Chairperson - Bath Gateway Out and AboutBath Gateway Out and About is a charity based in Bath that supports adults with a learning disability to engage in age-appropriate social and leisure activities.
The club is seeking a motivated and compassionate individual to join their team as Chairperson. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring that the charity's management committee functions properly, that there is full participation at meetings, that all relevant matters are discussed, and that effective decisions are made and carried out.
Further information about this role: 2 - 6 hours per week6 weekly committee meetingsKey Responsibilities include: Leading the committee and the organization to enable it to fulfill its purpose.Ensuring an effective relationship between the committee and the staff/volunteers.Ensuring an effective relationship between the committee and the external stakeholders/community.Acting as a spokesperson and figurehead as appropriate.Supervising and supporting the head of staff.The benefits of volunteering at Bath Gateway Out and About: Real satisfaction, being able to make a positive change to lives in the local community.Large scope to help develop a worthwhile cause.Opportunity to partake in local fundraising events.As the Chairperson, you will need to: Have a willingness to lead the organization and good leadership skills.Have good communication and interpersonal skills.Have good time-keeping.Be tactful, diplomatic, and possess powers of persuasion.Be impartial, fair, and have the ability to respect confidences.Have relevant knowledge of organization and people management.Possess the relevant skills to run a meeting well.PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is for a Mencap affiliated Network Partner and not for Royal Mencap Society. Network Partners sign up to a terms of membership and pay a membership fee to subscribe to Royal Mencap Society's Network, and each local group is a separate and independent charity within their own right. As part of the group's membership, they have the opportunity to advertise their vacancies on the Royal Mencap Society jobs website.
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Salary: £36,528 per annum, pro-rata + excellent benefits
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