Voluntary Action South West Surrey

Description

Trustee Role Description

We are looking for Trustees for our Board with senior skills in any of these areas:

Legal Experience

Income Generation

The NHS

Digital Marketing Experience

Our trustees play a vital role in making sure that Age UK Surrey achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They also ensure that Age UK Surrey has a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision:

For people to improve their wellbeing and independence to get the most from later life.

Just as importantly, they support and challenge the executive team to enable Age UK Surrey to grow and thrive, and through this, achieve our aims.

Board members have a collective responsibility. This means that trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.

Duties:

• Support and provide advice on Age UK Surrey’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.

• Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.

• Oversee our financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.

• Ensure the effective and efficient administration of our charity.

• Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.

• Review and approve our financial statements.

• Provide support and challenge to our CEO in the exercise of their delegated authority.

• Keep up to date about changes in our operating environment.

• Contribute to regular reviews of our governance. Attend Board and Committee meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.

• Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect our interests, to the exclusion of your own personal and/or any third party interests.

• Contribute to the broader promotion of our objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.

There will be times when the trustees will need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.

You do not need previous governance experience – we will provide a full induction and training.

Personal skills and qualities:

• Willingness and ability to understand and accept your responsibilities and liabilities as a trustee and to act in the best interests of Age UK Surrey.

• Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member.

• Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.

• A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

• Enthusiasm for our vision and mission.

• Willingness to lead according to our values.

• Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity,

objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

Terms of office:

• Trustees are appointed for a 3 year term of office, renewal for 1 further term to a maximum of 6 years.

• This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.

Time commitment:

• Attending quarterly Board meetings as well as committee meetings throughout the year. Currently meetings are held in person at the Clockhouse Centre, Milford, Godalming.

• Attending annual staff/trustee meetings and ad hoc meetings as required.

• Completing safeguarding training and induction training as required.

Areas of expertise/ experience relevant to Age UK Surrey are:

Income Generation

Fundraising

Governance

Finance and accounting

Social welfare / care

Experience / knowledge of the NHS

Operating a community hub

Human Resources

Digital communications / IT

Marketing/ public relations

Strategic Planning

Monitoring and evaluating performance

Legislation relating to Age UK Surrey

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

Knowledge of the sector

Catch Underage Sales (ages 14 to 16): Help stop stores from selling age-restricted products like vapes, alcohol, and tobacco to minors by making test purchases.

You need to be able to follow instructions well, be reliable and confident to find, look at and purchase items in retail premises in a calm manner. 

You will be asked to enter shops and attempt to purchase age restricted products acting as a regular member of the public would. Don't worry, our officers will be there (either in person or remotely) all the time!

Volunteers will always require written consent from a parent or guardian before taking part and will not be asked to visit premises near where they live, close to their school or anywhere they are likely to be recognised.

Young people will be collected from home and returned. Although volunteers are not paid, we do provide meal and refreshments during operations and a voucher to the value of £20 redeemable in a major high street retailer.

A certificate that can be used for Record of Achievement / Citizenship portfolios is also provided. Some volunteers have used participation in test purchase operations as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. It also looks good on your college or University applications!

Love browsing stores?

This role is for you!

Help us check products by buying specific items. There will be a small amount of paperwork involved.

You will find, look at and sometimes buy items that Trading Standards want to check for safety or food safety. 

Each visit will need to be recorded but please note that you would not be telling businesses what they are required to do.

You will be helping to keep others safe by spotting goods that could be dangerous.

This role is flexible, with no set times for carrying it out but tasks would need to be completed during the hours the businesses were open and within a set timeframe.
The items that you will be looking for and the problem features to look for will be explained to you.

We are looking for individuals living in Surrey and Buckinghamshire who are receiving scam mail.

You can find out more about scam mail at www.thinkjessica.com/shocking-facts/

Collect the scam mail that you receive and send it to the National Trading Standards Scam Team Freepost address so that it can be potentially utilised as evidence in future investigative and enforcement work.

Guildfordians Rugby Club would welcome to oversee the club's compliance with Companies House, HMRC and like filings.

The role can be undertaken remotely, but our preference would be for someone who wants to integrate with the club and attend matches, social events, etc., and thereby benefit from the Guildfordians community.

Joyfull Greens would like a Governance Volunteer, to ensure that we are carrying out our operation legally and safely, incorporating a monthly risk register.

Just a few hours a month need to help Joyfull Greens remotely and flexibly to write some of their first applications.  

Joyfull Greens is a fairly new Community Interest Company, we are still in our first year.  This is a new role, so you can shape things for the future.   

Qualities

• Friendly, reliable and professional. 
• Excellent computer skills, admin skills etc.  
• Ability to communicate clearly

You would benefit from complimentary invites to cooking sessions and helping to make a lasting difference to your local community.