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Works+
- VO103497
Role Profile
Title: Trustee
Accountable To: The Chair of the Board
About Works+
helps young people from across the Scottish Borders to find a path that is right for each individual and then supports them on that journey. We are an established SCIO whose the main purpose of supporting young people aged between 16 -24 in gaining confidence to take positive steps towards employment, a return to education, training, or long term volunteering. We are passionate about promoting inclusivity and a positive work culture, and we aim to ensure our staff, volunteers, trustees and the people who use our services equally enjoy a circle of safe, happy and rewarding experiences.
Our target is to help a minimum of 60 young people each year! 82% of young people were helped into positive destination, which could be training, further or higher education and employment. Our innovative work includes fully-inclusive employability programmes for 16-24 year olds and parents looking to get back into work. Accredited training in Emergency First Aid, Food Hygiene, Basic Manual Handling at Work and SCQF Level 4 in Personal Money Management are also available through Works+.
The purpose of this role is to operate as part of a diverse leadership team, ensuring high standards of governance and diversity are evident across the board. Competently deliver trustee duties, and cooperate effectively with others in
delivering Works+ vision, mission and values. Ensure that high-quality relationships are developed with internal and external stakeholders. Attend board meetings and contribute to discussions on our activities, targets and achievements.
Help set our policies, define our goals and evaluate our performance. Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of every decision. Ensure our charity is effectively governed and administered. Ensure our charity complies with it’s own governing document. Ensure finances are utilised in pursuance of our charitable objectives. Ensure our charity remains stable.
As a trustee you will:
Operate as part of a diverse leadership team, ensuring high standards of governance and diversity of perspective are evident across the board. Competently deliver trustee duties, and cooperate effectively with others in delivering Works+ vision, mission and values. Ensure that high-quality relationships are developed with internal and external stakeholders. Trustees should aim for fair attendance at board, committee and strategy meetings, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Attend meetings; reading and reviewing relevant documents in advance. Participating in trustee development and training programmes. Leading discussions, providing insight during trustee deliberation and offer suggestions regarding new initiatives.
Commitments
Works+ Board of Trustees meets every 6 weeks in Galashiels or via Teams (1-2 hours).
The Board meets once a year for Strategy Development/Review sessions (3-5 hours).
The Board may allocate sub-committees to research and recommend special areas of interest, policy or opportunity (1-5 hours a month).
As Works+ holds a register of interest it is asked that Trustees are expected to update interests so that the register remains up to date.
Serving as a Trustee is a voluntary position, however, expenses can be reimbursed.
All Works+ Trustees are required to undergo a PVG check and take part in child protection training. This will be covered by the organisation.
Person Specification
Commitment to the organisation.
Effective teamworking skills.
Ability to think creatively.
Willingness to speak your mind.
Ability to challenge and question things constructively.
Understand and agree to the necessary legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship.
Accountability - working cooperatively at all times.
An effective trustee can come from any walk of life; your personal values are just as important as your skills and experience.
As a Trustee You Will Need:
Risk governance - understanding and managing the risks we face at the human, property and charity levels. Scenario planning - enabling decisions to be flexible dependent on circumstances. Experience within a youth work or employability setting, professionally or as a
participant.
For more information or an informal chat please feel free to contact our Chair Michael here: michael@worksplus.works
Volunteers (aged 12-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Trustee with Works+
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your details and message will be sent to:
Scott Wight, Works+
Scott Wight, Works+
Email address: scott@worksplus.works
A copy will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in Scottish Borders:
Contact name: Volunteer Team Borders
Email address: volunteering@borderscommunityaction.org.uk
Phone: 0300 124 7522
Thank you for registering your interest in Trustee with Works+.
Works+ and Works+have both been sent your details and message, they will respond to you at the email address you provided.
Something has gone wrong, please let us know about this issue at milosupport@scvo.scot quoting reference #VO103497.