Remuneration: Unpaid but reasonable expenses can be reimbursed Restore has been supporting individuals across Oxfordshire since 1977. Members can attend recovery groups weekly for up to two years and receive one-to-one coaching. People are supported towards their own mental health recovery goals, such as moving-on to employment, volunteering or training. Restore is also home to the Oxfordshire Recovery College for therapeutic peer learning, and Restore are expert providers of formal mental health training. Restore benefits thousands of people each year, directly and indirectly. 5,600 attendances at recovery group sessions with 510 individuals benefitting. Hundreds of individuals receive coaching from specialists and around 1,000 are trained in Mental Health First Aid. Our Values; Recovery: Enabling people to recover from illness and manage their own mental health and wellbeing Support: Providing the opportunities to help ourselves and each other Hope: Offering a positive future where everyone can fulfil their potential Empowerment: Helping people to believe in themselves and what they can achieve Respect: Accepting without judging as each person is unique We are now looking for additional Trustees to join our board. Are you passionate about mental health and keen to dedicate your skills to improve the lives of others? Read on… What will you be doing? Our trustees work effectively together to hold Restore “In Trust” for those who it is intended to benefit. Trustees play a critical role at Restore as they are the people who make sure the charity does what it says it will. There are five main things that trustees are responsible for: Ensuring that Restore has a clear vision, mission and strategic direction and is focussed on achieving these Being responsible, with the other trustees, for the performance of Restore and its culture Ensuring that Restore complies with all legal and regulatory requirements Being guardians of Restore’s assets, taking due care over their security and proper application Ensuring that Restore’s governance is of the highest possible standard You can read more about the nature of a Trustee’s role in the Charity Commission Guidance. Time Commitment You’ll need to be able to: Attend board meetings once per quarter from 4:30pm, which rarely exceed two and a half hours. Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) once per year. Join one of our subcommittees, linked to your skill set, in order to get a proper feel for what is going on and contribute to discussion and decision-making. Get involved in other activities depending on your skills/interests/preferences. Make visits to our recovery groups and head office teams to ensure we all stay close to the services we are providing Correspond by email to discuss items and make decisions between meetings. Our meetings are currently hybrid, where attendance can be in person or online. We are aware that people who are working full-time or have family/other responsibilities may not always be able to travel to the meetings in person. It is important that Trustees are able to visit services, attend at least some meetings in person and have a connection with the community to which we deliver services. With this in mind, it’s unlikely that you will be based outside of Oxfordshire and its surrounding counties. Trustees are appointed (at the November AGM) for a three-year term at a time which can be extended twice, meaning a maximum of nine years. Specialist skills We are particularly keen to talk to people with the following specialist skills: Property/architecture/planning/surveying/large building project experience Clinical expertise in mental health Public sector/health sector experience Don’t see yourself above? No problem - we are currently looking to talk to potential trustees with a wide variety of skills so please do contact us irrespective of whether you hold any of these specialisms. Diversity We have been a fairly diverse board over the years and are still looking for ways to improve. We recognise the need to be entirely representative of the community we serve in Oxfordshire and with this in mind, we’re keen for our board to reflect it. We would like to hear from adult applicants of all ages, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion, neurodiversity and lived experience. Interested in applying? If you wish to apply, please send a CV and demonstrate how you meet the criteria by answering the questions attached to this application form. It is important to note that pre-appointment declarations will be requested to ensure that candidates have not been disqualified by law from acting as a trustee. We will consider all applications and respond to candidates promptly. Please download the full role specification. If you would like a chat or have any questions, please email sam.mostynrestore.org.uk