A Trustee is a volunteer who helps a charity make good decisions and stay on track. Instead of helping with day-to-day activities, Trustees look at the big picture – what is the charity here for, what should its priorities be, what are the big risks and opportunities coming up, and how is the charity doing overall? Together, the Trustees make up the charity’s Board. 

The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing Settle’s work, making sure that what we’re doing and planning to do is in line with our vision, values and strategy, and that we are using our resources wisely to achieve our goals and make a difference for care-experienced young people. Trustees offer insight, advice, support and challenge to the charity’s paid staff whose job it is to deliver these plans.

You do not need experience of being a Trustee or working in a charity. We want you to learn and grow while you are doing this role, and we will give you the training and support you need.

We will be running an online Q&A meeting on Thursday 7th May at 5pm, so you can find out more about being a Trustee. If you’d like to join the Q&A, please sign up here. This is an open invitation to anyone who is interested in learning more; it's not a commitment to apply. If you’re unable to attend but want to learn more, please e-mail Jen with any questions or to arrange an informal call.

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