We have been successfully supporting people into homes and communities across West Yorkshire since 1972. We are a registered charity working to prevent homelessness. Each year we support around 1,000 of the most marginalised people, including young people, families and children. We do this by providing supported accommodation and floating support to individuals, couples and families in the form of emergency 24-hour accommodation, small group homes, shared houses and single and family tenancies in the community. Our services include outreach street support for people sleeping rough and supported accommodation for people living with drug and alcohol dependence, mental and physical ill-health, criminal justice involvement and domestic abuse.
Time commitment: Four quarterly meetings per year minimum (each meeting is two hours) and the Annual General Meeting and one strategic planning day.
Attendance: In person at TLA Central Office, 4 Ashbrooke Business Park, Leeds, LS11 5SF.
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of your organisation.
Being a trustee means making sure that the charity is carrying out the purposes for which it was set up, and supporting the charity in planning for a successful future. It means ensuring that the organisation abides by the law, manages its assets properly and safeguards the organisation’s reputation. Trustees don’t usually do the day-to-day running of the charity. Instead, they play the role of a ‘critical friend’ to the Chief Executive by giving support and advice.
Remuneration: The role of Trustee is not accompanied by any financial remuneration, although expenses for travel may be claimed.
Reporting to: Membership of TLA
Job Description
To be a Trustee/Director of an organisation is an exciting and fulfilling role. The role of a Trustee/Director is to ensure that TLA fulfils its duty to its beneficiaries by delivering our vision, mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Post in collaboration with other Trustees:
The statutory duties of a trustee are:
We are looking for trustees with leadership and management experience and hopefully a legal understanding of adult and child safeguarding, housing legislation, charities and business law and general legal matters.
To apply for or express an interest in this position, please email bicenquiries@weareadvocate.org.uk
Opportunities are listed at our discretion and in line with our values. We do not vet organisations and we encourage volunteers to satisfy themselves of the status and objectives of any organisation they choose to apply to work with.
Charity No: 1057620.
POSTAL ADDRESS ONLY: Advocate, 2nd Floor Lincoln House, 296-302 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7JH. We are not open for physical visits at this time.
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