Charity Trustee
About Action for Carers Surrey
Action for Carers Surrey has a vision ‘that every unpaid carer in Surrey is heard, valued and supported.’ We are a dedicated, passionate charity determined to make a difference to young and adult carers across Surrey. We are looking for new trustees to join the board.
About the trustee role
Trusteeships are unpaid voluntary roles and are non-executive, meaning that they are collectively responsible for setting strategy and ensuring governance and that the organisation holds to their vision and mission. They do not carry out the day-to-day work of the charity and they currently meet four times a year.
The board work closely with the CEO and Senior team and within this partnership, members of the board are encouraged to support and be a critical friend.
What we are looking for in a trustee
We want to keep the needs of carers at the heart of our decision making and for this reason whilst by no means essential, experience of looking after a family member or friend, either as a child or an adult, past or present, is positively considered.
It is important that our trustee board to be diverse in terms of professional backgrounds and experiences and also representative of communities that we serve within Surrey. We welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.
Most importantly we are looking for board members who want to make a difference and are able to commit and contribute and be able to focus on what we want to achieve.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of this commitment we complete safer recruitment checks including enhanced child workforce DBS checks.
Training, including governance training will be provided. Whilst this is a voluntary role, reasonable expenses such as travel expenses are paid.
How to apply
To arrange an informal confidential conversation with a member of our trustee board, please email [email protected].
To make an application, please submit your CV to [email protected], alongside a brief outline, no more than 3 paragraphs, describing why you have applied for the role.
To find out more about Action for Carers, please read our latest annual report.
https://www.actionforcarers.org.uk/about-us/annual-report-and-financial-statement/
To find out more about becoming a trustee, please look at ‘The Essential Trustee’ publication.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-cc3/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-what-you-need-to-do