Together Trust Trustee

Closing date: 14th October 2022

Description of the opportunity:
We are a charity that has delivered award winning care, community, special education, and family support services in the North West of England for over 150 years. Our development and direction has been underpinned by huge commitment given by over 900 staff and volunteers including Trustees, Governors, and Members past and present.

We would like to expand our Board of Trustees and it is an exciting time to join us. Our vision is a society where everyone thrives because they are valued within their communities. Our plans over the next five years will help us to deliver even greater impact to the people and families we support, which you will have a key role in shaping and influencing. We have also embarked on a journey to improve equality, diversity and inclusion across our governance and leadership structure, our workforce and our services.

What do Trustees do?

Our Board of Trustees is responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of the charity, setting the budgetary framework and deciding upon major undertakings. Trustees have ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the Together Trust, ensuring that it is well-run and delivering the charitable outcomes for the benefit of the public for which it was formed. The Board ensures that all of its decisions and actions are consistent with the charity’s values.

Who we are looking for

We are actively encouraging applications from people who are black or a minoritized ethnicity, disabled, LGBTQ+ and/or have varying levels of educational attainment. We particularly welcome applications from younger people aged 18 to 30 and we are also interested in hearing from candidates with a background or advanced knowledge in:

• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Charity, commercial, or employment law
• Special education
• Digital transformation
• Lived experience of any specialist area in which we work.

Time commitment
We estimate the role could take up to 2-4 hours depending on whether you also get involved in one of our Subgroups or Governing Bodies. Many of our existing Trustees work full time and can provide advice and guidance about managing balancing your time commitments.

Our Board meet six times a year on the first Friday of the month and at the moment these are held during normal office hours. Most meetings last approximately from 9.30am – 1pm and are held virtually or at the charity’s central office in Cheadle.

Skills/Qualities

As a Trustee you will need:

• a commitment to the vision, mission and values of the Together Trust
• be willing to meet the minimum time requirement
• integrity
• good strategic vision and independent judgement
• creative thinking skills
• teamworking skills
• an understanding of the experiences, needs and challenges faced by 
• the people we support (or at least a willingness to learn more)
• comply to our Code of Conduct and Together Trust policies

Not sure if it's for you?

If you are interested in trusteeship but not entirely sure whether it would suit you, we are always happy to hear from prospective candidates. Register below to get more details.