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Trustee Opportunity
February 7, 2025, 1:40 pm
Organisation: Windmills - Acute Bereavement Support for Children & Young People in Staffordshire
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Abbey Hulton and Townsend, Bentilee and Ubberley, Birches Head and Central Forest Park, Blurton East, Blurton West and Newstead, Boothen and Oak Hill, Bradeley and Chell Heath, Broadway and Longton East, Burslem Central, Burslem Park, Dresden and Florence, Eaton Park, Etruria and Hanley, Fenton East, Fenton West and Mount Pleasant, Ford Green and Smallthorne, Goldenhill and Sandyford, Great Chell and Packmoor, Hanford and Trentham, Hartshill and Basford, Hollybush and Longton West, Joiners Square, Meir Hay, Meir North, Meir Park, Meir South, Moorcroft, Penkhull and Stoke, Sandford Hill, Sneyd Green, Springfields and Trent Vale, Tunstall, Weston Coyney
Area of interest: Supporting Children & Young People
Number of Volunteers required: 2
Description:

SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT WINDMILLS 

Windmills is a young and successful charity that provides the expert, supportive one-to-one care that helps children and young people experiencing the imminent or recent death of a loved one, to find a caring and positive pathway through their grieving, which enables strong, loving and sustaining memories to be built, and death's impacts to be managed and appeased. 

 

Windmills nurses will often be the first ones to share with a child the news about the death, or its imminence of a loved-one. There are no other specialist acute bereavement services available in the Staffordshire region (either charity or NHS) that provide the direct caring service and memory making therapies that are unique to Windmills.

The charity is called Windmills because it turns the impact of death for the vulnerable child from one of destructive negativity to one of managed positivity. 

 

JOIN OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

We're looking to welcome a new Trustee to our Board. A general understanding of strategy, governance, finance, HR, fundraising and clinical services would be useful.  

 

Individuals who have a successful track record in one or more of the following skills would be advantageous:  

-An experienced marketeer with knowledge of the charity sector – helping steer our marketing & communications strategy and supporting and advising our staff members.  

-A fundraiser with experience of income generation amongst corporates, high-net worth individuals, trusts and foundations - advising the board on fundraising strategy.

-Experience with social media and helping maintain our online presence 

 

BENEFITS OF BEING A TRUSTEE - WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

-Becoming a Trustee is a fantastic way to give something back to a cause you care about. Helping to make a difference to the lives of people across Staffordshire

-Develop valuable skills, knowledge, experience and networks within the voluntary sector.

-Work alongside a committed and varied team of trustees, all striving to grow the charitable impact

-Feel great by giving back! 

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BECOMING A WINDMILLS TRUSTEE 

After registering, VAST will share an email address with you where you can send an Expression of Interest covering letter, CV and details of two referees to: “The Chair of Trustees” 

We actively encourage an informal discussion before an application so that we can explore the possibilities of us working together, please use the same email address if you wish to arrange this.

External due diligence will include two referees and a successful standard DBS disclosure.

All applications will be considered equally by the Trustees.

You will be required to have a DBS check which will be submitted by ourselves and you will be reimbursed with vehicle travel expenses.
To register your interest please click here If you have already registered with us and are also interested in this role, or if you would like more information please contact us