Volunteer WE ARE RECRUITING NEW TRUSTEES!

What will you be doing?

MTW provides music therapy to support and enhance communication, selfexpression, and wellbeing. We work in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, care homes and hospices to help people whose lives have been affected by injury, illness or disability through supporting their psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative and social needs. Our team of music therapists work with people of all ages. We provide music therapy to infants in palliative settings and to children with autism, special educational needs, learning disabilities, emotional, behavioural and communication needs. We also support adults experiencing mental health problems, dementia, bereavement, addiction, eating disorders, anger management issues and stress.  What is a Trustee? 

Being a Trustee means making decisions that will impact people’s lives and make a real difference to our community.  Trustees are the people who lead the charity and decide how it is run. They play a vital role in helping to define and develop the work of the charity.  Trustees work alongside the management team, using their skills and experience to help the charity to define and achieve its strategic aims. But they do not undertake the day-to-day work of running the organisation.  Trustees are also Directors of MTW as it is both a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.  Trustees give their time on a voluntary basis. They are not paid fees, but they can claim reasonable expenses.

Each Trustee must: 

Be able to make careful, strategic decisions based on the information they are given  Have a willingness to speak their mind and provide constructive challenge when needed  Work well in a varied team of people  Be willing to spend the time and effort needed to fulfil the role of Trustee  Understand and accept the legal responsibilities of being a Trustee 

What are we looking for?

We are looking, in particular, for one or more of the following skills/experience to complement our existing Trustees:

Fundraising Marketing and communications Digital ICT strategy management skills Safeguarding Project or operational management Performance management Strategic planning

We also want our Board to reflect the diverse community that MTW supports. We would particularly like to hear from you if you:

have a background in social care and/or safeguarding have a background in music therapy or a related field reflect MTW’s beneficiaries. For example: are you a disabled person? Do you have mental health needs? Are you a parent or teacher of a young disabled person, or a young person with mental health needs? Are you part of an adoptive family or do you work with children in care? Are you a carer for a person with dementia?

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or wanting to take up your first position at board level, we really want to hear from you! It is not necessary for you to have previous experience as a Trustee - training will be provided. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, but you must be over 18 years old.

What difference will you make?

We recognise that volunteering with us is a two-way process and are keen to ensure you get the most out of your time with us:

Being a Trustee is a great way to ‘give something back’ while developing your skills in leadership, influencing, debating, negotiating, strategic and organisational planning. You will have the opportunity to meet, network and learn from people who may have very different professional backgrounds and life experiences to your own We provide an induction pack for new Trustees to help you quickly feel settled in We provide opportunities for training and development Every new trustee is assigned a Board buddy to help them to feel part of the team We offer reasonable expenses.