Subsidiary Chair and Trustees

Do you have some spare time to help oversee the strategy for an organisation that looks after vulnerable people with the most complex of needs? Avenues is a group of charities that supports people with the most complex needs to live the best life possible. Welmede is one of subsidiaries and are a person centred housing and support organisation who specialise in learning disabilities. We have just agreed our new three year strategic plan and are looking for trustees with new skills to help support the delivery of that plan. Welmede are currently looking for three new trustees with any mix of the following skills or attributes: An understanding of the housing market; Recruitment/HR IT/Business Previous non-executive experience, with the strategic skills and commercial acumen necessary to ensure excellent governance and board performance. We are also looking for a new Chair. The ideal candidate for this position will have previous chair experience along with experience of either social housing and development or relevant HR experience at both operational and strategic levels. Any candidate applying for the Chair position will become an Avenues Group board trustee and attend their meetings in Kent in addition to the Welmede meetings which are based in Surrey. For more information on this role please download the Candidate Information Pack from our website. To apply for this position, please provide the following: Supporting statement, explaining how you believe your experience matches the requirements of the role, directly addressing the person specification. A short introductory statement telling us what position you are applying for and demonstrating your motivation for this role; and A Comprehensive CV including details of your achievements in each role, and including details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Please apply by clicking on the apply button.