Looking for new Trustees | Linkage Community Trust

Imagine a world where people with learning difficulties and disabilities have opportunities and choice and are supported to achieve their aspirations. Do you share this vision?

Established in 1976, Linkage is a registered charity that provides a high standard of care, specialist further education and employment services to enable people with learning disabilities to realise their full potential. The founders recognised that for many people with varying degrees of learning difficulty, there is a shortage of appropriate support for them to lead creative and purposeful lives in the community and so Linkage was born to address this situation.

Linkage Community Trust are recruiting new Trustees to join a highly experienced, passionate, and dedicated board of trustees as the charity aims to deliver its new strategy for the coming years. You can find out more about Linkage Trustees here.

What will you be doing?

As a Trustee you will be responsible for giving direction to Linkage and ensuring the Charity meets their objectives effectively. Trustees are expected to develop a good understanding of the organisation, how it operates, its staff and the people it serves, and to commit to their Vision, Mission and Values.

Time Commitment: 8 Board meetings per year (with each meeting lasting around 3 hours). Linkage hold a mixture of face to face and Teams meetings and you may also be required to attend occasional events and meetings with key stakeholders. It is essential that Trustees devote time and energy to scrutinise papers in preparation for meetings.

Can you bring experience in the following areas?

Care/Education – in depth, up to date knowledge including knowledge of the needs Linkage aims to meet; contextual knowledge of CQC Regulatory Requirements; knowledge of Ofsted Regulatory Requirements; knowledge of education/FE/SEND and knowledge of Registered Care Home/Domiciliary Care

Including:
Working within the public sector – an in depth, up to date knowledge local/central government policy
Stakeholder relationship – an ability to develop and maintain a knowledge of the political environment within which Linkage works
Leadership – a knowledge of leadership and team building qualities
Strategic awareness – a knowledge of strategic awareness and forward planning
Strategic management in a public/private body – ability to digest large amounts of information, picking out the relevant points and using the information to support strategic management making

This is an unpaid voluntary role although reasonable expenses will be covered.

Location: Largely remote with meetings taking place via Microsoft Teams but with some meetings at Linkage sites in either East Yorkshire or Lincolnshire.

Closing Date: 25th November 2022

If you are interested in hearing more about the role please contact Valerie Waby, CEO of Linkage for an informal discussion on 07435 976650 or email valerie.waby@linkage.org.uk. To apply please send a CV and covering letter (of no more than 2 sides of an A4 page) to Valerie explaining your interest of the role, how you meet the criteria and how much time you can commit.