Trustee - Volunteer Role

12 hours ago

Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom Suffolk Mind Full time


Suffolk Mind has an exciting opportunity for new volunteers to join our board of trustees, and to help make a positive impact within the mental health sector.

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About Us

Suffolk Mind is a local mental health charity. More than one in four of us will experience a mental health challenge each year. At Suffolk Mind, our mission is to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.

Suffolk Mind works across the mental health continuum, providing services, support and information for everyone.

We offer a range of services including anxiety management courses, counselling, Waves, supported housing, GreenCare, Suffolk Work Well, workplace wellbeing training, and schools and family services. At Suffolk Mind we want to help people make a life that works.


Role

We are looking for passionate and committed people who have a genuine desire to help us achieve our mission.


Trustee responsibilities are wide and varied and include:
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  • Ensuring the charity is compliant with relevant legislation and is adequately resourced
  • Contributing actively by giving strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and evaluating performance
  • Ensuring the effective and efficient management and administration of the charity
  • Ensuring the financial stability of the charity and proper investment of the charity's funds
  • Using any specific knowledge or experience you have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions


Trustees are required to:
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  • Attend up to four board meetings a year
  • Attend our annual Away Day and represent the charity at external events
  • Act as an ambassador for Suffolk Mind
  • Attend and participate in training as and when required.

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No specific qualifications are required but you should have relevant expertise or experience which will enable you to make a positive contribution to the work of the Board.


At Suffolk Mind, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best. Therefore, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with lived experience.


Trustees are given full support, a comprehensive induction programme and training opportunities. Reasonable expenses are reimbursed.

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