resources will help you to prepare for the role. You will be joining a team that provides quality support to young people in a friendly and supportive environment.
Our volunteer team is integral to our service and we could not provide the service we do without them, particularly in terms of the support we offer to homeless children.
We believe this role will be of particular interest to anyone looking to develop a career involving giving advice, advocacy, children’s and human rights, legal work, social work or youth work; or for professionals in those fields who want to use their experience to support the work of a children’s charity.
Please see our candidate information document for more information about our organisation and the training provided.
We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that funds are not diverted from the children and young people we help.
We are a leading children’s rights organisation. We champion the rights of children and get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them.
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Voluntary Trained Observer Healthwatch Hounslow
What is Healthwatch?
Healthwatch Hounslow is an independent organisation set up to champion the views of health and social care service users. It strives to make sure that health and social care services are meeting local needs and to ensure that the public’s voice is heard regarding how local services are run.
About the Role
Healthwatch services have a statutory function to carry out Enter & View visits to health and care services to review services at the point of delivery. This involves visiting with a team of representatives to observe the service, view the premises, and talk to both staff, patients/residents, carers, and relatives. Visits involve using all the senses and going through questions and surveys. Enter & View visits often take place at care homes but can cover a range of services such as hospital wards, community clinics, and support groups.
You will receive full training on how to perform an Enter & View visit.
Tasks
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Visiting and scrutinizing health and care facilities (remotely and in person) through 2–4-hour visits.
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Talking with patients, residents, carers, relatives, and staff and gathering their feedback and views through in person interviews, surveys, and questionnaires and gathering these through emails and phone calls
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Attending planning and debriefing meetings
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Writing up notes and helping to draft the Enter & View report
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Examining the feedback and findings and offering an analysis of these to inform recommendations
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Presenting reports and findings at external meetings
Is this role right for me?
What we are looking for:
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Tact and diplomacy
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Observational skills coupled with a desire to improve the quality of services
Would be a bonus:
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Experience working with vulnerable, disadvantaged people and those with long-term health and care needs
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An understanding of the role of Healthwatch
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An understanding of the role of ‘Enter & View’ within Healthwatch Hounslow
Time Commitment
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Enter & Views are formal, structured visits that happen approximately once every 2 months. During the lead-up to, and the actual visit itself, a half to full day is required each week for a short period (approx. 3-4 weeks).
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Typically, we carry out a minimum of 6 visits each year.
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Skills and experience of Enter & View build during each visit. We suggest E&V volunteers are committed to long-term involvement in Healthwatch Hounslow to benefit from what this role has to offer.
Travel Commitment
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Visits can happen to services across the borough of Hounslow. You must be willing and able to travel across the borough–sometimes this could be up to 1.5 hours.
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Other aspects of the role (e.g. writing up notes) can be done from the office or home.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our Education speakers help us reach thousands of children and young people in Primary schools and youth groups, sharing knowledge about responsible pet ownership and dog safety. Join our team of confident, committed and self-motivated speakers to make a real difference to the lives of pets by helping us educate the next generation. We provide full training, fantastic resources and pre-designed presentations together with lots of support to help you make the most of your volunteering. If you love pets, enjoy working with children and find it rewarding to educate young people about pet care, this role is for you
Volunteer role: Education Speaker
Volunteer manager: Education Officer
Where you will be based: Community (in Norwich, Kings Lynn & genral Nofolk area. Also needed in Tiverton, Devon)
Why we want you
Sick, injured and homeless pets have relied on Blue Cross for help since 1897. Each year, thousands of dogs, cats, small pets and horses turn to the charity’s animal hospitals, clinics and rehoming services for treatment and support.
Our Volunteer Education Speakers provide an informative and influential service by talking to children in Primary schools and youth groups about responsible pet ownership and dog safety which enables us to improve the lives of thousands of pets. This role is for speakers who will visit and deliver talks to Primary schools and youth groups in their local area. We would love you to join us and help us help more pets in need
What you will be doing
- Having an informal chat with the team prior to selection
- Training online via e-learning to become an Education speaker
- Contacting Primary schools using details we have given you to arrange all the details for your talks
- Visiting Primary school and youth groups in your local area
- Delivering interactive presentations and fun talks to groups of children at Primary schools during the day, and youth groups such as Brownies and Cubs during the evening.
- Delivering a minimum of one talk per half school term
- Using Assemble, our online volunteering system to accept talk requests, tell us how they went and keep in touch with us
The skills you need
- To be a confident public speaker; happy to deliver PowerPoint presentations and talk to sometimes large numbers of children and young people in schools and youth groups
- To be self-motivated and happy to organise talks from details we have given you
- To be computer literate as you will need to complete your training online, deliver our pre-designed presentations and use our online volunteering system to keep in touch
- To enjoy teaching and working with young people and have a keen interest in pet care and dog safety
- To have access to your own car or reliable public transport
- To have daytime availability during term-time
What's in it for you
- A chance to inspire young people to make better choices for pets
- You’ll be home-based, getting involved with influencing pet care within your local community
- You’ll use your skills such as customer service, communication and team working
- We’ll provide you a Blue Cross Polo shirt and ID, with all the training you need, including our GUEST customer service training, e-learning on the work of Blue Cross, basic pet care and tips on speaking to children and young people
- You’ll join a great team of like-minded people with closed social network groups and (optional) annual volunteer meet-ups
- You'll receive ongoing support and training through webinars and a regular newsletter
Disclaimer
Online training can take several weeks so you will need to commit to training before you can fully get stuck into your role. We also ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of one talk per half term. You will need to have term-time daytime and ideally some evening availability. You'll need to be 17 or older for this role. You must have access to your own car or reliable public transport. Talks are delivered in person within a 20 mile radius of your home. Expenses are available. As this role involves liaising with children and young people, you will need to be prepared to undertake a DBS check. If you are using your own vehicle we will also need to complete some licence, insurance, MOT and tax checks. Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from eligible volunteers regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
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Prevent loneliness and isolation in your community become a befriender.
We all need a helping hand or listening ear – sometimes more so due to health, isolation or recovery following an operation
Connection Support is a local charity and we are looking for volunteer befrienders to support our Prevention Matters clients in Buckinghamshire.
Prevention Matters help adults regain confidence, maintain independence and help them get out and about. The Community Support Workers support clients by finding help, signposting to other services, connect with others in the local community and provide encouragement to get involved in social events.
You can make a difference to people’s lives as a Prevention Matters volunteer by:
- Increase or maintain social links such as attend local events, transport to coffee mornings
· Accompany clients on GP or hospital appointments
· Teach clients new digital skills such as email, Skype or how to search the web.
· Practical support in the garden or a spot of DIY in their home
· Assistance with hoarding disorder
· Support to a carer who is feeling isolated
Volunteers will have their traveling and out of pocket expenses covered. Opportunity to complete NVC National Volunteering Certificate and other in-house training.
At Connection Support we feel that nobody can do everything but everyone can do something so volunteering is flexible to suit you.
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds to join our diverse team, if you have any disabilities or health conditions, we will do everything we can to help you access this opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Prevent loneliness and isolation in your community become a befriender.
We all need a helping hand or listening ear – sometimes more so due to health, isolation or recovery following an operation
Connection Support is a local charity and we are looking for volunteer befrienders to support our Prevention Matters clients in Buckinghamshire.
Prevention Matters help adults regain confidence, maintain independence and help them get out and about. The Community Support Workers support clients by finding help, signposting to other services, connect with others in the local community and provide encouragement to get involved in social events.
You can make a difference to people’s lives as a Prevention Matters volunteer by:
- Increase or maintain social links such as attend local events, transport to coffee mornings
· Accompany clients on GP or hospital appointments
· Teach clients new digital skills such as email, Skype or how to search the web.
· Practical support in the garden or a spot of DIY in their home
· Assistance with hoarding disorder
· Support to a carer who is feeling isolated
Volunteers will have their traveling and out of pocket expenses covered. Opportunity to complete NVC National Volunteering Certificate and other in-house training.
At Connection Support we feel that nobody can do everything but everyone can do something so volunteering is flexible to suit you.
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds to join our diverse team, if you have any disabilities or health conditions, we will do everything we can to help you access this opportunity.
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Face-to-Face Volunteers play a vital part at EOPFS as they work closely with the Service Manager to meet the needs of the service along with supporting Floating Support Workers.
The primary purpose of the Face-to-Face Volunteer would be to support our Ealing Community Discharge Service when we have referrals. The Volunteer will assist the Service Manager in facilitating a discharge from hospital back to their home address. An example of this would be to support the Service User with getting groceries so that food is available for them when they are discharged.
What you will be doing
- Record conversations onto the Service Users Report
- Report any concerns as soon as possible
- Keep accurate and confidential records
- Support our Ealing Community Discharge Service with referrals
- Assist the Service Manager in facilitating a discharge from hospital back to their home address
The skills you need
- Confident with cheerful disposition.
- Excellent listening and conversational skills.
- Patient, non-judgemental and emotionally resilient.
- Reliable, committed with good time keeping skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised, using own initiative as required.
- Understand the importance of confidentiality and professional boundaries.
What's in it for you
- Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications.
- Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
- Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards, outings, celebration, and social events for our volunteers to get together and have some fun; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering.
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Volunteer Receptionist/Administrator
Location: Saint Michael’s Hospice – Crimple House, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate, HG2 8NA
Hours: Flexible hours – Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Volunteers generally undertake to cover a 4 hour shift 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm
Closing Date: 28th April 2024
Interviews will be held after closing, on or around the 7th and 14th of May 2024 in Harrogate.
An exciting opportunity to join our team of Volunteers supporting the Reception and Administration staff based at Crimple House, who are the first point of contact for anybody arriving at the Hospice.
Key responsibilities will include answering and directing telephone enquiries, greeting patients, patient visitors and staff, ensuring they are warmly welcomed at all times, as well as undertaking a variety of administration tasks using Word and Excel.
The Reception desk is manned Monday to Friday and volunteers can undertake part or full day cover. The volunteer rota is set a month in advance and volunteers will be contacted to gain their availability at least 2 weeks in advance.
For further details, please see a full copy of the role description attached.
Perspective Volunteers will be contacted via the telephone initially and if appropriate will then be invited for an interview, where they will have the opportunity to see in more detail what the role involves.
You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and District.
At North Yorkshire Hospice Care we believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Every member of our organisation has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all who encounter our services. We aim to keep people safe and to operate our services in a way that protects them; to make reporting concerns as easy as possible and respond quickly; to listen to all worries and work in partnership with individuals and agencies. All our staff and volunteers receive annual training on both adults and children/young people’s safeguarding. This impacts our recruitment processes and we have adopted a number of safer recruitment practices, which our HR and People team can talk through with you.
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being obtained including but not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. Costs of pre-employment checks will be met by the organisation.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).
Our Values at Work
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is clear about who we are, what we do and why we do it. It is our vision; mission and values that underpin this understanding and all three of these areas continue to evolve as we develop in response to the changing world around us.
We have re-examined our values with our stakeholders seeking to define a sense of who we are today. The result? A set of 10 values/behaviours that crystallize this thinking and act as a yardstick for our thinking and actions.
This shared set of values helps guide our decisions, actions and behaviours and is at the core of our collective aspiration to live in a community where everyone gets the care they need to live their last years, months and days with respect and dignity.
NB: This list is not exclusive or exhaustive but captures those values/behaviours currently at the top of our agenda.
· We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
· We are caring and compassionate
· We are personal and supportive in our approach
· We engage positively
· We are responsive
· We are driven to do better
· We are fair
· We are professional
· We work collaboratively
· We are accountable
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Age UK Bromley & Greenwich are the leading older persons organisation in both boroughs. We are a local charity with over 80 staff and 250 volunteers we are seeking to add to the expertise of our experienced, professional Board of Trustees.
We are seeking individuals with experience of developing strategy in a leadership role in the public, private or charity sector; areas of experience including Health and Social Care, marketing and social media; charity finance and fundraising would all be of particular interest. Applicants are welcome from all backgrounds.
Please download the job pack for full role description.
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- The Board of Trustees work with the Chief Executive at a strategic level to ensure the organisation is effective within its aims and objectives.
- The Board, made up of 6 Trustees, meet with the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive, approximately every two months, to discuss the wider obligations and challenges of the specific sector in which we work
- The Board have a joint responsibility with the Chief Executive to ensure the charity complies with good practice and legal obligations.
- The Board through the Chairman and Treasurer work with the Chief Executive and their Deputy to ensure finance and resources are adequate for the needs of the organisation
- The Board support the Chief Executive through the Chairman, in order for her to carry out the management of the Charity
- Trustees should act with integrity and in the interests of the organisation and its clients and staff
- The Board takes and gives advice and guidance to and from the Chief Executive as required.
We are especially interested in applications from people with some experience working or have worked in the following sectors:
- Medicine
- Social Work
- Local Government
- Religion
Please contact Jo Rising in the first instance for further information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Healthwatch Wandsworth - ‘Enter and View’ Community Researcher
Healthwatch Wandsworth is looking for volunteers who are interested in community research and being part of the Enter and View team.
The role of Healthwatch is to work with the local community and users of health and social care services to ensure that these services are responsive to local needs and delivered to a high standard. We plan visits to services and talk directly to clients and users about their experiences. This is fed back to the managers of the service and we follow up on any actions that may be taken in response to our findings.
One of the ways that Healthwatch can contribute is through its' legal powers to `Enter and View` premises such as hospitals, day care centres, or residential homes to observe the quality of care and to speak with patients, service users and carers.
We need volunteers who, through their work, volunteering, or personal experience, understand health and care services. We particularly welcome people who have personal experience of using services and reflect Wandsworth's diverse population.
Healthwatch Wandsworth's authorised representatives on the Enter & View team will be provided with clear guidelines about the premises they are going to visit, the purpose of the visit, and the reporting arrangements. Relevant training and support will also be offered.
As an ‘Enter and View’ Community Researcher you will
· Take part in an induction process.
· Attend training/briefing sessions.
· Visit health and care premises such as hospital wards, GP surgeries or day centres on a pre-arranged basis.
· Talk to the service users and staff that you meet on the premises and document their views.
· Observe and record what you notice.
· Undertake work face to face with members of the public, occasionally it may be over the telephone or an online meeting.
Essential Role Criteria
· Aged 18 or over.
· Knowledge of health and social care services, either through work, volunteering, or personal experience.
· Excellent inter-personal skills, tact and diplomacy.
· The ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.
· Ability to listen to what people are saying and reflect these in notes and reports in a non-judgmental way.
· Ability to travel to various locations in Wandsworth (expenses will be reimbursed).
· Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Benefits
· Travel expenses reimbursed
· Learn more about how health and social care services are run.
· The opportunity to help Healthwatch Wandsworth make a difference to health and social services in the local area.
· Your voice can represent your community to health and social care providers.
· The opportunity to acquire new skills, refine old ones, and increase your experience and confidence in things such as community interviews, analysing information, and writing reports.
· The opportunity to meet new people and enjoy new experiences.
· You will be able to update your CV and use your experience with Healthwatch to seek work in health and social care or other fields of employment.
South West Advocacy Network (SWAN) want to strengthen their Board of Trustees with up to 4 new Trustee appointments, including a Treasurer. These are voluntary positions and provide opportunity to help SWAN to develop its strategic direction and sustain innovative services to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, primarily, but not solely, in counties across the South of England.
SWAN began life in Wiltshire and over the past 25 years has expanded into Somerset, Bristol, Dorset, Isle of Wight, West Berkshire and Portsmouth. We deliver high quality, independent advocacy services supporting a diverse range of vulnerable people. We have developed a model of advocacy which ensures everyone, including the most marginalised, have the same rights and opportunities as their fellow citizens. Our services are free at the point of delivery, confidential and non-judgemental.
We work with people from all walks of life and have already supported thousands of the most disadvantaged people to have their voice heard and their choices respected by those that are making decisions about their future.
We are looking for dynamic and empathetic people to become trustees within our organisation, people who have the passion and drive to support SWAN and help us to ensure that the voices around our Board table reflect and understand the communities we work in. We would encourage people from all sections of our communities to apply , but particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled, and LGBTQ+ applicants because these groups are currently under-represented on our Board. We are happy to accept applications from people without prior Board experience but who can evidence their commitment to our purpose, values and ambitions and show a willingness to learn in the role.
The organisation is led and managed by the Chief Executive and the Executive Team who oversee the delivery of our services and the infrastructure that underpins them, and we believe that this, coupled with sound governance, will help us to achieve our vision and maximise our reach and impact.
We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate some of the following:
• Experiences that will bring different perspectives to our organisation i.e. being a member of , or working in, diverse or minority communities.
• Having direct experience of using advocacy or support services
• An understanding of, or interest in, the lives of vulnerable adults including those who have been victims of hate crime
• An understanding of, or interest in, the wider voluntary sector
• A commitment and willingness to improving the lives of vulnerable people
• Integrity, strategic vision and relationship building skills
• Governance, finance, and/or entrepreneurial experience
• Good communication skills and knowing how to work as part of a team
· For the treasurer role some experience of managing and understanding budgets and financial reports would also be required.
Time commitment averages 1 day a month, meeting locations are flexible and either face to face or virtual. Trustee expenses, including travel are paid.
Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require a current DBS check.
If you believe you would add value to our Board we would love to hear from you. Please contact Sarah Gibson for further information on how to apply.
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South West Advocacy Network (SWAN) want to strengthen their Board of Trustees with up to 4 new Trustee appointments, including a Treasurer. These are voluntary positions and provide opportunity to help SWAN to develop its strategic direction and sustain innovative services to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, primarily, but not solely, in counties across the South of England.
SWAN began life in Wiltshire and over the past 25 years has expanded into Somerset, Bristol, Dorset, Isle of Wight, West Berkshire and Portsmouth. We deliver high quality, independent advocacy services supporting a diverse range of vulnerable people. We have developed a model of advocacy which ensures everyone, including the most marginalised, have the same rights and opportunities as their fellow citizens. Our services are free at the point of delivery, confidential and non-judgemental.
We work with people from all walks of life and have already supported thousands of the most disadvantaged people to have their voice heard and their choices respected by those that are making decisions about their future.
We are looking for dynamic and empathetic people to become trustees within our organisation, people who have the passion and drive to support SWAN and help us to ensure that the voices around our Board table reflect and understand the communities we work in. We would encourage people from all sections of our communities to apply , but particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled, and LGBTQ+ applicants because these groups are currently under-represented on our Board. We are happy to accept applications from people without prior Board experience but who can evidence their commitment to our purpose, values and ambitions and show a willingness to learn in the role.
The organisation is led and managed by the Chief Executive and the Executive Team who oversee the delivery of our services and the infrastructure that underpins them, and we believe that this, coupled with sound governance, will help us to achieve our vision and maximise our reach and impact.
We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate some of the following:
• Experiences that will bring different perspectives to our organisation i.e. being a member of , or working in, diverse or minority communities.
• Having direct experience of using advocacy or support services
• An understanding of, or interest in, the lives of vulnerable adults including those who have been victims of hate crime
• An understanding of, or interest in, the wider voluntary sector
• A commitment and willingness to improving the lives of vulnerable people
• Integrity, strategic vision and relationship building skills
• Governance, finance, and/or entrepreneurial experience
• Good communication skills and knowing how to work as part of a team
· For the treasurer role some experience of managing and understanding budgets and financial reports would also be required.
Time commitment averages 1 day a month, meeting locations are flexible and either face to face or virtual. Trustee expenses, including travel are paid.
Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require a current DBS check.
If you believe you would add value to our Board we would love to hear from you. Please contact Sarah Gibson for further information on how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.