Charity Trustee

**This is a volunteer role - unpaid**

**Home-Start is the leading family support charity striving to give young children the best possible start in life. We work with families to help them overcome issues such as isolation, mental health difficulties, bereavement, family breakdown, addiction, physical ill-health and many others.**

**We were the first Home-Start in Scotland and have been supporting local families in Perth & Kinross for over 35 years.**

**Home Start-Perth and Kinross currently has vacancies for trustees.**

Trustees undertake a wide range of roles but are mainly responsible for making the charity effective, providing overall direction and maintaining sound management of funds. We are especially keen to hear from anyone with a financial experience background.

Trustees help make decisions and guide the charity to deliver the best possible service for the families it supports. Being a trustee can be hard work, but it is also very rewarding, giving many opportunities for personal development and the chance to give something back to your local community.

We are looking for specialist skills like finance, IT, fundraising and marketing but if you don’t have these, please do offer your own life experience and skills.

**What’s in it for you?**

You can give back to others using your existing skills and experience and what you’ve learned along the way. It can help you with your own personal and career development by growing your experience and knowledge of the voluntary sector with training and the support of experienced board members. Home-Start Perth and Kinross is an independent charity, but we are affiliated to the national organisation Home-Start UK which means that trustees can also access national training, networking and support.
- commit to supporting families with young children in the Perth and Kinross area
- play a role as part of a small team in steering and sustaining the charity
- share your own skills and experience to improve our support to families
- learn along the way
- give your time voluntarily, through agreed expenses will be reimbursed

**What does it involve?**

**How to apply**

We need a range of experience and perspectives on what we do to improve our decisions and strengthen our organisation. Our aim is that together we proactively encourage inclusion and equality through our policies, service design, staff management and sustainable finances.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Volunteer

COVID-19 considerations:
Current government COVID guidelines are being adhered to when visits take place

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Perth, PH1 5PP

Reference ID: Trustee April 23