Trustees

Join us as we strive for a safe home, better life and fairer future for everyone. Changing Attitudes. Changing Lives.

Location: Kent

Time commitment: c.1 day a month

Applications close at 9 a.m. Wednesday 6th November

About Porchlight

Porchlight is one of Kent’s largest charities, supporting thousands of people across the county every year. As well as our housing and homelessness services, we work in communities across Kent and Medway, helping people to manage their mental health and deal with any problems early on so they can stay well and keep their homes.

We support people who are most at risk of poverty, social exclusion, mental ill health or homelessness. It’s work that has never been more needed.

About the role

Board Members play a vital role in making sure that Porchlight achieves its core purpose. Responsible for the overall governance of the organisation, members contribute experience, expertise, and insight to add value to the strategic direction and governance of Porchlight.

We welcome both experienced Trustees and those looking to take on their first trusteeship, and we want to welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to further diversify the Board. Applications from under-represented and minority groups are particularly welcome.

Ultimately what we want is for you to bring wide-ranging experience and diversity of thought, to make a substantial impact on our work, and for you to enjoy being a trustee and feel like you’re making a difference!

Who we are looking for

We are looking to bring on board new Trustees who have one or more of the following skills and experience:

• Partnership working, as we do more in partnership with other organisations and experience of merging or acquiring services/organisations could be helpful too.
• HR and insights into how we can be a modern organisation and an excellent employer at the forefront of people practice.
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure our policies and practices are open and inclusive.
• Sector-specific experience as we navigate the changes in social care. We are particularly interested in people with a good understanding of mental health, working with the NHS and safeguarding.
• Income generation, fundraising, and corporate partnerships.

We are also particularly interested in attracting people with lived experience or associated expertise to navigate the system and understand the barriers and opportunities for support.

Most importantly, we are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board to bring about real change and move us closer to our vision of a fairer society that works better for everyone.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Wednesday 6th November.