Volunteer Trustee Vacancies - Disability Charity

What will you be doing?

About Rochdale Gateway Leisure Rochdale Gateway Leisure is a charity that has provided valuable care and support to people with disabilities in the North-West of England for over thirty years.  As we move into the next exciting phase of our development, we are looking to expand our board to include several new Trustees.  This is a pivotal moment for our charity, as we embrace new opportunities and look to diversify our income generation. To that end, we are particularly interested in applications from people with experience in fundraising/ income generation, communications & marketing, and strategy.  Our Vision Rochdale Gateway Leisure currently supports people through a range of disability support services. These include:

Day service provision delivered through four services across Rochdale and neighbouring boroughs. Respite and Residential Services, Single Sex service and various accessible activities. Social clubs providing safe social settings for almost 150 people. Accessible Rainbows café.

Our goal is to further develop our existing services, provide support to a greater number of people, and explore building our expertise in related areas such as autism.

What are we looking for?

Ideal Experience and Skills While applications are welcome from all irrespective of background and experience, we are particularly interested in recruiting Trustees who have skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

Fundraising/ Income generation: as we look to diversify our funding portfolio people with experience and skills in identifying grants and funds, devising and rolling out fundraising events and opportunities are particularly welcome.  Strategy and business development: as we look to the future, we welcome people with skills in developing strategies and business development ideas and opportunities.  Communications and marketing: as we look to increase our profile, we are looking to evolve our communications practices including social media, website and regular messaging through vlogs, blogs and stories.

Commitment to Diversity Rochdale Gateway Leisure values diversity and inclusion, and we need a diverse board to reflect that. Rochdale Gateway Leisure is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, trustees and volunteers, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

What difference will you make?

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people with disabilities, their carers and families. You will be joining a forward-thinking organisation at an exciting time of development.