Recruitment

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Staff vacancies

We have no staff vacancies at present.

Trustee vacancies

We have the following vacancies on our Board:

Trustees

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Overall Purpose

The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing the organisation's aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
To ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, undertaking such duties and continually striving for best practice in governance that adds to public confidence and trust in the charity.
To determine the overall direction and development of the charity through good governance and clear strategic planning.
To ensure the organisation uses its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects: the charity must not spend money on activities which are not included in its own objects, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.

Main duties

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 and promote the good name and values of the organisation in order for it to grow and maintain its relevance to society.
To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
To ensure the financial stability of the organisation.
To protect and manage the property of the charity and to ensure the proper investment of the charity's funds
Acting in the best interest of the charity, beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times.
Interviewing, appointing and monitoring the work and activities of any senior paid staff.
Acting as a counter-signatory on charity cheques and any applications for funds.
To maintain absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information received in the course of trustee's responsibilities to the charity.

Accountable to:

As the board are responsible and liable for the governance and functioning of the charity, they are accountable in varying degrees to a variety of stakeholders, including: service users, members, funders, the Charity Commission, and Companies House. Close attention must be given to the governing document to ascertain the type of organisational structure and the range of interested parties.

To apply:

Please post your CV and a covering letter to:

General Manager
involve
Amber House
Market St
Bracknell
RG12 1JB

For more information or a confidential discussion, please email us with your contact details to us and we will call you.

Secretary to the Board of Trustees

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Other Volunteer opportunities

As part of our Befriending & Community Choices project, we are urgently looking for volunteers who would enjoy helping to:

Transport elderly and socially isolated residents to coffee and lunch events
Introduce elderly and socially isolated people to the iPad and support them in the use of it
Coordinate / organise events for the elderly and socially isolated

Here is more information on this project. If this is something you would like to do, please email us or complete a Volunteer Registration form and our Project Coordinator will contact you.

Other Bracknell Vacancies

Bracknell Forest Voluntary Car Scheme is looking for Volunteer Organisers five mornings a week.

The Car Scheme has been has been registered as a charity and operating across Bracknell Forest since 1975, transporting hundreds of local people to medical appointments. This service enables anyone in the Bracknell Forest area to be picked up from their homes and dropped to hospitals, doctor appointments and all medical requirements within the Bracknell Forest area. Volunteer drivers do the driving and transporting, but a new dedicated volunteer is now required to answer the phones at Coopers Hill Community Centre, the base of the organisation, to coordinate the scheme.

The Volunteer Coordinator will be required to answer phones, communicate clearly and allocate 'jobs' to drivers. If you feel you can help this invaluable organisation by volunteering for a morning a week (preferably 5 mornings a week!) then please contact John Woods on 01344 426320.

This is a great opportunity for someone that finds they have some time on their hands, is organised and professional and wants to get involved with and be a bigger part of the local community. Be a part of the Bracknell Forest Voluntary Car Scheme's future and success and call John today!