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PeakWell

We are a corporate health platform designed for employees who are returning to work after a longer period of sick leave such as burnout by providing personalised reintegration plans.

Burnout is a pervasive issue affecting two-thirds of full-time employees at some point in their careers. Despite the prevalence of this issue, work environments are often ill-equipped to respond constructively. Only 27% of supervisors react positively to incidents of burnout, and merely one in three colleagues provide the necessary support. This lack of structured support exacerbates the challenges faced by both employees and employers when a worker returns after an extended absence due to burnout.

Employees and employers alike struggle with the absence of a structured reintegration process, leading to increased stress and reduced productivity. The absence of a clear reintegration strategy prolongs recovery times and heightens the risk of relapse, resulting in higher costs for both insurance providers and organisations.

PeakWell is a comprehensive mental health platform designed to support highly skilled professionals returning to work after extended sick leave. The platform provides personalized burnout assessments, tailored recovery plans, and ongoing education for both employees and managers. By aligning all stakeholders—employees, employers, insurers, and medical practitioners—PeakWell ensures a holistic approach to burnout management.

For employers, PeakWell delivers personalized reintegration plans and guidelines for managers, helping to reduce burnout-related costs and improve employee well-being and retention. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive, structured, and proactive support system, which combines advanced analytics and seamless integration with existing corporate systems to enhance user experience and adoption.

By standardizing yet customizing the reintegration framework, PeakWell eliminates uncertainties and automates the process, shortening recovery times and promoting a healthier, more productive work environment. This approach ultimately lowers costs for organizations and insurance providers while easing the burden on employers and reducing stress for employees.

Join us at PeakWell, where your skills and passion can make a profound impact on the lives of professionals facing burnout. By volunteering with us, you'll be part of a pioneering initiative that redefines mental health support and reintegration for employees in demanding environments. Your contributions will directly help shape a platform that promotes well-being, resilience, and productivity, creating healthier workplaces and transforming lives.

At PeakWell, we believe in the power of collaboration and innovation. As a volunteer, you'll the opportunity to develop your skills, take on meaningful challenges, grow with us and see the tangible results of your efforts in real-time.

Your time and expertise can help us build a brighter future for countless professionals and their organizations. Together, we can create a supportive community that fosters growth, recovery, and sustainable high performance. Join us on this inspiring journey and make a difference that truly matters. Your dedication can be the catalyst for change—let's make it happen together.

Role Description

Where We Need Help With: We're looking for a creative and enthusiastic volunteer to help design engaging e-learning content tailored to individuals recovering from burnout. This role will focus on crafting educational modules and gamified experiences that support our users on their journey through self-reflection, resilience-building, and growth.

Your Contributions Will Include:

• Collaborating with our team to develop structured, interactive e-learning content Incorporating elements of gamification to foster motivation and enhance the learning experience
• Adapting psychological principles to support the needs of our target audience Ensuring the content aligns with PeakWell’s mission of guiding users from burnout to breakthrough

What You Bring:

• Background in psychology or related field, with an understanding of burnout recovery and personal growth processes
• Creativity in designing digital learning experiences, ideally with experience in gamification
• Excellent communication skills; fluency in German is highly preferred
• Passion for supporting mental health and well-being through innovative solutions

Weekly Time Commitment

2-3 hours per week

Duration of Volunteer Role

3-5 months remotely

Vacancy - Trustee

Are you passionate about issues affecting women and want to work to make a real difference to the community?

Anawim – Birmingham’s Centre for Women – is looking for an inspiring and dynamic individual to join our board of Trustees.

Anawim is a Birmingham charity committed to working with and for women.

We offer gender responsive and trauma-informed support, to enable women to reach their potential. We do this through wraparound services including long-term specialist provisions alongside other practical resources, both in the community and in prison.

Our vision is for a world where women and girls are safe, free, valued, and empowered members of society.

We are based in a diverse area and seek to represent the women we work with, so we particularly welcome applicants from the Global majority.

Role: Trustees are pivotal in guiding Anawim’s strategic direction and ensuring we achieve our goals. You will provide strong governance, oversight, and support to the senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the charity is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements.

• Support the CEO and senior management in delivering Anawim’s strategic objectives.

• Foster a collaborative and inclusive board culture.

• Act as an ambassador for Anawim, promoting our work and expanding our network of supporters and partners.

• Oversee the financial health and sustainability of the organisation.

What We Are Looking For:

• Understanding of governance, finance, and strategic planning.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Passion for women’s rights and social justice.

• Ability to commit time to read papers in advance, attend board meetings and events and provide guidance as needed.

Why Join Anawim?

• Be part of a transformative organisation that makes a real impact in women's lives.

• Work with a dedicated and passionate team of staff and volunteers.

• Support an organisation with a strong reputation and a supportive community.

• Develop and share your expertise while contributing to meaningful change.

We would love to hear from you if you are ready to make a difference.

How to Apply:

Please email joy doal@ anawim .co .uk If you would like to visit and have an informal chat, or send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment @ anawim .co . uk.

Join us at Anawim and help us continue to provide hope, support, and opportunities for women, and to advocate for them, in Birmingham and beyond.

Anawim is committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from underrepresented groups. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and lived experience and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. For more information about Anawim, please visit our website.

The board meets quarterly, sometimes hybrid but preferably in person. 

The position is voluntary, out of pocket expenses can be covered.

Role Title: 

Outreach Assistant

Brief Description:

Supporting animal-assisted intervention visits to venues including care homes, schools, hospitals and community groups

Where:

Visiting services at various locations across Greater Manchester, whilst it is possible to meet us on location assistance with packing and unpacking at our base is always appreciated.
Noah’s A.R.T.

1-9 Borough Arcade, Hyde, SK14 2AA

What’s in it for you?

• The chance to make a difference.

• Enjoy new experiences & develop new skills.

• Excellent training opportunities.

• Reasonable expenses covered.

• Be a part of an amazing team and meet new people.

• Gain experience working with animals.

• Opportunity to meet others who care about animals.

• Improve self esteem and confidence.

• The chance to contribute to the work of Noah’s A.R.T.

• Gain experience of animal-assisted interventions.

• Gain experience working with a wide range of people with differing needs.

• Opportunity to support others.

• The potential to gain the experience needed for a paid position. 

When:

Mondays and/or Fridays

Duration: 

Ongoing

Main Duties:

• Communicate promptly with the volunteer coordinator and lead therapists.

• Work as a team with the lead therapist and other volunteers .

• Support clients to interact with the animals.

• Be friendly, empathetic and attentive to clients’ needs.

• Notify staff as soon as possible if you cannot attend.

• Adhere to all Noah’s A.R.T. policies and procedures at all times.

• Understand that you represent Noah’s A.R.T. when volunteering, and behave respectfully, professionally and courteously to clients, carers, Noah’s A.R.T. staff and other volunteers at all times.

• Take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself or others and report any accident or injury immediately.

• Take safeguarding seriously and report any concerns to staff.

• Understand that you must not disclose to a third party any confidential information you obtain whilst volunteering which is not available to the public.

• Maintain animal welfare standards during sessions.

• Understand the selection of animals for therapy work and suitability of animals with different clients.

• Promote the safety of the animals during sessions, including allowing them to have the choice to interact or retreat.

• Handle the animals confidently as needed.

• Recognise the signs of stress in the animals and understand how to reduce stress.

• Recognise signs of illness or injury in the animals.

• Be aware of behaviour changes in the animals and report this to Noah’s A.R.T. staff.

• Report any incidents such as nipping, biting, etc. (to self or participants).

About You:

• You have an interest in mental health/animal welfare.

• You have access to email and phone.

• You are polite, approachable, and friendly with good communication skills.

• You can volunteer as part of a team of people from different backgrounds.

• You are committed to equal opportunities and treat all individuals with respect.

• You understand, and commit to, confidentiality.

• You are punctual and reliable.

• You are able to take initiative and adapt.

• You are interested in developing your skills and experiences.

• You are passionate about contributing to the work of Noah’s A.R.T.

Skills & Experience:

ESSENTIAL

• 18+

• Able to manage potentially triggering situations; we visit mental health wards, care homes and eating disorder wards where you may be exposed to dementia or obvious instances of self harm.

• Willingness to engage with challenging clients such as those with neurodiversities or those who may be heavily medicated. 

• Whilst supervision is available you must be confident in your ability to manage your own mental well being.

DESIRABLE

• Driver.

• Knowledge of mental health needs.

• Experience working with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.

• Animal welfare knowledge.

About Us:

Noah’s A.R.T. is a family-run, community-based, not-for-profit social enterprise. It was founded in 2015 with a mission: to utilise the benefits of the human-animal bond to improve mental health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. 

• We will provide on the job training, a volunteer induction and access to supervision if needed.

• We also provide invaluable training opportunities in a variety of areas with ourselves and other organisations.

• We will pay travel expenses and other expenses within reason (to be discussed with a member of staff prior to making a claim).

• We provide a friendly and welcoming work environment and are understanding of differing individual circumstances; we try to be flexible where possible in order to accommodate.

• If you have volunteered with us for three months or more we will be able to provide you with a reference.

Other Requirements:

• We ask volunteers to provide two references.

• Some roles require a DBS check.

• Volunteers must be over 14.

• Volunteers are expected to complete the online induction as well as attend relevant training.

• Volunteers must adhere to Noah’s A.R.T. policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines at all times.

Benefits to Noah’s A.R.T.

• Extra support for staff during sessions.

• Extra support for clients during sessions.

• Improved safety of the animals.

• Quicker identification of health issues and risks to/from the animals.

What we are looking for

As a small charity we have a committed and enthusiastic team of employees and volunteers on the ground who work to support our young people and their carers. As Roots looks to expand its work and programmes, we are seeking to enhance our board in order to embed a new strategic plan and provide support to the growing number of employees.

We are specifically interested in trustees who have experience in any of the following areas to strengthen our existing skills set.

• Finance, accounts and budgets 

• Campaigning 

• Change Management 

• Comms and Marketing

• Legislation in relation to the organisation's work and charitable status.

• Monitoring and evaluating performance

• Health and Safety 

We are particularly keen this time to recruit Trustees with relevant lived experience, such as care leavers and kinship carers.

We also encourage applications from young, disabled or Welsh speakers, and people that live in Swansea and the surrounding areas, as these groups are currently under represented on our Board. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential. 

We are also particularly interested in recruiting a Treasurer. As the organisation grows and receives more funding, it is important that we have a Trustee experienced in financial management, who can oversee the accounts and budgets as well as advising on the financial implications of the new strategic plan. 

Role on Trustee board: 

• To oversee the strategic development and growth of the charity in line with its aims and objectives.

• To support events and be an active and contributing member of the trustee board and its activities.

• To take the lead in agreed areas, working with sub groups that could include employees and feedback to the wider board. 

Commitment required: 

We meet as a Board every two months, usually on a Tuesday at 5pm for 2 hours. The Trustees will be provided with the relevant papers in advance of meetings, preparation and reading for the meeting usually takes about an hour. 

There is an expectation that Trustees are available for 80% of these meetings (ie 5 per year) and to undertake agreed tasks outside of these times. The monthly commitment is approximately 6 hours per month, including meetings and meeting preparation. 

The Trustees also meet twice a year in person at Roots, usually in the spring for half a day and autumn for a full day. 

We are seeking Trustees that will also be visible and engage in activities at certain times of the year, for example celebrating successes, supporting activities such as trips with young people and be public facing where agreed to promote the organisation. One Trustee per month is expected to visit Roots, for visibility and to help support the staff and young people. 

Accessibility

Should you require any reasonable adjustments for this role, to make it more accessible, please let us know. 

Reimbursement / allowance entitlement.

Trustees will be entitled to mileage allowance and other reasonable expenses to attend meetings in person and take part in agreed activities. 

We will provide induction and ongoing training. Due to the nature of our work with young people, an enhanced DBS check is required for this role. 

The Organisation
Family Fund is the UK's largest grant-making charity supporting low-income families raising disabled or seriously ill children. Our mission is to ensure these families have the same opportunities, quality of life, and aspirations as others. We provide grants for essential items such as family breaks, digital equipment, and household goods. Additionally, we offer services like financial guidance, mental health support, and digital skills workshops. We also encourage families to share their experiences to influence change.
Our 2023–2028 strategy focuses on delivering essential help, expanding support, partnering with families for positive change, and empowering our team.
Family Fund is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity, and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer and all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role will be invited for interview. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter.

You can find out more about our work and our clients on our website.

The Role
We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual who will bring passion and commitment, as well as skills and experience to our Board. Trustees play an active role in governing the charity and are responsible for setting vision and strategic priorities, as well as ensuring the charity complies with legal, charitable and financial requirements.  

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills and experience, while at the same time giving back to a nationwide charity that makes a real practical difference to the lives of families every day.

We are seeking two trustees to join our team. 

For one role, we are seeking a trustee with the knowledge and experience to help us navigate the changing digital landscape and understand the digital possibilities open to us. We want to use technology for automation and business efficiency and explore the opportunities artificial intelligence present; how we can use it to deliver our strategy and deliver for families – but without losing our personal touch which families value so highly. 

For the other role we hope to find a trustee with experience in the digital marketing field, with a knowledge of digital strategies to grow brand awareness and income. We want to maximise our brand profile and use marketing strategies to grow reach and enable fundraising and growth diversification. 
For both, we are seeking trustees who can bring thought leadership, challenge and ideas on the ways we embrace technology and digital solutions to grow our income in order to support more families.

The Person
We welcome candidates of any background who have the required skills and experience to be a trustee. We would like to particularly encourage those with disabilities or long-term conditions or who are parents or carers of children and young adults with disabilities or serious illnesses to apply, to bring fresh perspectives through lived experience.

Please download the Candidate Information Pack the person specification and more information.

How to Apply
If you are passionate about joining Family Fund and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with the following:

• A comprehensive CV, including your recent achievements, and the details of two referees.
• A supporting statement addressing your motivations for applying.
• We will also ask you to complete an equal opportunities form.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please get in touch with Melissa Baxter.

Closing date for applications: Monday 25th November 2024 
Interviews with Family Fund: Via Microsoft Teams week commencing 13 and/ or 20 January 2025

We look forward to receiving your application.

• 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Trustees and Staff, helping some of the most vulnerable children in Medway to build a future and reach their potential, by supporting the board with your experience.In 2023 our current Chair will be Stepping down from the Board at the end of their extended term in office. We are therefore seeking a Trustee with experience to join the Board with the view of stepping into the role of Chair in the future. The Chair holds a pivotal role in guiding the board and the governance of the organisation of Home-Start.

What are we looking for?

Experience:

Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation

Successful track record of achievement through their career

Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Significant experience of chairing meetings and events

Qualities:

Demonstrate a strong and visible passion and commitment to the charity, its strategic objectives and cause.

Exhibit strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities.

Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively.

Strong networking capabilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the charity.

Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment.

Ability to commit time to conduct the role well.

Knowledge and Skills:

Strong leadership skills, ability to motivate staff and volunteers and bring people together.

Financial management expertise and a broad understanding of charity finance issues

Good understanding of charity governance issues

Ability to make good use of technology to drive effectiveness.

What difference will you make?

As a Chair for our board, you will be instrumental in shaping the work and strategic direction of Home-Start Medway.  Your commitment and Leadership will ensure that we continue to provide a range of much needed support and services to families in Medway.Our small, friendly team of trustees are vital to the success of our charity and the role of Chair is key on the Board.

This is an exciting opportunity to help lead Big Leaf Foundation in the next phase of its development, as we transition our self-employed contractors to employee contracts and explore new multi-year core funding opportunities to build greater sustainability in our work. We are looking for someone with direct experience in financial management and/or charity finance and fundraising to fill this role. Ideally you will have experience of moving people onto employee contracts. You will use your skills and knowledge to make a lasting difference to the lives of displaced young people in Surrey.

In addition to the general responsibilities of a trustee, duties of the treasurer include:

• Overseeing, approving and presenting budgets, accounts and financial statements.
• Being assured that the financial resources of the organisation meet its present and future needs.
• Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate reserves policy.
• Preparing and presenting financial reports to the board.
• Ensuring that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place.
• Liaising with any paid staff and volunteers about financial matters.
• Advising on the financial implications of the organisation’s strategic plans.
• Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate ethical funding policy.
• Ensuring that there is no conflict between any funding sources and the aims and objects of the charity.
• Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by funders and the relevant statutory bodies, for example the Charity Commission.
• Ensuring that the accounts are scrutinised in the manner required (independent examination or audit) and any recommendations are implemented.
• Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities.
• Contributing to the fundraising strategy of the organisation.
• Ensuring the accounts are presented in a coherent and easily understandable way in our annual review.
• Sitting on appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary panels as required.

In addition, with other trustees to hold the charity “in trust” for current and future beneficiaries by:

• Ensuring that the charity has a clear vision, mission and strategic direction and is focused on achieving these.
• Being responsible for the performance of the charity and for its “corporate” behaviour; ensuring that the charity complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Acting as guardians of the charity’s assets, both tangible and intangible, taking all due care over their security, deployment and proper application.
• Ensuring that the charity’s governance is of the highest possible standard.

Citizens Advice Esher & District is a well-established local advice charity that is seeking a HR professional to joins its trustee board and help deliver effective people management policies and plans.  If you’re excited to help us have the right team in place to meet the advice needs of our local community in Surrey, we would love to hear from you.

Our Trustee Board is responsible for providing us with strategic thinking.  As our Human Resources expert on the Board, you will work alongside the Chair, Personnel Sub-committee and Chief Executive to:

• Provide strategic and occasional operational advice on issues such as recruitment, employment contracts and remuneration
• Take a lead in reviewing the charity’s people management policies and procedures
• Advise on workforce planning and engagement to deliver our short and long term objectives
• Chair our Personnel sub-committee, setting the agenda for each six-monthly meeting and helping to prepare agenda papers

As a member of the Trustee Board, you will be responsible for:

● Maintaining an awareness of how our charity is operating

● Reading papers for Board meetings and attending six meetings per year

● Working on specific projects with other trustees or staff to further the strategic objectives of the charity

● Taking an active discussion during Board meetings and working with other trustees to:

- set policy and strategy direction, set targets and evaluate the performance of the charity

- ensure that all the finances and supporting financial control systems of the charity are in order

- monitor the financial position of the charity ensuring that it operates within its means and objectives

- monitor how well the service meets the needs of the local community

- ensure that the service plans for the recruitment and turnover of staff and volunteers

- review its own work and how effectively it operates including action for improvement

Person Specification

We need someone who either lives, works or studies in Elmbridge who has:

• HR experience with current knowledge of UK employment law, policy and practice, including compensation and benefits
• A commitment to the Citizens Advice organisation
• An understanding of the differences between managing the rights of employees and managing the rights of volunteers
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort

We are particularly keen to achieve a more diverse Board of Trustees and welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Experience of Citizens Advice work is not required.

Time commitment

Our Trustees are expected to attend six board meetings each year.  These normally take place on a Monday evening, alternating between 5-7pm and 7pm-9pm, at our office in Esher. There is an option to join most meetings online, although we encourage meeting in person.  Reading preparation for each Board meeting will take around one-two hours.  All Citizens Advice Trustees are required to complete a small number of e-learning courses each year.

You will also be asked to Chair and prepare papers for our Personnel sub-committee which meets six-monthly, and to offer ad-hoc support relevant to your expertise.

What difference will you make?

People with good local knowledge and strategic vision can really help us to develop a service that meets the changing advice needs of our community.

More specifically, your input will help us to recruit and retain staff and volunteers and achieve a sustainable future.  Without this, we risk having to cut our service to local residents and workers - and the most vulnerable members of society will have nowhere else to turn.

What's in it for you?

Citizens Advice is a well-respected and influential organisation.  This is an opportunity to help develop this much-needed charity at a local level, making a real difference to people's lives.

As well as intellectual stimulation, the role will provide you with practical management experience of the voluntary sector to help develop your career.

Initial induction and training takes place in-house, online and through peer support but there some opportunity to attend national Citizens Advice conferences.  Travel expenses to any events are paid.

We are a friendly Board, keen to welcome new members.

Do you have a passion for supporting people with mental health issues? Do you have 2 hours a month to spare to support a small charity in Nottingham? 

Improving Lives Notts (known as Improving Lives) support people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Put simply, we support people with long term mental health issues to believe that life can change for the better.

We're looking for a committed and passionate individual to join our Board of Trustees. It is a friendly and experienced group, who govern the charity and support the CEO and Operations Manager to run the organisation. We're looking for people with a broad range of experience on our Board, but it would be advantageous to have marketing and / or fundraising experience.

Some aspects of the role include:

• Preparing for Board Meetings by reading all Board Documents sent prior to the meeting
• Provide guidance when required, to support CEO and Operations Manager
• Contribute to Improving Lives' review of Strategic Plan, as required
• Review policies and give feedback during Board Meetings

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and we are a disability confident employer.

We’re looking for a motivated finance professional to provide financial direction to our local advice charity and help us improve our long-term financial sustainability. If you’re excited to help us grow and strengthen our resilience so that we meet the advice needs of the diverse communities we serve, we would love to hear from you.

The Treasurer is an officer of the Trustee Board and not a paid member of staff.  The purpose of the role is to ensure that the charity’s finances and supporting financial control systems are robust and comply with relevant regulations.

The role works closely with the Chair of the Trustee Board, the Chief Executive and the volunteer Financial Accountant.

The Treasurer is responsible for chairing the Finance sub-committee, including preparing the agenda and arranging for the production of the minutes of each quarterly meeting,

Treasurer main duties and responsibilities

Financial accounts

· Every quarter, review entries on Xero made by volunteer Financial Accountant (

· Review quarterly management accounts prepared by volunteer Financial Accountant before submitting report to the Trustee Board

· Ensure that year-end accounts are prepared to in compliance with SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) Accounting for Charities and submitted by the deadline to Charity Commission and Companies House, and make arrangements for them to be independently examined as required

Budgets and planning

· Prepare annual budget and obtain Trustee Board sign off each March

· Review and update forecast of annual outturn

Financial control and compliance

· Comply with the charity’s financial policies and procedures

·Liaise with the CEO to prepare costings for any funding bid applications

· Ensure capital expenditure authorisations and limits are followed, and prepare expenditure justifications where appropriate

· Ensure that money received is spend only on the purposes for which it was given and ensure that reports and accounts demonstrating this are submitted to funders

· Submit regular financial reports to national Citizens Advice as required, and meet all financial obligations of the Citizens Advice Membership scheme

Relationship with Trustee Board

· Provide financial advice as required to the Chair and Trustee Board

· Explain, guide and advise the Board on the key assumptions and financial implications of the budget, operational and strategic plans

· Keep the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities

· Ensure that all Board members have a clear understanding of the accounts presented at meetings

· Ensure that the organisation has an appropriate reserves policy and a realistic budget that meets the service’s needs

· Provide input to the risk register process

· Present accounts at the Annual General Meeting in an accessible way

· Chair the Finance sub-committee, preparing the agenda and arranging for the production of the minutes for each quarterly meeting

Treasury

· Act as key contact on the charity’s bank accounts

· Transfer money between savings bank accounts to optimise interest income

· Maximise the interest on savings by comparing available interest rates

· Review investments (in conjunction with other trustees)

· Review and update cheque signatory and electronic payment authorisation

· Authorise salaries and PAYE payments to HMRC

Other (annual)

· Review reserves policy

· Prepare salary review (in conjunction with Personnel Committee)

· Review office insurance policy

· Review Gift Aid claim prepared by volunteer Financial Accountant

We’re looking for an IT professional to join our Board and provide thought-leadership on our digital and IT strategy, including guiding us through Cyber Essentials accreditation. If you can help us use technology to improve our local advice service, we would love to hear from you.

As our digital and IT expert, you will work alongside the Chair, Chief Executive and the external IT support company we use to:

• Ensure our IT operating systems and equipment are fit for purpose
• Guide the charity through the work needed to obtain Cyber Essentials accreditation
• Advise how we can use technology to improve our service to clients
• Translate the risks and opportunities of IT for other trustees
• Take the lead in evaluating IT related proposals for the Board.

We need someone who either lives, works or studies in Elmbridge (or the surrounding area) and who has:

• Demonstrable experience of delivering IT and business change management
• Experience of IT strategy planning and execution
• A good understanding of cyber security including obtaining Cyber Security Accreditation
• A good understanding of Microsoft 365 multi-factor authentication
• Experience of business continuity and disaster recover planning
• A good understanding of risk management
• A commitment to the Citizens Advice organisation
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• We are particularly keen to achieve a more diverse board of trustees and welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Experience of Citizens Advice work is not required.

Time commitment

Our trustees are expected to attend six board meetings each year.  These normally take place on a Monday evening, at our office in Esher. Reading preparation for each board meeting will take around one-two hours.  All Citizens Advice trustees are required to complete a small number of e-learning courses each year.

In addition, as the IT lead, you will need to have time to participate in various IT discussions with our management team and with the IT support company we use.  This work may average around 1-2 hours a week.

What difference will you make?

People with good local knowledge and strategic vision can really help us to develop a service that meets the changing advice needs of our community.

More specifically, your input will help us to reach more people and provide more timely advice.

What's in it for the volunteer?

Citizens Advice is a well-respected and influential organisation.  This is an opportunity to help develop this much-needed charity at a local level, really making a difference to people's lives.

As well as intellectual stimulation, the role will provide you with practical management experience of the voluntary sector to help develop your career.

Initial induction and training takes place in-house and through peer support but there is the opportunity to attend national Citizens Advice conferences and seminars.  Travel expenses to these events are paid.

We are a business-like but friendly board, keen to welcome new members.

Brighton Youth Centre are looking for Trustees, if you have an understanding of the importance of Youth Work, delivering Young People's lives, and are looking to join a board of trustees, please read on! 

Would you like to play a significant role in supporting the emotional and social development of children and young people and breaking down barriers to inclusion? Do you have a particular passion for the arts and creativity? Our Trustees play a vital role, not just promoting our work but helping to define and develop it. 
(Voluntary - unpaid. Reasonable travel and other expenses reimbursed)

SKILLS REQUIRED:

We are looking, in particular, for one or more of the following skills/experience to complement our existing Trustees.

- Treasurer

- Legal

- PR/Communications

- HR

- Fundraising (Major Donors)

You don't need to have been a trustee before as training will be provided. We’re very open to hear from all applicants!

At Brighton Youth Centre we embrace diversity. We feel passionate that our Trustee board should be truly representative of the people it serves. We’re therefore encouraging applicants from all backgrounds and (especially those) from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We are also keen to add more voices from younger trustees or non-male backgrounds, helping us better reflect the demographic we serve.

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU:

We recognise volunteering with us as a two-way process and are keen to ensure you get the most out of your time with us.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

We provide opportunities for training and development including child protection, Trustee Training as well as chances to improve your public speaking.

ACCESSIBLE MEETINGS

We want all of our meetings to be accessible to all, therefore our meetings and papers will be written and spoken about in simple language. Additionally. any actions required such as closed captions and extra induction support shall be offered as and where required. 

We endeavour to circulate board papers 2 weeks before the meetings and are always open to new ideas and ways to make our Board as accessible as possible.

TO APPLY:

Please email us with

- Your CV or LinkedIn URL

- A short covering letter (max 1 side of A4) OR a short video explaining what you think you would bring to the role.

MORE ABOUT BYC:

About Us

Established in 1917, Brighton Youth Centre is Brighton's leading youth project, with 100 year history of delivering services in the city. It's a thriving hub of activity providing a central hub for the city's youth work and attracting over 1500 young people every year from across the city.

It is truly a citywide resource for young people who come from every area of the city to access it's services. It is also notably very effective in engaging older teenagers: 57% of our young people are age 16+.

“My favourite part of the week is coming to BYC, having a conversation with the youth workers and interacting with all the activities put on for the day. I enjoy making new friends and having a space that really feels like my own where I can really be myself and not have to worry about judgement.” Young Person

Brighton Youth Centre is a safe space where all the young people have the freedom to be themselves, come together, learn from each other, and challenge themselves to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of their community. We place their voices, aspirations, and concerns at the heart of everything we do because we believe all children and young people deserve to be taken seriously.

We work with over 20 partner organisations and projects who use the centre as their base including specialist services for young people who are care experienced, on the autistic spectrum, LGBTQI+, asylum seekers, experience mental ill health or homelessness such as Brighton and Hove Pupil Referral Unit, Allsorts Youth Project, YMCA Downslink and Mascot, and youth arts and creative industries organisations like Southeast Dance, Block Builders, Miss Represented and Art In Mind.

Summary

Could you combine nursing skills, compassion and faith to offer care in body, mind and spirit?
Could you support people experiencing homelessness?

Detailed description

You could be part of our exciting pilot project as a volunteer Parish Nurse offering life-transforming whole-person healthcare, working alongside Chaplains, Complex Needs and Housing Support Workers.

 As a YMCA Parish Nurse you would:

• Help service users identify issues and self-manage their wellbeing so they flourish in body, mind and spirit. This might be 1:2:1 or in a group setting.
• Signpost, support, and provide information and reassurance enabling service users to access NHS and other professional or community support as well as internal support from YMCA colleagues and projects.
• Offer spiritual care from a Christian perspective, such as prayer or acts of worship
• Be instrumental in supporting the project develop in this pilot phase

Training for this role is provided by PNMUK as part of their on-going programme of support and personal development for Parish Nursing nationally. The next course is 15-17th November with follow-up online sessions.

This project is being developed and lead by One YMCA’s Chaplaincy Team, together with our Medium Complex Intensive Support Service (MCISS) and supported by Parish Nursing Ministries UK (PNMUK).

The Chaplaincy Team offer life-transforming spiritual care and pastoral support. For us Chaplaincy is about journeying with people, inspired by the life, example and teaching of Jesus. Our vision for Chaplaincy is to see even more of our service users and staff thriving through experiencing the love of God for themselves. Following a re-shaping of our work, Chaplaincy is now part of the newly formed Christian Mission team, which is at the heart of this growing charity. 

YMCA enables people to develop their full potential in mind, body and spirit. Inspired by and faithful to our Christian values, we create supportive, inclusive, and energising communities where young people can truly belong, contribute, and thrive.

What volunteers need�� Disclosure and Barring Service

What we will provide to volunteers

�� Reimbursement of costs�� Extra support