Trustee at Own Trust
71 Days Remaining
71 Days Remaining
About this Role
Trustee Skills and Responsibilities
Trustees, local governors, and members of OWN Trust are all volunteers. The roles are unpaid but hugely rewarding, and we support you throughout with training, guidance, and mentoring. The time commitment, duties and expectations vary by role so even if you have limited time available, we are still keen to hear from you.
Trustees act as both charity trustees and directors of the company (OWN Trust). They are responsible for the strategic direction, educational standards and financial probity of the trust and its schools. Trustees meet as a Board five or six times per year and each trustee serves on one of our committees (which meet three or four times per year, virtually).
Volunteers joining our trust have a broad range of abilities and social backgrounds. You will be able to develop your skills in a board-level environment and make a valuable contribution to education. Please note, most committee meetings take place online and therefore interest is welcomed from across the different regions and Full Trust Board meetings take place in Person, three times a year, however hybrid options can be explored.
When considering the skills requirements for governance, we are interested in a wide range of experience, including:
Education
Governance and Risk Management
Business, Finance and HR
Marketing and Communications
Facilities and Health & Safety
Peterborough Community
IT and Data Protection
Health and Social Care
Local Community Knowledge
Knowledge of the schools
However, a willingness to train and extend your knowledge will be just as important as the skills you bring, so please don't worry if you don't have any of the experience listed above.
What our current Trustees have to say...
" The most rewarding aspect of my role is in visiting the trust schools, talking with staff and children, and seeing continuous improvement. I quite like leading board meetings too!"
" I became a Trustee because I was convinced being part of an academy trust, 5 years ago, would provide more opportunities to drive forward with school improvement with schools that shared the same vision and values"
The Trust is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
Information on our schools can be found on their websites and on www.own-trust.education
Related Documents
Contact Details
Lorraine Greco
01733 259859
lgreco@own-trust.education
Own Trust would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:
- Please highlight any other relevant interests and experience, this may include hobbies, volunteering and charity work, personal interests or achievements that may help you become an effective Trustee.
- Do you currently have links with any of our three schools?
- Are you a Trustee, governor or local governor at any other school?
- Please confirm; - • You are aged over 18 • You are not a current pupil at the school • You have not been declared bankrupt • You are not the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order • Have not been disqualified from holding office as a governor • Have not been disqualified from being a company director and/or a charity trustee • Have not been removed as a trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commission or the High Court on the grounds of misconduct or mismanagement in administration of the charity
Own Trust
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