Trustee Role
Skills required:

• Finance
• Charity Governance
• Safeguarding
• HR

 
We are currently calling for new trustees to help shape and assure the future excellence of provision. Lifelong Family Links is a charity supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families in the London Borough of Lambeth. Trustees are essential to upholding the organisation charitable aims and institutional integrity. The role is highly valued, but voluntary and with no remuneration, it focuses on strategic aspects of governance and holding leaders to account, rather than the operational detail of the running of the organisation day to day.
We are initially seeking for 4 new trustees who are passionate about diversity and excellence in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and committed to the furtherance of excellent Lifelong Family Links services.
We are calling for committed people with a passion for special needs, Autism in particular with the following range of skills:

• An experienced Treasurer able to hold leadership to account for effective business planning, financial modelling and budget management.

 

• A National Leader of Governance or a charity trustee with excellent knowledge of the charity commission requirements with regards to SEND.

 

• An experienced champion of children's wellbeing with a proven track record in upholding all aspects of safeguarding practice, policy and culture.

 

• An experienced champion of equalities and special needs in education and disabilities with a proven track record upholding the rights of all children; a seasoned anti-discrimination campaigner able to hold organisation leaders to account for provision and practice.

 

• An experience HR trustee able to hold leadership to account for effective recruitment, with Quick Decisions making ability, integrity, patience, has a formal authority, leadership, social responsibility and good communication skills.

 
All trustees should embody the Charity Governance Code.
The code develops seven principles – leadership; integrity; decision making, risk and control; board effectiveness; diversity; openness and accountability; all underpinning organisational purpose. Why these qualities matter should be self-evident. Many of them are also key drivers of trust and confidence, and can help to demonstrate to beneficiaries, funders and donors that a charity is trust worthy.
We have already have a number of Trustees on the board and would like to encourage interest, conversations and applications as soon as possible to ensure that we have a complete Board and sound strategic leadership. For further information, get in touch with M. Trenton via email marvat@lifelongfamilylinks.org.uk

All trustees should embody the Charity Governance Code. 

The code then develops seven principles – leadership; integrity; decision making, risk and control; board effectiveness; diversity; openness and accountability; all underpinning organisational purpose. Why these qualities matter should be self-evident. Many of them are also key drivers of trust and confidence, and can help to demonstrate to beneficiaries, funders and donors that a charity is trust-worthy.

We have already have a number of Trustees on the board and would like to encourage interest, conversations and applications as soon as possible to ensure that we have a complete Board and sound strategic leadership. For further information, get in touch with M. Trenton