Trustee - Welfare

The Printing Charity is an occupational charity, founded in 1827, focused on providing scalable, agile and sustainable services that support the needs of people who work or have worked in the print, paper, packaging and graphics sectors.  

To continue to provide relevant services and support now and in the future, The Printing Charity has invested in a renewed focus on the charity’s welfare activities which include financial assistance grants, support to residents at two sheltered homes, and the management and development of its outsourced 24/7 helpline, introduced in 2019, and now available to 29,000 people working in 340+ companies in the sectors it supports. 

The Printing Charity
Trustee
Unremunerated
Hybrid – meetings held online and in London

This is an exciting time to join The Printing Charity as we review the integration, development, delivery and growth of our key welfare and wellbeing services, to ensure they are fit to support our community, now and in the future. We will be driving forward a programme that looks at the growth of our services, maintaining quality, good safeguarding practice and impact.

The Trustee will bring knowledge and experience of welfare programmes and services, providing support and expertise to the charity as it develops its long-term welfare and wellbeing strategy.

We are seeking those with the following skills areas:

• Senior-level experience in service delivery for social care, health, or safeguarding in large organisations
• Knowledge of current developments in mental health and welfare services
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship

The Printing Charity is committed to ensuring that principles of equality, diversity and inclusion underpin our approach to our governance, activities, staff and beneficiaries. We know that equality, diversity and inclusion strengthen the work that we do and lead to better outcomes for our beneficiaries, and greater societal impact. We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and from all sections of the community to apply for this role.

Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications:        
Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Interviews with Prospectus:           
9th – 16th October 2024

Interviews with The Printing Charity:      
w/c 21st or 28th October 2024    

If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Hayley Sheldon at Prospectus.