Chair of Trustees

Come and join the Board of Trustees at Caspari Foundation, the home of educational psychotherapy training. As a charity, we rely on the enthusiasm, knowledge, and experience of our brilliant trustees to support our small team. If you’re passionate about education and children’s mental health, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for:

Chair of Trustees with knowledge and experience of one or more of the subjects below:

·       Education (any level and Senior Leadership / policy level)

·       Psychotherapy

·       Finance / Fundraising

·       Marketing

·       Network / Advocacy

We’d prefer you to have previous experience as a trustee, and of working with a small business and small charity. We’d also like you to be aware of and sensitive to the pressures faced by a small team working with limited resources.

About us:

Caspari Foundation is the UK’s only provider of educational psychotherapy in schools, and the UK’s leading trainer in this field. This approach was pioneered by Irene Caspari in the 1970s and bridges the gap between education and therapy.

It offers a safe way for children to explore and make sense of experiences that may be blocking their development. The aim is to help them to learn about themselves, improve their relationships with peers and staff, and gain confidence. Together, this enables them to experience the joy of learning.

The Caspari Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender identity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, age, class or culture.

Caspari Foundation is forward thinking, progressive and fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  We expect all prospective trustees to be engaged with their own learning in this area.

Commitment:

·       Trustees are volunteer positions

·       Three meetings a year (one per term, dates agreed with trustees)

·       Further ad hoc (up to three) meetings a year to support the charity’s running and decision-making process

·       All meetings are on Zoom. There may also be in-person meetings in future.

·       Share knowledge, skills, and experience, and keep up to date on developments in area of specialism

·       Take an active role in managing the charity, contribute to regular decision-making, and, if appropriate, act as an informal mentor to employees

·       Successful applicants will sign up to a (renewable) three-year term