An opportunity to join the Care South charity Board of Trustee Directors
Role: Trustee Director with financial background
Location: Poole, Dorset
We have an exciting opportunity for you to become a non-executive Trustee Director with Care South. You will need to have a financial background and live within commutable distance of our headquarters in Poole.
Care South is a not for profit registered charity and leading provider of residential care and care at home services for older people. We have 14 care homes and three care at home offices across the south of England. We are a Top 20 carehome.co.uk provider and all our services are rated Good with the Care Quality Commission. We are proud to achieve an operating surplus each year, all of which is reinvested into the charity.
We have a Board of Trustee Directors who meet regularly to oversee the charity’s governance and to visit our services.
About the role
Skills and experience:
- Professionally qualified accountant with at least 15 years’ experience (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification)
- Understanding of the role of governance and non-executive leadership
- Understanding and acceptance of legal duties and responsibilities of being a Trustee Director
- Ability to think strategically and articulate strategic vision
- Ability to scrutinise and analyse information
- Ability to chair the Finance & Audit Committee
About You
To be considered, you should have:
- Good critical thinking, objective reasoning and decision‑making skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Effective communication skills
- The ability to use digital technology
Our Trustee Directors are provided with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training covering:
- Responsibilities of a Trustee Director
- Financial governance
- Modern Slavery
- Safeguarding: adults at risk
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Workplace conduct
- Data and cyber security
- An annual legal update
If you are interested in applying for the Trustee Director position, please click the links to access our Trustee Director Appointment Brief and Application Form
Please complete the application form in full and submit it directly to the Company Secretary using the email address provided within the application form.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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