Trustees for Step One Charity
About
Step One Charity has a long and distinguished history, dating back to 1937. We currently offer a comprehensive combination of mental health support, supported living, and employment opportunities to hundreds of people in Devon each year.
Today, Step One provides a range of support to enable people to manage their mental health and wellbeing and take positive steps forward to achieving their goals. We offer support through:
- Recovery and rehabilitation at our independent hospital
- Supported living housing
- One-to-one support in the community
- Self-management courses, workshops, peer support groups and activities
We have made many significant achievements over recent years and Step One has solid foundations, a clear 5-year strategy and a senior leadership team with the skills to deliver the next phase of our journey. It is an exciting time to join this increasingly successful charity.
The Roles
The role of a trustee is an invaluable and important role. Our Board is the ultimate governance body for Step One, being responsible for our operations, finances and strategy. Our Chair and trustees provide strategic leadership and direction of the charity and ensure that we have appropriate financial and good governance checks and balances in place.
Trustees are generous with their support and willingly offer their skills, knowledge, expertise, and diversity of thought to ensure Step One, working in partnership with our Senior Leadership Team, goes from strength to strength. They also represent the charity externally, assisting in raising our profile and help to build relationships with key stakeholders.
If you are inspired by what you read about us and can offer the skills and experience required to strengthen our Board, we would be pleased to hear from you!
What we are seeking
Having appointed a new Chair and a number of new Trustees in November 2024, we are now seeking two additional Trustees.
We are specifically seeking someone who has a professional background with an emphasis on mental health (this could be clinical psychologist, mental health worker, GP, OT etc.)
We are also seeking to further diversify the Board of Trustees to represent the communities that the charity serves, so if you are interested in offering your skills to the board in one of these areas, please get in touch.
- Open for applications until February 2025.
For full details simply click on the link below.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this opportunity, please download the attached brief for more information. We encourage confidential conversations with our recruitment partner Anna Jay, MD of Public Leaders Appointments in advance of your application. You can contact Anna at: [email protected] and 07904 236 348.
For full details and instructions on how to apply, please download a copy of the full job brief. (Please ignore dates noted in the brief)
The details
Time commitment: 10-15hrs/month
Location: Devon
Salary: Unrenumerated – expenses covered
Closing Date: Midday, Friday October 25, 2024
Interviews: First and second weeks of November