We are looking for active and engaged trustees who bring areas of professional expertise to help realise Corby’s Autumn Centre’s ambition to be recognised as a vibrant Centre of Excellence for care in the community and dementia day care. Our trustees steer the centre on its mission to tackle isolation, support mental and physical wellbeing among older people and provide excellent dementia day care in the community. The Autumn Centre makes a massive difference to our members who attend, creating belonging and sustaining physical and mental wellbeing. It often also provides welcome regular respite hours for their carers.
You will be joining a dedicated, experienced and skilled Board of Trustees with the opportunity to influence the development of The Autumn Centre in a period of challenge and growth. A well-established independent charitable limited company, The Autumn Centre has a team of 8 employed staff and a committed band of volunteers. We operate our own premises under long term lease from NNC. The Centre is also currently linked with Public Health and The University of Northampton in an evidence-based research project connected with intervention with the early onset of dementia.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Contribute to planning and implementing the Trustees’ emerging strategy for the Centre’s developing programme beyond our core service delivery
- Develop a volunteer program in line with the board’s strategic direction; both for the Centre’s core care programme and our wider engagement programme at The Autumn Centre.
- Liaise with the Centre’s management to implement volunteer recruitment, training and development.
- Cultivate a positive, inclusive environment for volunteers
- Contribute to good relationships with local partner organisations who also work with volunteers.
Shared responsibilities:
- Defining the organisation's goals, mission, and long-term strategy in collaboration with Centre Management.
- Setting budgets, managing, and ensuring the financial health of the organisation
- Ensuring adherence to legal requirements, regulations, and the charity's own governing documents.
- Monitoring care quality, service user safety, and assessing performance metrics.
Additional information:
- Trustee appointment is nominally for a 3-year term, extendable for up to 3 terms
- Monthly Trustee Meetings are held at The Autumn Centre on a Tuesday lunchtime
- This is an unpaid voluntary position; any reimbursement of expenses must be agreed upon in advance of any costs being incurred.
Interested in this role?
Please contact Jonathan Sheldon (Chair of Trustees) 07773 386716, jmrsheldon (at) gmail.com or message through Linked In
