Volunteering

Trustee

For The Shannon Moore Trauma Trust

Register your Interest

Following a one-year delivery review, The Trust is now looking to increase the numbers of and broaden the voices and experience of those who make up the Board of Trustees. 

• Do you have an interest in supporting others to access healing through therapy?
• Do you have around 2 hours per month to commit to the running of SMTT?
• Can you sit on the Grants Panel, which meets every four months alongside working with other Trustees to develop and sustain the work of the Charity
• Can you be available for Trustee meetings online every three months for around two hours, with the aim for a once a year in person meeting in West Sussex?
• Do you have financial skills and experience and/or an interest in figures? You do not have to be an accountant, but we are particularly looking to recruit a Trustee for the post of Treasurer within the Charity.
• Do you have experience of applying for funding for charities?
• Can you bring a living experience voice about mental health and trauma to the Trustees’ conversations?
• Can you help us be more inclusive of the voices from underrepresented racial and cultural communities?

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee for the SMTT, please apply. We will get back with the application form and some more information about the role. All completed application forms should be returned by Monday 1st June 2026. We are looking to recruit at least two new Trustees to join the existing Board of 6

Skills

Each Trustee who sits on the SMTT board brings skills and qualities to the role which collectively broadens and strengthens the work of the Charity, via their professional skills (what they can do) their values and behaviours (how they act) and their diversity of perspective (what they bring)

Working together; each member adds knowledge and experience by providing:

• Commitment to and passion for the charity’s mission and values
• Understanding of (or willingness to learn) accept and implement trustee responsibilities and governance as charity leaders and employers
• Ability to think strategically, bring independence of thought to Trustee conversations and make balanced decisions
• Good communication, a willingness to challenge constructively
• Teamwork skills and a collaborative mindset  Integrity, sound judgement, and confidentiality
• Willingness to dedicate time to meetings and preparation
• Numeracy to the extent required to understand accounts with the support of our administrator and the Trustee holding the Treasurer’s role

• Confidence with IT to the extent required to use email, attend online meetings, access and contribute to Word and Microsoft OneDrive documents.

  Desirable but Not Essential Criteria

• Previous board or governance experience
• Knowledge of the charity sector
• Experience in areas like finance, HR, fundraising/grant applications, legal matters or personal lived experience relevant to the aims and purpose of SMTT

About The Shannon Moore Trauma Trust

SMTT is a West Sussex based charity which provides grants for therapy to individuals – children, young people and adults – who have experienced early years adversity and related trauma.

Set up in memory of Shannon a young woman who took her own life at the age of just 21. Shannon experienced significant early adversity and trauma pre-birth for the first nine years of her life. To honour her memory, the Charity aims to enable others with similar experiences to access the kind of trauma therapy that was not available to her.

Details

• No - DBS check required
  There is no direct regular contact with applicants and applications are reviewed anonymously. The DSL roles are DBS checked but these Trustees will not be expected to become DSL's
• Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
• No - Expenses reimbursed
• Yes - Health and Safety Policy
• Yes - Is it fully accessible
  Most meetings are online and IT assistance can be provided and any other needs would be supported in an annual face to face meeting
• Yes - Ongoing support
  The charity has a 17 hour a week administrator who will assist the Trustees with administrative support
• Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
• No - Suitable for Under 18's
  Applicants need to be confident in and able to manage the personal impact of hearing the trauma experiences of applicants
• Yes - Training provided
• Yes - Volunteer induction
• No - Volunteer Policy
  We do not use volunteers within the charity to deliver a service and the only voluntary roles are those of the Trustees.
• Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
• Yes - Written role description
  A full information pack is available for anyone interested to know more and hopefully apply for the role

Availability

Flexible hours

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