Trustee/ Governor

Trustee/ Governor

Trustee/Governor
J99399
At a glance

Skills

  • Governance
  • Strategic development and planning
  • Strategic mentoring / coaching
  • Change management
  • HR
  • Data protection / GDPR
  • Health and safety
  • Safeguarding
  • Teaching / Education
  • Training

Where

Hurn, BH23 6NW
Mainly at home
Travel limit? 20

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month
Board meetings are usually out of office hours

Deadline

21 Oct 2024

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

Our trustees play a vital role in ensuring that Autism Unlimited achieves its core purpose of supporting and empowering those with autism while ensuring the charity develops and delivers it's strategy.

What will you be doing?

We seek trustees with experience in education or further education to join our board. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who will bring enthusiasm and commitment to the role and broaden the diversity of thinking on our board. 

Much has changed since our founders started the charity over 50 years ago. We have grown enormously, and we know that there is still much to do.

We recognise the challenges for children, adults and their families and will work with them as partners to find solutions and create opportunities through tailored learning and support.

It is thanks to the continued hard work and dedication of everybody involved in our charity, that we can deliver new opportunities for the children and adults we support.

Today, we employ over 400 people across the South of England, and our future plans include a programme of engagement with organisations to share the benefits of employing autistic people as well as expansion of our autism and SEN college, Futures.

We want to show to the outside world that we are accessible and relevant to the autistic community, particularly those audiences or organisations which we may not have reached until now.

What are we looking for?

A background within education or further education.

  • A strong personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion: interest and/ or lived experience.
  • Willingness and ability to understand and deliver on their duties and responsibilities as trustees and act in the charity's best interests.
  • Creative and strategic thinking, sound and independent judgement, and ability to work effectively as a team member.

What difference will you make?

As a trustee, you will help shape the future of our charity by bringing fresh perspectives and expertise in education or further education. You will play a important role in broadening our reach, driving initiatives that create tailored learning opportunities for autistic individuals, and ensuring we remain accessible and relevant to the communities we serve.

Causes
  • Education
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Social care
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Autism Unlimited exists to support and empower autistic children, adults and their families. We partner with them to find solutions and provide educational and life skills training.

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