Volunteer TRUSTEE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE AREAS OF INCOME GENERATION, PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH, BEREAVEMENT FINANCE OR GOVERNANCE

What will you be doing?

What will you be doing? Star Bereavement Support Service provides a range of bereavement support services to children and young people in Wakefield Our vision is that all bereaved children and young people who live within the region will have access to the appropriate support they need to rebuild their lives when someone important to them has died. We work proactively to support children, young people and their families when someone important has died, guiding them in their journey through grief and helping them to develop the necessary tools to be able to move forward in their lives.  We put children and young people first, empowering them to move forward and succeed. We think about children and young people first in everything we do. Our aims are to provide information and education around bereavement, serious illness and loss to children, young people, their families and professionals. To reduce the isolation felt by bereaved children and young people by providing appropriate support around bereavement and loss to children and young people in Wakefield. To improve outcomes for children, young people and their families when someone dies by working within the Childhood Bereavement Network Outcomes Framework. To achieve a lasting impact which supports children and young people to move forward and achieve their potential following the death of someone important. As a board trustee with our Charity you can make a difference, use your skills and help to achieve our Aims.    

What are we looking for?

We are ambitious for our future, would like to build and strengthen our board, so we are looking to recruit additional trustees with specific expertise to support our growth and bring the following skills into our board:

Fund Raising: experience, expertise and knowledge of income generation, fund raising, bid writing and grant funding.  Assisting our Fund Raising Manager, to develop and agree an appropriate long term Fund Raising Strategy, this role is key to our long term sustainability and achieving our strategic objectives.   HR:  provide advice, guidance around HR practices,  bringing best practice HR processes to our organisation and supporting Star to be a great place to work. Finance: provide support to the Chair and the Service Manager to develop our financial management, monitoring and reporting. Governance: acting as Secretary to the board, assisting with the governance cycle and acting as Deputy Chair this is a key role.

In addition the following generic board skills, would be useful

Communication Skills, ability to present, chair meetings or present arguments at meetings Ability to interpret financial information, data, information, policy and strategy Ability to make sound and independent judgements based on the information provided

Combined with:

Ideally you will have experience in a leadership role in your area of expertise Experience of developing and delivering a positive organisation culture and change Experience of developing, delivering and monitoring the strategy of an organisation Experience of working within the voluntary sector or a desire to learn about the sector Lived experience, Experience as a service user (or close connection to a service user, eg. carer). Networking, corporate connections to useful individuals or organisations

We are also keen to hear from individuals who may not fully meet this description, but who would be interested in developing new skills for the future and would work with them through a development plan.

What difference will you make?

What are we looking for? We are ambitious for our future, would like to build and strengthen our board, so we are looking to recruit additional trustees with specific expertise to support our growth and bring the following skills into our board:

Income Generation: experience, expertise and knowledge of income generation, fund raising, bid writing and grant funding.  Assisting our Fund Raising Manager, to develop and agree an appropriate long term Income Generation Strategy, this role is key to our long term sustainability and achieving our strategic objectives.   HR:  provide advice, guidance around HR practices,  bringing best practice HR processes to our organisation and supporting Star to be a great place to work. Finance: provide support to the Chair and the Service Manager to develop our financial management, monitoring and reporting. Governance: acting as Secretary to the board, assisting with the governance cycle and acting as Deputy Chair this is a key role.

The role of a Trustee is a very fulfilling experience. While unremunerated, all reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.  You will work with likeminded people, from a range of backgrounds, develop plans, attend events & represent Star There are also sub-committees that Trustees are asked to join, these are where you would use your specific area of expertise.  This is an excellent opportunity to give something back to the local community. Ideally, you will have an understanding of bereavement support and loss, working with children, young people and families   – perhaps through lived experience