Overview
Join to apply for the Volunteer Governors | Fresh Futures role at Fresh Futures
Use your skills to help shape brighter futures for children, young people, and families across Kirklees.
What difference will you make?
By joining Fresh Futures as a Governor, you’ll help guide our strategy, strengthen governance, and ensure we continue improving lives across Kirklees. Your skills and perspective will support vital services in education, employability, health and wellbeing, and relationships — helping thousands of children, young people, and families thrive.
What are we looking for?
We are looking to fill vacancies on our Trustee board and on our Finance and Governors sub-committees. Members of these committees do not necessarily have to also be Trustees. We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board. We are particularly interested in recruiting new Trustees/members who have experience in any of the following:
* Health and safety
* Charity finance
* Marketing & PR
* Charity fundraising
* The commercial sector
* Knowledge of Kirklees Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
* Independent education
We strive to be more representative of the diversity of the communities we serve. Applications from first time Trustees/Governors are welcome; you do not have to have previous experience of being on a board. Training and induction are provided.
What will you be doing?
One of Fresh Futures key services is Brian Jackson College, an alternative education provision. The college can support up to 100 young people aged 13 to 18 based across three sites, in Heckmondwike and Huddersfield. The College is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. There are ambitious plans to grow the provision across Kirklees and neighbouring areas in the near future. The Board of Governors is a sub-committee of the Fresh Futures Board of Trustees. Governors can also be appointed as Trustees of the Charity, but do not need to be so. The role of the Governors is to:
* Ensure clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction
* Hold the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the College students, and the performance management of staff
* Oversee the financial performance of the College and ensure budgets are allocated appropriately
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Volunteer Trustee opportunity
Job function
* Marketing, Public Relations, and Finance
Industries
* Individual and Family Services
Location: Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
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