Community Outreach And Events Volunteer Volunteer Roles

Do you love helping your community? Want to boost or enhance your communication skills while making a real difference? Looking for valuable experience community outreach, or volunteering?

If so, we have an incredible opportunity just for you! Neighbourhood Watch is organizing 250 events nationwide to help BT customers understand the Digital Switch. The events will be held in community venues such as libraries, community centers and village halls.

We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to join us in making these events a success. And don’t worry if you’re new to the Digital Switch – we’ll provide all the training you need!

Location

England and Wales

To see if there are events closed to you, visit our website.

Responsibilities and duties

· Team Up: Partner with another volunteer to run an informative 3-4 hour event.

· Set the Stage: Help set up the room and create a welcoming atmosphere.

· Engage and Educate: Chat with BT customers, explaining the Digital Switch and sharing what Neighbourhood Watch is all about.

· Personal Connections: Interact with attendees one-on-one or in small groups.

· Feedback Fun: Collect feedback through surveys and learn what our community thinks.

· Share the Knowledge: Hand out information leaflets.

· Wrap It Up: Ensure everything is tidied up and attendees leave informed and happy.

Why It Matters:

Your role is crucial in helping BT customers understand the Digital Switch. You’ll be the friendly face of Neighbourhood Watch, making sure people know where to turn for support and creating a positive impact in your community.

Time commitment

· Each event lasts 3 to 4 hours.

· We ask that you attend at least one full event, but you’re welcome to join more!

Who We’re Looking For:

No prior knowledge is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm!

The ideal volunteers:

· Love engaging and supporting people.

· Are available during daytime.

· Can attend online training sessions.

· Are able to travel to event locations.

· Share Neighbourhood Watch values.

Training Provided:

We’ve got you covered with two online training sessions:

· A 90-minute session.

· A 1-hour session.

Plus, you’ll have direct support from the Neighbourhood Watch team every step of the way.

Expenses

We will refund traveling to the event and refreshment.

This is an exciting time to become one of our first Visitor Experience volunteers
as the Royal Hospital restores the Soane Stable Yard and opens a Visitor and
Outreach Centre with new displays telling the history of the Royal Hospital and
Chelsea Pensioners. This project has been part funded by the National Lottery
Heritage Fund.
We will be delivering an exciting range of heritage activities, tours, events, and
workshops for visitors to the New Soane Stable Yard. As a Visitor Experience
Volunteer, you will play a vital role in enhancing the visitor experience.
Visitor Events Volunteers will engage with the Visitor Experience and Public
Programmes Team, and a team of volunteers to offer visitors an outstanding
visitor experience.
This is a varied and interesting role which involves dealing with the general
public as well as staff and fellow volunteers.

Join our amazing volunteer team to raise awareness of sight loss and RNIB services at local events. You’ll be making a real difference to people living with sight loss by helping to create a world without barriers. This face to face opportunity will see you providing information about RNIB services and activities to help people with sight loss live the lives they want, enabling them to hear about the support that is available, and how they can help others. What you’ll be doing • Creating a welcoming and interesting display stand. • Speaking directly to people affected by sight loss. • Being a friendly face of RNIB locally - engaging with a diverse range of people. • Providing information and demonstrations of basic independent living aids for the general public and professionals. What you’ll gain from the role: • An opportunity to give something back. • A chance to build a strong community. • A sense of achievement through the difference you make. •  A chance to be part of a team of like-minded people • An opportunity to develop and explore different roles with RNIB, including our internal job vacancies. In return for donating your time we will provide: • A supportive route to building your confidence in meeting members of the public and serving customers. • A rewarding experience. • A great Induction and training. • A supportive manager. • Regular updates and catchups. • Expenses. • An opportunity to connect with other volunteers. In applying for / signing up for this role you agree to be contacted when we are seeking volunteers to help with an event in relation to this role description. We will contact you via a communication method for which you have given consent.

Who this opportunity will suit

Minimum age

• You must be at least 18 years old to apply

What skills and experience are needed?

• • An outgoing, friendly approach to meeting new people • An empathetic and professional manner. • Good communications skills with active listening. • An interest in helping people access the information they need.

• Voluntary Work– out of pocket expenses paid
• 3-4 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months
• Based in person in Greenwich

South East London Mind is excited to be recruiting for Connecting Communities volunteers based in person at our site in Greenwich.

Our Connecting Communities service is essential to ensuring that people experiencing poor mental health are supported to gain access to local services within the community. Our Connecting Communities volunteers will be pivotal in researching what services are available within the community and helping to raise awareness of the support that South East London Mind can provide by networking with other organisations within the Greenwich borough. Our volunteers will be a listening ear to people experiencing a difficult time and will be able to signpost them to services to gain the support they need.

Connecting Communities Volunteers can volunteer Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00-16:00.

We ask that our Connecting Communities Volunteers commit to at least 3 hours a week for a minimum of 6 months. We will accept candidates that can commit to volunteering for 3-4 hours every fortnight for a minimum of 6 months

Essential Skills:

• Good listening and communication skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good IT skills to include: Microsoft Office applications, outlook, ability to navigate websites with ease, and ability to complete online forms
• A patient and compassionate approach, along with the ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner

Benefits:

• Regular training and development opportunities
• Ongoing supervision and support
• An opportunity to be part of a team
• An opportunity to help people within the local community
• Volunteering Week celebrations
• In depth induction training which includes active listening skills, administration skills, mental health awareness, and EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion).

South East London Mind is committed to the value of diversity, equity of opportunity and elimination of discrimination in all forms. We are passionate about providing the best opportunities for the people we support.

How to apply:
Read the Role Description and Person Specification attached. Download and complete an application form and send back to us.

For an informal chat about this role please call to speak to Rebekah on 0208 8853 8407

Unwaste.io is a UK based social enterprise using data to create a circular economy for plastic. Our cloud platform, Wastebase, collects data about single-use plastic waste found in the environment. We encourage individuals, communities and NGOs to use our free Wastebase app to collect evidence about the plastic waste they find in their area. We want producers to take responsibility for where their waste ends up. Our data can help them do that.

We’re looking for a UK-based volunteer who can help connect with community organisations in the UK and encourage more people to use Wastebase to support their activities. If you like being out and about, talking to people who want to improve their community and you are interested in improving the environment, this might be the role for you.

Regular tasks

We’ll support you to understand our aims and audience and encourage you to bring your own ideas and creativity to what we do. Regular tasks will involve:

• identifying and engaging with community organisations involved in local clean ups, waste or litter campaigning or plastic free advocacy through Facebook, instagram and TikTok, supported by our Social Media Manager

• joining local clean ups in person to demonstrate the Wastebase app and get people excited about using it

• joining meetings remotely to give demos or presentations about Wastebase, supported by our comms lead

• distributing posters for community groups to use in their local displays

Essential requirements

• willingness and confidence to get out and talk to local groups in person

• access to own car or ability to travel independently with the local area (up to a day trip - we don’t expect you to make extended or overnight trips)

• confidence in public speaking (remote or in person) and engaging people on a personal level

• confidence in using digital tools to make presentations or demos (for example, Google Meet, Google Slides)

• experience in using social media to connect with people or organisations

Desirable requirements

• knowledge of or interest in plastic reduction, waste management or the circular economy

• desire to create positive impact on the environment 

• previous experience of working with a community organisation in an engagement or marketing role

Expenses

Unwaste.io will reimburse reasonable travel expenses (including fuel). This could include train travel to meet a community group, for example, plus lunch if out for a whole day. These must be agreed in advance.

Working schedule

We expect our volunteers to join regular weekly check ins - these are usually about 30 mins at an agreed time. Outside of this, we expect you to manage your own time and complete tasks in a way that suits both your schedule and the requirements of the role. This is likely to include some time at the weekends (to join clean ups) or in the evenings.

We are always available to answer questions and offer support and encourage all of our team to ask for help whenever they need it. If you are joining clean ups and events, we will support you to do this safely. 

Training and support

We’ll provide you with appropriate training on our app and data management platform, as well as the collaboration tools we use. We’ll also support you to develop your knowledge of plastics and the circular economy, and to build your skills around community engagement (writing, presentation, identifying contacts for example). You'll be supported by our Partnerships and Comms lead and will work alongside our Social Media Manager and Data Volunteer.

If you wish to use this role as a basis for a personal study project or portfolio project, we will be happy to provide you with additional access to our data and digital tools.

Future opportunities

This is an unpaid role and we can’t guarantee any future employment with Unwaste.io. However, your experience as a volunteer would be very valuable if you chose to apply for any future roles with us. We always encourage our volunteers to apply for relevant roles if they come up.

About you

We are looking for people with or without board level experience, and we would welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds.

In order to continue to enhance the diversity of our board, we would particularly like to hear from people from ethnically marginalised groups, particularly Black African backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with physical disabilities, and other marginalised groups, and especially those with direct experience of services provided by our hospice.

On this occasion and following a recent skills audit of our current trustees, we are particularly looking for people with expertise in any of the following areas:

• Finance and accounting (with a view to succession planning for our current Treasurer)
• Co-production, community engagement and community development
• Property and estate management

Commitments from trustees and from the hospice

Trustees are expected to attend, in person or via tele-conferencing:

• Sessions agreed as part of each trustee’s personalised induction programme.

• Bi-monthly board meetings.

• Approximately two board away days per year, dedicated to strategic planning.

Where they are willing and able, trustees may be asked to join one of the board sub-committees.

Whilst this is an unpaid, voluntary role, out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed. A personalised induction programme, training, support and mentorship will be provided.

Person specification

Each trustee must have:

• commitment to the vision of the hospice

• willingness to meet the minimum time commitment

• integrity

• strategic vision

• good, independent judgement

• the ability to think creatively

• willingness to speak their mind

• understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

• the ability to work effectively as a member of a team and to take decisions for the good

of the hospice.

Previous board/trustee experience is not necessary and the hospice welcomes applications from all ages and backgrounds.

Closing date for applications is Monday 7 October.

Lead the celebration of Afro-Hebrew culture and foster understanding across diverse communities. As the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony Programme Manager at Barawak, you will orchestrate impactful cultural events and collaborative art projects.
 

Introduction to the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony Programme at Barawak

Love creating a buzz? Are you passionate about shaping vibrant cultural narratives? Does the thought of curating groundbreaking events spark your creativity? The Community Engagement and Racial Harmony Programme at Barawak is where your enthusiasm can come to life. Anchored in our strategic mission to foster economic empowerment and racial harmony, this service line is the heart of our community's vibrancy, designed to both engage and exhilarate. It upholds our objective to establish the Afro-Hebrew community as a powerhouse of high-achieving, inspirational members who contribute significantly to our community.

In line with our vision, we're crafting a new lexicon of Afro-Hebrew cultural celebration — one that embraces the aspirations of our emerging future and resonates with the ambition of our youth. Through electrifying events and artistic collaborations, this programme will shine a light on the richness and diversity of our heritage. Our mission, firmly woven into the fabric of this service line, is to champion innovative ways of community connection that are both enlightening and empowering. We're on a journey to elevate the Afro-Hebrew narrative, positioning our community as a beacon of culture and a touchstone for tomorrow's successes.

The aim for this service line is community engagement with a difference; working to create excitement about and around the Afro Hebrew community; and helping to get across to the rest of the world that the Afro-Hebrew community produces high-quality members of society. This service line will create a new way of celebrating Afro Hebrew culture, one that is fit for aspirations of our future. The Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service line is dedicated to redefining the celebration of our heritage, making it relevant for the world of tomorrow and resonant with the aspirations of our youth. Our mission is to foster a new way of community interaction that is as enlightening as it is uplifting, positioning the Afro-Hebrew community as a source of inspiration and a foundation for future success.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Plan and execute the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony strategy and service line:

• Cultural Events and Dialogue: Lead the creation of a flagship calendar of events designed to elevate the cultural and social quality of the community. This includes organizing a successful annual cultural festival with a diverse range of activities that celebrate and raise awareness of Afro-Hebrew heritage.

• Art and Media Collaborations: Develop and implement a series of collaborative art and media projects that involve community members, fostering racial harmony and showcasing the community's creativity and stories.

2. Measure performance: Keep accurate count of thenumber of cultural events held annually; the number of attendees to cultural events; the community participation rate in art and media projects. Including social media and other statistics; and feedback and satisfaction rates from event attendees and project participants. Provide this data to the Governance Team and Trustees on request.

3. Collaboration with Verticals Teams: 

• Partnership Development & Collaboration Team: Coordinate with this team to identify and establishalliances and partnerships with local, regional and global organisations, businesses, councils, and thegovernment to acquire Community Engagement and Racial Harmony resources, speakers or information.

• Fundraising & Financial Management Team: Collaborate with this team to conduct fundraising activities and financial planning for the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service line. Identify diverse revenue streams, such as grants, donations, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events for the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service.

• Volunteer Engagement Team: Work with this team to recruit, train and manage volunteers to support the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service delivery.

• Marketing Outreach & Advocacy: work with this team to enhance visibility of the Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service across social media, press, and community events. 

4. Governance Team Interaction: Provide regular updates and reports to the Governance, Secretariat & Performance Reporting team. Ensure programmealignment with Barawak policies, procedures, strategyand objectives. Collaborate on monitoring and evaluation efforts to assess Community Engagement and Racial Harmony service impact and effectiveness.

Person Specification:

• Skills: Strong organisational and leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and adept at working in a collaborative environment. Eagar to learn new skills.

• Attributes: Deep understanding of the challenges faced by the Afro-Hebrew community in the UK. Commitment to Barawak's values of helping out, sticking together, and staying strong. Ability to work flexibly and respond to evolving community needs.

• Commitment: Passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families dealing with poverty. Innovative thinker with a focus on creating sustainable, long-term solutions.

Important: This advert is for a voluntary role, which is unpaid and not subject to reimbursement of expenses. Any agreement with the successful candidate is not intended to be a legally binding contract between us and may be cancelled at any time at the discretion of either party. By applying for the role, candidates agree that neither of us intend any employment relationship to be created either now or at any time in the future.

Join our amazing volunteer team to raise awareness of sight loss and RNIB services at local events. You will give talks in person or virtually, sharing your own story to improve understanding of sight loss to local service providers and community groups. You’ll be making a real difference to people living with sight loss by helping to improve accessibility and inclusivity, creating a world without barriers. What you’ll be doing: • Giving talks to groups of people to raise awareness of sight loss in your local community by sharing your story to audiences, for example, local businesses, community and voluntary groups. • Delivering Talks to raise awareness of RNIB services as a trusted source of support for blind and partially sighted people • Representing RNIB as an Ambassador for the Community Connection service What you’ll gain from the role: • An opportunity to give something back. • A chance to build a strong community. • A sense of achievement through the difference you make. • A chance to be part of a team of like-minded people • An opportunity to develop and explore different roles with RNIB, including our internal job vacancies. In return for donating your time we will provide: • A supportive route to building your confidence in presenting and sharing your story with an audience. • A rewarding experience. • A great Induction and training. • A supportive manager. • Regular updates and catchups. • Expenses. • An opportunity to connect with other volunteers. 

Minimum age

• You must be at least 18 years old to apply

What skills and experience are needed?

• • Lived experience of issues affecting blind and partially sighted people • Be comfortable speaking to different audiences to share your story, or a willingness to try with our support. • Able to communicate effectively. • Have an outgoing, friendly approach to meeting new people.

Join our amazing volunteer team to raise awareness of sight loss and RNIB services at local events. You will give talks in person or virtually, sharing your own story to improve understanding of sight loss to local service providers and community groups.  You’ll be making a real difference to people living with sight loss by helping to improve accessibility and inclusivity, creating a world without barriers. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Giving talks to groups of people to raise awareness of sight loss in your local community by sharing your story to audiences, for example, local businesses, community and voluntary groups. 

• Delivering talks to raise awareness of RNIB services as a trusted source of support for blind and partially sighted people

• Representing RNIB as an Ambassador for the Community Connection service 

 What you’ll gain from the role: 

• An opportunity to give something back. 

• A chance to build a strong community. 

• A sense of achievement through the difference you make.

• A chance to be part of a team of like-minded people 

• An opportunity to develop and explore different roles with RNIB, including our internal job vacancies. 

In return for donating your time we will provide: 

• A supportive route to building your confidence in presenting and sharing your story with an audience. 

• A rewarding experience. 

• A great Induction and training. 

• A supportive manager. 

• Regular updates and catchups. 

• Expenses. 

• An opportunity to connect with other volunteers. 

Recruitment Morning Invitation - We are recruiting for volunteers!

Silk Wood Community Planting Project Volunteer

Since we started the Silk Wood Community Planting Project (SWCPP), we've made great progress in regenerating Silk Wood following the clearing of diseased ash trees. All thanks to the amazing volunteers who’ve joined along the way. With over 1000 community participants, we've planted and maintained 3,300 saplings to date, with 5,700 more to come. We have also been busy monitoring the flora of the site, as well as offering learning opportunities and wellbeing-based events. We’ve also initiated trials on biodegradable tree tubes and different weed control methods to see what works best for helping these young trees thrive.

In the coming months, we will continue to care for last year’s trees before gearing up for the next planting season. Our groups range in numbers, ages, abilities and needs, and so having volunteers assisting with supervision is essential to enable these events to run smoothly. By joining us, new volunteers will have the chance to make a real impact on the future of Silk Wood and be part of something special.

If you think this is a volunteer opportunity that interest you we are having an open morning where you can come and meet the team to find out more. The open morning is on Wednesday 4th September and you can drop it at any time to meet the team between 09.30am and 1.00pm. Instructions and directions for the day will be emailed nearer the time but to to attend the recruitment open morning please go to our website and click on the 'Silk Wood Community Planting Project' current opportunity, have a look at the more detailed role description and sign-up to attend the open morning.

Join our amazing volunteer team to raise awareness of sight loss and RNIB services at local events. You will give talks in person or virtually, sharing your own story to improve understanding of sight loss to local service providers and community groups. You’ll be making a real difference to people living with sight loss by helping to improve accessibility and inclusivity, creating a world without barriers. What you’ll be doing: • Giving talks to groups of people to raise awareness of sight loss in your local community by sharing your story to audiences, for example, local businesses, community and voluntary groups. • Delivering Talks to raise awareness of RNIB services as a trusted source of support for blind and partially sighted people • Representing RNIB as an Ambassador for the Community Connection service What you’ll gain from the role: • An opportunity to give something back. • A chance to build a strong community. • A sense of achievement through the difference you make. • A chance to be part of a team of like-minded people • An opportunity to develop and explore different roles with RNIB, including our internal job vacancies. In return for donating your time we will provide: • A supportive route to building your confidence in presenting and sharing your story with an audience. • A rewarding experience. • A great Induction and training

Who this opportunity will suit

Minimum age

• You must be at least 18 years old to apply

What skills and experience are needed?

• • Lived experience of issues affecting blind and partially sighted people • Be comfortable speaking to different audiences to share your story, or a willingness to try with our support. • Able to communicate effectively. • Have an outgoing, friendly approach to meeting new people.

This is an exciting time to become one of our first Visitor Experience volunteers
as the Royal Hospital restores the Soane Stable Yard and opens a Visitor and
Outreach Centre with new displays telling the history of the Royal Hospital and
Chelsea Pensioners. This project has been part funded by the National Lottery
Heritage Fund.

We will be delivering an exciting range of heritage activities, tours, events, and
workshops for visitors to the New Soane Stable Yard. As a Visitor Experience
Volunteer, you will play a vital role in enhancing the visitor experience.
Front of House Volunteers will engage with the Visitor Experience and Public
Programmes Team, and a team of volunteers to offer visitors an outstanding
visitor experience.

This is a varied and interesting role which involves dealing with the general
public as well as staff and fellow volunteers.

Join our amazing volunteer team to raise awareness of sight loss and RNIB services at local events. You will give talks in person or virtually, sharing your own story to improve understanding of sight loss to local service providers and community groups. You’ll be making a real difference to people living with sight loss by helping to improve accessibility and inclusivity, creating a world without barriers. What you’ll be doing: • Giving talks to groups of people to raise awareness of sight loss in your local community by sharing your story to audiences, for example, local businesses, community and voluntary groups. • Delivering Talks to raise awareness of RNIB services as a trusted source of support for blind and partially sighted people • Representing RNIB as an Ambassador for the Community Connection service What you’ll gain from the role: • An opportunity to give something back. • A chance to build a strong community. • A sense of achievement through the difference you make. • A chance to be part of a team of like-minded people • An opportunity to develop and explore different roles with RNIB, including our internal job vacancies. In return for donating your time we will provide: • A supportive route to building your confidence in presenting and sharing your story with an audience. • A rewarding experience. • A great Induction and training. • A supportive manager. • Regular updates and catchups. • Expenses. • An opportunity to connect with other volunteers.

Who this opportunity will suit

Minimum age

• You must be at least 18 years old to apply

What skills and experience are needed?

• • Lived experience of issues affecting blind and partially sighted people • Be comfortable speaking to different audiences to share your story, or a willingness to try with our support. • Able to communicate effectively. • Have an outgoing, friendly approach to meeting new people.

Location: Clay Cross, Chesterfield
Status: Volunteer
Start Date: ASAP
Time Commitment: Equivalent to about two days per month, including quarterly Board meetings, quarterly sub-committee meetings, one away day annually, and the Annual General Meeting. 

Application Deadline: Rolling

Can you help us change lives?

We are looking for volunteers to join our Board of Trustees to help lead the charity and support our management team in developing our services and securing the vital resources we need to meet demand. Join us in continuing to make a real difference in the lives of the people in North East Derbyshire and Bolsover Districts.

About Us:

For almost 50 years, Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire has been a cornerstone of support for residents in North East Derbyshire and Bolsover Districts, providing free, independent, and impartial advice. We take immense pride in our longstanding dedication to our local community. Together with other Derbyshire Citizens Advice services, we have set national benchmarks through innovative partnerships with Derbyshire Public Health and GP surgeries, delivering crucial advice in diverse settings such as GP surgeries, food banks, and community venues.

At the heart of our operations lies our robust telephone advice service, which serves as the backbone of our organisation. This service not only provides immediate support to individuals who may face barriers accessing physical locations but also fuels our broader initiatives and outreach programs. It ensures that every member of our community can access the essential guidance they need, regardless of their circumstances. In addition, we offer advice via email to enhance accessibility and reach in a digital age, accommodating diverse needs and preferences.

With an annual income of approximately £800,000, we sustain a team of 27 dedicated staff members and are supported by incredible 20 volunteers. In recent years, we have expanded our services to include more telephone and digital advice provisions, maintaining exceptional standards of advice and garnering valuable client feedback.

As part of the national Citizens Advice network, we leverage a trusted, nationally recognised brand. Our research and evidence play a pivotal role in advocating for policy changes and improving practices that directly impact the lives of our clients. Grounded in local insights yet connected to a broad network of support and knowledge, we remain steadfast in addressing the unique challenges facing our community.

About the Role:

As a Trustee, you will also serve as a Director of our limited company, playing a crucial role in ensuring the continued provision of high-quality services to our clients. You will work collaboratively with fellow Trustees to make informed decisions, attend board meetings, liaise with staff, review board papers, and provide guidance on our services.

Our Board of Trustees is essential in maintaining smooth and effective operations, campaigning for policy changes, securing resources, and upholding high standards. Join us at an exciting time of growth and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in our community.

You will play a vital role in providing strategic leadership and ensuring the charity operates effectively and meets its objectives. This includes:

• Strategic Leadership: Collaborate with the Chair, CEO, and fellow Trustees to promote our vision, mission, and values.

• Policy and Strategy Development: Work with the Board to set policy, strategy, and targets.

• Compliance and Performance: Ensure the charity complies with all statutory requirements and evaluates internal performance.

• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate the work of the Board to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend and offer strategic input into Board meetings and other events.

• Support and advise staff and fellow Trustees, especially in areas of your professional expertise.

• Inspire staff, volunteers, and external stakeholders through the promotion of our vision, mission, and values.

Person Specification:

• A commitment to our mission, aims, and ethos, along with a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort.

• Ideally experience of a governance role within a charitable, commercial, or public organisation.

• A desire to make a difference for people at moments of challenge in their lives.

• Ability to explain information in an accessible way to fellow Trustees, staff, volunteers, and external stakeholders.

• Good, independent judgement and an ability to think creatively.

• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties and responsibilities of trusteeship / company director.

Embracing Diversity and Inclusion:

At Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire, we are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment. We believe that a diverse Board of Trustees, reflective of the communities we serve, enriches our perspective and enhances our ability to provide high-quality services.

We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities, and individuals from racially minoritised groups. Your unique experiences and viewpoints are invaluable in helping us understand and address the diverse needs of our clients. We also highly value lived experiences with issues such as previous financial insecurity/debt, housing instability, relationship breakdowns, discrimination, unemployment, mental health challenges, and other forms of social disadvantage, as they provide crucial insights into the challenges our clients face.

While we prioritise applications from individuals who meet these preferences, we also encourage anyone who shares our commitment to supporting our community to apply. Your passion for our mission and dedication to making a difference are what matter most. We value diversity in all its forms and believe in creating a supportive environment where everyone can contribute effectively.

We aim to ensure that all voices are heard and valued, and we are dedicated to promoting equality and diversity at every level of our organisation. Join us and contribute to a team that is passionate about making a positive impact in our community through inclusive and equitable practices.

What You Will Gain:

• Job Satisfaction: Make a tangible difference in your community by helping individuals in crisis and supporting them through challenging times.

• Community Impact: Play a critical role in shaping local advice and advocacy services, ensuring they meet the needs of our community effectively.

• Valuable Experience: Enhance your governance, strategic planning, and leadership skills, which are highly transferable to various professional settings.

• Personal Growth: Gain insight into the issues facing local communities and develop a deeper understanding of social justice and advocacy.

• Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of passionate and committed individuals, expanding your professional and personal network.

• Professional Development: Access to induction, training, and ongoing support from experienced Trustees and staff to help you grow in your role.

Practical Considerations:

• Meetings: Attend approximately 10 meetings per year that are a mixture of evening and daytime.

• Induction and Training: Provided, with support from experienced Trustees and staff.

• Expenses: Covered.

• Requirements: DBS check for certain roles, references and secure computer access and a smartphone.

Apply now and make a difference!