Volunteer Chair of Sandhurst Counselling Service | inVOLve Community Services
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Committed to supporting good mental health through counselling? You could be the Chair of Sandhurst Counselling Service.
What difference will you make?
What do we get? Your cooperative leadership and entrepreneurial skills coupled to our strategic vision Effective Board meetings leading to our charity’s further development Enhancement to our overall governance and to our Board Your participation in our collective decision-making, contributing to all areas of our charity work Your enthusiasm What do our beneficiaries get The ability to continue our support for good mental health A well-governed charity, sustainable for the future A forward-looking and agile organisation, with a well-informed Board What do YOU get as a volunteer Trustee with our organisation? A chance to use your leadership and chairing skills, possibly in a different context An opportunity to make and lead change, using your entrepreneurial outlook New skills and expansion of your experience of charities An understanding of the importance of support for good mental health An opportunity to volunteer alongside other committed trustees The personal reward of giving back to the community Boost to your career or CV, if needed
What are we looking for?
Here is some of what we would expect from our trustees. We know that you may also need training and support from employees, from other trustees and from external organisations, and that that will be forthcoming, as necessary, to build on any area. Understanding of the needs of our beneficiaries is desirable; an empathy with them is essential Clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, valuing differences to make better decisions and deliver better outcomes Commitment to the organisation; willingness and ability to devote the necessary time & effort Experience at board level, with an understanding of the role of the Chair in leading effective governance Previous experience of charity trusteeship would be very welcome, but not absolutely essential; willingness to learn and increase these skills is essential Strategic vision; good, independent judgement; ability to think creatively, tempered by pragmatism and reality Ability to cooperatively lead the team of trustees, bringing impartiality and objectivity to decision-making, with the ability to bring people together to build consensus Ability and skills to effectively manage meetings Skills and ability to listen, even to dissenting views Willingness to speak your mind and to challenge other trustees with good intent; able to make unpopular recommendations to the Board, if necessary Skills to analyse proposals, examine their strategic consequences and make concise recommendations Secure personal access to digital communication and able to competently use those resources A broad understanding of small organisation’s (e.g. charity or SME) finance would be useful, in order to assist the Treasurer Availability to meet the Clinical Manager on a scheduled and ad-hoc basis to provide advice and support, including as part of an appraisal process; willingness to be available to meet other employees to provide advice and support, as needed Having appropriate personal and professional contacts & networks, with willingness to draw on those as needed
What will you be doing?
We are looking for an entrepreneurial and dynamic individual to lead our charity through the next and exciting phase of our existence, as Sandhurst Counselling Service transforms onto a durable financial footing. If you have the skills and enthusiasm to cooperatively govern, lead our trustee Board to bring our strategy into action, you could be the next Chair of our small and long-standing charity, based in Sandhurst, Berkshire. As we are also recruiting for a new Treasurer, you could be part of our new ‘transformation team’. About us Sandhurst Counselling Service evolved from a drop-in service started in August 1990 by St Michael's church, and provides a safe confidential space for anyone feeling anxious, stressed, depressed, hopeless or lost, to help people find their way. The charity is an unincorporated Trust with an income of £60k p.a. Trustees have set out a plan for our immediate and longer-term future that initially includes transforming our funding base between now & September 2025. About the role We’re looking for someone with an understanding of leadership for our charitable organisation. If you have previous experience of governance in an appropriate corporate or charity environment, or of general charity trusteeship, that will be highly-valued. This is a high-profile appointment, with strong commitment to our values and to the future of our charity both essential qualities. Our trustees are the people who make the top-level decisions for our charity. Our Board includes people with understanding of our counselling services, and we require all new trustees to have strong empathy with our cause and our delivery. We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles alongside our faith values to govern our organisation. We are looking for fresh expertise and experience from a variety of backgrounds to our charity. The Board meets quarterly face-to-face at our premises, GU47 8HN, on a mid-week afternoon (this is flexible, and can be subject to future discussion/negotiation), for up to three hours. As Chair you will need to dedicate approx. six hours per month to the role, and at key times, a little more. This includes preparation for and attendance at Board meetings; many of your duties may be carried out online and by phone/video, as well as at face-to-face meetings.
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