Young Trustee Volunteer

This role will be voluntary, however Young H&F will cover the cost of any expenses and will reward the young person for their time, effort and commitment.

The successful candidate will be open and willing to learn to be...

•Knowing about Young H&F ’s aims and objectives

•Available with the necessary time & effort. (The board meets about 8 times a year)

•Willing to learn, understand and think about the future of the charity.

•Open with constructive judgement on how the charity delivers

•Prepared to think creatively.

•Appreciative of what it means to respect confidently

•Willing to speak your mind.

•Prepared to learn about responsibilities of a trustee.

•Happy to be a team player.

•Make sure the charity is as diverse as the young people who live in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

•Committed to the principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty & leadership.

The young person who wants to join the board may be interested in

•Children’s and youth sector, what’s available in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and how it is delivered.

•Supporting services for children and young people to improve.

•Charity fundraising and how to bring money to children and young peoples services.

•How to make sure a Charity is doing what it says and is supposed to be doing.

•How to make sure the charity improves on what is says and is supposed to be doing.

•Managing the charities finances.

•How the charity supports its staff team.

•How to make sure the charity never breaks the law.

•Developing confident communication skills.

•Making sure the board has different and new insights into the way young people can be connected.

•Creating a network to improve your own opportunities.

You will be expected to...

•Attend board meetings every six to eight weeks (around 8 meetings a year).

•You may be asked to do some reading before each meeting

•Take on occasional tasks that will improve Young H&F (this might be completing a small piece of research or reaching out to other young people to get their opinions about a particular issue or concern)

•Receive mentoring and training. We will make sure you are provided with an induction to what it means to be a trustee and we will allocate another board member to act as a mentor should you have any questions about your role, or to discuss how you can develop as a trustee.

What you might offer:

•As a young trustee this opportunity would be provided as potential for learning, and so successful candidates must be willing learners.

•While you may not be expected to represent all young people within London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, your experience as a young person will bring much needed diversity of perspective.

•Enthusiasm, commitment, and insight.

If you are interested in this position please write 300 words max on why you might be interested in this position. What motivates you to be interested in this position. What would you like to gain from this opportunity, and what do you believe you can offer?

If you prefer, you can create a short video responding to these questions, or any other accessible format that enables us to understand your interest.

Please send your interest to Reena@yhff.org.uk.

Deadline: 30th June 2022 at 5pm

After the deadline, you will be contacted to attend a meeting with our board of trustee.

If you are interested in this opportunity but would like to know more, you can contact Young H&F who will pass your contact details onto one of our board members, who will then contact you so you can have an informal chat, ask any questions you may have and find out more.