Position Description
Trustee to support our Group
We support people, with visual impairments and other specialist needs, in a range of services including Care Homes; Sheltered Accommodation; and Supported Living.
We are now seeking to appoint Trustees with experience in social care, human resources, housing or accountancy/finance.
What will you be doing?
Our Group specialises in housing, care and support for people with visual impairments, and other specialist needs, across the West Midlands, Shropshire and Bradford. Our aim is to support those we care for to live independent lives in our adapted accommodation and in the community. Our whole philosophy is based upon person-centred principles, giving the people we support choice and control over their care and support.
This is an exciting time to join our Group as we seek to enhance and grow our services over the next few years, strengthening our existing partnerships with Commissioners and exploring new partnerships with other interested parties. We are also seeking to develop and remodel some of our existing services to enhance our service provisions and operational capability.
We recognise the need to address the challenges we face in the social care sector, particularly around funding, regulation, staff shortages, diversifying services, and the use of new technology.
Our Board consists of a strong team of people with different backgrounds and experience, who are able to work constructively with the Executive Committee to ensure success in meeting our key business objectives.
We are seeking to appoint new trustees to help shape and support our strategic objectives and key policies of the Group that are aligned with quality, compliance, people, financial sustainability and growth. As a Trustee your responsibilities will include:
- Upholding our values
- Ensuring our customer views help inform and influence decisions
- Approving key policies
- Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Supporting key governance frameworks
- Monitoring performance against plans and budgets
- Responsibility in overseeing major risks
- Ensuring our financial information and controls are reliable and robust.
What difference will you make?
We are seeking to appoint Trustees who have experience/skills in social care, human resources, accountancy/finance, or housing. These skills will further strengthen our Board and support the development of our strategy and objectives across quality, compliance, people, and finance.
As we are continually developing and growing our business, trustees will have oversight of our aims to develop:
- Our service development plans
- Strategies for the involvement and engagement of the people we support
- Quality frameworks that are embedded into housing operations aligning our accommodation to meet CQC and DHS Regulations
- Tenancy engagement initiatives that help to ensure the voice of our residents are heard
- A people strategy that is focused on staff feeling valued and engaged, embracing a diverse, equal, and inclusive culture for all
- A learning and development strategy that reinforces a learning culture.
- Plans that continue to build upon a skilled and motivated workforce resulting in excellent quality, performance, compliance, and retention
- Leaders that are effective and strong in leading others to achieve business goals and objectives
- A strong and stable financial position with a business plan for future investments
- Our monitoring and control of operating expenses through budget tracking and value for money initiatives
- Our ability to identify potential partners that have complimentary missions, expertise, and an ethos similar to our own
- Ability to commission new accommodation and property and modify or develop existing properties so that they are aligned to the needs of the people we support
- Access to other funding sources to acquire properties and supported living accommodation
- Stronger working relationships with key commissioners, securing framework agreements, and identify local needs and services.