Trustee - Premises and Health and Safety

What will you be doing?

We’re at an exciting time in our journey, as we're about to open our fifth location. So, we are seeking to enhance our Trustee team to increase our capacity, and our looking for someone to lead our Premises, Property and Health and Safety work. 

As a Trustee, you will be part of a team leading Share Bristol as we ensure our organisation is as good as it can be, and consider our strategy for the future, whilst listening to our local community, being inclusive, and responding to local demand. We already make a difference in many ways, including reduction in waste, creating more space in homes and giving people better access to things, but could do more!

We're looking for someone who can turn their hand to:

• identifying proactive and reactive maintenance needs
• understanding the legalities of operating a premises open to the public, and make sure we comply with regulations and operate safely
• liaising with landlords, contractors and utility companies to make sure we get the best deal and can operate efficiently from our locations
• assisting our part-time staff team in compliance with building and Health and Safety policies and procedures
• assisting with the best physical set-up for our locations, in terms of furniture, racking, etc. 

Our Share Bristol locations are literally the shop windows for our charity, and we want to make sure they are safe for our people and give a positive impression to visitors. 

We are looking for Trustees who complement our existing skills and experience to make us a fully rounded team of experts who will ensure we are financially sustainable and making an impact in the local community and beyond. Our team is friendly and welcoming, as well as motivated and enthusiastic, and therefore a pleasure to volunteer with.

All are welcome and we are particularly keen to hear from people belonging to groups who are under-represented in the environmental field.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is able to understand physical spaces and how best to operate them, including how to comply and evidence compliance with premises related laws and regulations. We need someone who takes Health and Safety seriously, and can support our staff and volunteers in safe systems of work. 

Experience of premises open to visitors or volunteers, or working with tools and maintenance equipment, would be a bonus. 

This is a hands on role, and the new Trustee will be responsible for some areas of work, as well as advising others and governance. 

What difference will you make?

As a Trustee with Share Bristol you will see first hand the pleasure that a Library of Things can bring to local people - from the dawning realisation that they will be able to access the Things they need when you are explaining the concept to someone for the first time, to seeing someone come back to borrow time and time again as they work on a big project and tell you about its progress.

Through our work we reduce the amount of goods that people buy, and the amount of packaging and eventually items that end up in landfill. We make accessing things affordable, bringing parties, DIY projects, deep cleaning and camping holidays within people's reach. And we help bring people together, through fostering a sense of community. 

As a Trustee, you will be part of this, and help us increase our impact even more.    

Anything else...

Very flexible. Request 6hrs in person volunteering per month (average) plus ad hoc admin tasks from home.