Volunteer Trustees

What will you be doing?

We are all dedicated to ensuring that the aims of the organisation are achieved and that people's rights are upheld. One of the trustees has been on the management committee, in various roles, since the organisation was founded over 30 years ago. Their hard work was recognised when DeVA selected them for ‘trustee of the year winners’ at the Devon Community Foundation volunteer of the year awards ceremony. Our Board needs to encompass a wider range of skills, especially around strategic planning and marketing in order to drive the success of our development project. Due to changes in the composition of the board, we are also keen to recruit trustees with experience of working with people with learning disability and empowering them. If you are interested in becoming a trustee of Vocal, we would love to hear from you!

What are we looking for?

We particularly wish to broaden our skill base of the Board to support our Chief Officer through the development of the organisation. Key areas remain skills in income generation, strategic and business planning, and law.  However with current and likely future changes in the board we would also be keen to recruit people with experience of working with people with learning disability and also of public sector commissioning. Our Chair is mindful of the future and succession planning, and it would be good to recruit trustees who might be interested in and be suitable future leaders for the charity.  

What difference will you make?

As part of our Board, you will support and shape our work and strategic direction, as well as help us achieve our purpose to ensure wide ranging and easily accessible advocacy is available to people with a learning disability in South Devon and Torbay. You would support the extension of our income generation activities, which will fund the delivery of more much needed advocacy. As a Trustee, you will have a real opportunity to offer your unique skill set to help the strategic progression of the charity. You will become part of a warm friendly and inclusive organisation where staff trustees and our ‘experts by experience’ (people who’ve used our services) work supportively and enthusiastically together to a common end. Everyone contributes in their own way, and is valued for what they bring. Vocal is a great network to belong to, and our in person or virtual meetings involving all the different groups are stimulating but also fun!