Volunteer Trustee

What will you be doing?

Role Description As a member of the Board of Trustees to participate fully in the governance of the charity, sharing your skills, knowledge and experience to help develop and deliver the charity’s objectives and achieve the charity’s goals. The duties of a Trustee are:

to ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations to ensure the financial stability of the organisation ensuring that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document to ensure that the organisation uses its resources exclusively for the benefit of its objective to contribute actively to the Board of Trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets to safeguard the good name and values of the organisation to ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation to protect and manage the property of the charity and to ensure the proper investment of the charity’s funds to appoint the Chief Executive Officer and monitor his/her performance

In addition to the above statutory duties, each Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve: scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing guidance on new initiatives or other issues in which the Trustee has particular experience. The Board of Trustees meet 6 times a year. Trustees can claim out of pocket expenses incurred in travelling to meetings.

What are we looking for?

Can You Help Drive People to Places Forward? Your role as a Trustee is not only to oversee the strategic direction and compliance of our charity but also to ensure that every decision made aligns with our core mission: delivering independence and tackling isolation. What we are looking for? People to Places always aim to have a range of experiences and backgrounds represented on our Board. We endeavour to have Trustees who can champion the following areas that benefit the smooth running of the charity: Health and Social Care, Finance, Marketing, Accessibility, Human Resources, Legal Issues, Compliance & Risk, and the Local Voluntary Sector.

What difference will you make?

A Chance to Make an Impact: By volunteering as a Trustee, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth financial operations of People to Places. Your expertise will directly benefit those in our community who depend on our services, helping to fulfil our mission to deliver independence and tackle isolation for residents with limited mobility. Your contribution will create a meaningful and lasting impact. We make a real difference to the lives of our service users, 365 days a year, by safely transporting them to the places they want or need to be. Whether it's a shopping trip, a visit to a day centre, or an essential medical appointment, our fleet of accessible minibuses is always there for them.