Trustee with Legal experience

For Sage Counselling CIO

We are seeking a new trustee with legal experience to help the board meet relevant compliance requirements.

Sage Counselling supports people with mobility issues who need counselling in Sussex. After 25 years as a charity the trustees have decided to incorporate the charity as a CIO.

Skills

A trustee with a legal background, whether in practice or in business, will help ensure the smooth operation of our services. There will be challenges for the board moving the charity to an incorporated CIO.

Your experience will be invaluable in highlighting potential issues connected with the provision of services to vulnerable people in the community.

The role will suit someone with expertise in governance, compliance, and risk management.

They should have integrity, objectivity and be proactive so that they can provide independent judgement.

Previous experience of providing strategic oversight on disputes and complaints that could lead to legal action would be invaluable in this role.

An understanding of the need for robust policies on safeguarding, whistleblowing, data protection, and conflicts of interest would also be useful.

About Sage Counselling CIO

Sage Counselling provides a counselling service for adults with limited mobility. Limited mobility can be due to age, stroke or disablement and mental health issues such as agoraphobia or severe depression which makes accessing other counselling services difficult or impossible. We also see carers who would need to find alternative care while attending counselling away from home.
A counsellor will visit clients within their own home, hospital, care home or hospice. Sessions can be in person or remotely via telephone or online platform i.e. Zoom.

Interests

Civic Responsibility and Communities
Health and Social Care
Mental Health
Older People

Activities

Advice and Information
Legal Work
Trusteeship and Committee Work

Details

Yes - DBS check required
Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
No - Expenses reimbursed
Yes - Health and Safety Policy
Yes - Is it fully accessible
Yes - Ongoing support
Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
No - Suitable for Under 18's
No - Training provided
No - Volunteer induction
Yes - Volunteer Policy
Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
No - Written role description

Availability

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The trustees meet quarterly via zoom and use Google Workspace for sharing documents and Gmail for communications. Ad hoc meetings are via Zoom. An AGM is the only time that the trustees physically meet.