WILTSHIRE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
JOB ADVERT
TRUSTEE
We’re looking for a trustee to join our Board. Are you that person? (see below)
- You have an aversion to the phrase ‘but we have always done it this way’
- You are hopeful and positive, genuinely believing that you can be part of the change we all want to see
- You don’t think you have all the answers, or even all the questions, and you don’t try to fix things
- You have an open mind and like listening as well as talking
- You like to try out stuff, are OK with it failing and willing to learn and try again.
About Us
Our vision is for all disabled people to be able to live independently through individual choice, control and equal rights. Our mission is to provide the support required to achieve this.
We have an annual income of around £1 million which comes from various contracts with the local council and the NHS and other sources of ad hoc funding. We have approximately 20 members of staff.
We are in exciting times! Wiltshire CIL has a relatively new Board of Trustees who are strong, committed and engaged and we are currently involved in developing a dynamic governance structure so that trustees and staff interact and work together at all levels to evolve the best possible support for disabled and older people in Wiltshire to live lives of their choosing.
75% of the Board is either disabled or represents a disability group. It currently meets 4 times a year (though additional meetings may be called when necessary) and there is provision for members to join on-line. Dates are agreed in advance.
About You
Apart from the formal responsibilities of a trustee to ensure the charity is compliant with the law and its governing document and to act responsibly in the charity’s best interests, we are looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm and commitment, a willingness to learn and to be actively involved and with a strong personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
If interested in this voluntary role, please contact info@wiltshirecil.org.uk for further information and a short application form, or Caroline, our Chair chair@wiltshirecil.org.uk if you would like an informal chat about what’s expected.
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th September 2024
Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living
11 Couch Lane Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1EB
Charity no. 1120611 Company no. 5480761
www.wiltshirecil.org.uk 0300 1233 442
