St Werburghs Community Association is looking to appoint a new Chair of the Board of Trustees.
The following is an outline of the role:
Key responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the board and to ensure that trustees fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of the charity.
- Support, and where appropriate, to challenge the director.
- Ensure that the board as a whole works in partnership with executive staff.
Established in 1971, St Werburghs Community Association aims to manage the Community Centre building, develop its services and ensure it meets the demands, and needs, of local people. In 1999 the Association took over the management of the Centre from the local authority and completed Asset Transfer and an over £1m Capital Project in 2010, which resulted in construction of a four-room eco-friendly annexe, doubling up on the lettable spaces and making the main Victorian building more energy efficient and fully accessible. The Centre is one of Bristol’s busiest, most loved and inclusive community buildings.
In the last 10 years the Centre has grown from strength to strength, developing the facilities, which now include six large multipurpose rooms available to hire on hourly basis, a catering kitchen, seven office spaces, an outdoor seating, growing and play area, an Open Access Computer lab, a café and a central Reception from which SWCA delivers a range of Signposting and Advice services.
Services we offer to meet community needs include weekly cooking and gardening courses, one-to-one computer support, employability support, Tai Chi for Older People, stay and play, food bank service, and much more. There are volunteering opportunities to build skills and promote inclusion, we support local people in taking actions on issues which matter to them and link people to the support they need enabling them to achieve their goals. We also run community events which support community cohesion and counteract isolation.
The Centre is available for private, social and business hire. As a membership organisation, we have around 200 active member groups who use the Centre for faith and cultural activities, training and education, exercise, dance and hobbies, as well as personal development. There are also voluntary and charitable sector members, who serve local people, across all equalities’ groups and multi-ethnic communities.
We are specifically looking for an individual with the following experience and knowledge to lead our board:
- Small charities and their finances
- Business organisation
- Human Resources
- Facilities Management
- The Bristol and South West voluntary sector
Further information about our governance can be found in our Memorandum and Articles of Association:
http://stwerburghs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SWCA-Memorandum-and-Articles-2019.pdf
Full details of the role is on our website:
http://stwerburghs.org.uk/services/volunteer-opportunities/
To apply: in the first instance contact myself: Goska Ong, Centre Director to discuss the role in more detail. Tel: 01179551351 or email: director@stwerburghs.org.uk