Volunteer Trustee

INTRODUCTION

About the Club & Foundation:

Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation (HUCSF) is a registered charity providing sporting opportunities for children in the North East. Its main aim is inclusion and education coaching in over 15 schools for all abilities.

Since becoming a registered Charity in May 2008, Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation has expanded into a diverse range of activities to support the people of Hartlepool United and wider community, with the aim of providing and assist in providing facilities for sport, health, education and social inclusion or other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities. This can by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Working Arrangements and Ideal Candidates:

This is a part-time voluntary role and we welcome applications from people who have a passion for shaping a brighter future for the community, as well as the vision to help us use our standing in the town as a positive tool to do so. Knowledge and experience of working within sport, health or social inclusion or the needs of the town during the current climate would be advantageous but not essential.

Next Steps:

Hartlepool United strongly encourages enquiries and is open to informal conversation about the role and its responsibilities. In this instance, please direct such communication to rose.stoker@hartlepoolunited.co.uk.

To make an application, please send your CV and supporting letter of no more than two pages to rose.stoker@hartlepoolunited.co.uk by Friday 29th November 2024.

You may also wish to submit a copy of our Diversity Monitoring Form, which is available upon request.

Anticipated Timeline:

A start date as soon as possible is available to the successful applicant.

1. Closing Date - 29 November 2024

2. Interview Date - ASAP following CD

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than this date should a sufficient number of applicants be received.

Interviews will be held in-person at the Club.

We look forward to receiving your application.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Trustee (Volunteer)

Employed by: Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation

Location: Prestige Group Stadium, Clarence Road, Hartlepool TS24 8BZ 

Reports to: Community Sports Foundation Manager

Purpose and Objectives: To assist and contribute to the overall vision and action implementation of the Foundation whilst promoting our values at all times.

Key Relationships (internal): Foundation Manager, Foundation Staff

Key Relationships (external): Impact beneficiaries of the Foundation, wider Hartlepool community

Main Responsibilities:

• Act in the Foundation’s best interests, setting strategies and plans, making key decisions and overseeing the general running of the Foundation
• Contribute ideas of areas in which the Foundation’s funds should be invested, managing and administering the finances of the Foundation as per instruction
• To be prudent in carrying out the terms of the Foundation, acting reasonably and competently in all matters relating to the Foundation
• Advance the purposes and targets of the Foundation
• Advising Foundation management on how to carry out responsibilities where professionally necessary
• Book-keeping, budgeting and preparing reports on behalf of the Foundation
• Uphold honest and trustworthy characteristics at all times, maintaining good organisational skills and a strong work ethic
• Ensure the Foundation remains compliant with all relevant policies including safeguarding and equality
• Ensure all Foundation operations remain compliant with all relevant health and safety procedures  Embed operational promotion of all Foundation values
• Adhere to confidentiality and data protection procedures

IMPORTANT NOTES

Adjustments:

Please feel free to contact us should you require adjustments making at any stage of the application process. Please also feel free to provide us with any information that you feel is relevant whilst your application is under consideration.

If you are selected for interview, we will endeavour to ensure that we tailor the process to any access needs or in-line with reasonable adjustments which we have been made aware of. Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation wishes to assure applicants that we are supportive in discussing reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process.

Entitlement to work in the UK:

All offers of employment at Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation are conditional subject to receival of relevant demonstration of the right to live and work in the UK - as required by the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. You will be asked to provide evidenced details of your entitlement, should an offer of employment be made.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

This role holds minimum requirements. When shortlisting and beyond, the recruitment team will only consider the information detailed on your application form or CV.

References:

Any offer of employment is conditional subject to Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation’s receival of satisfactory references and Hartlepool United reserves the right to withdraw any conditional offer based on the references which we receive.

Criminal Convictions:

Any person who applies to work at Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation will be asked to disclose details of any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.

Data Protection:

Any information provided by applicants is held in strict confidence. Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation processes information in-line with our Privacy Policy. Should an offer of employment be accepted, your information will be used to administer your employment. By making an application, Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation assumes that you agree to the processing of your data in-line with our Privacy Policy.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of personnel regardless of their protected characteristics and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In-line with the Equality Act 2010, Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation monitors the composition of its workforce to ensure representation, ensuring that all staff are treated equally and fairly.

Other Policies: 

Hartlepool United Community Sports Foundation has a range of policies and procedures in place to protect itself, its staff and its visitors. All personnel who fall into these categories agree to work within and promote these at all times.