We are looking for a Chair (and Trustee) to join our dedicated Management Committee!

The Chair will (in addition to trustee duties):

• Provide leadership to the organisation and the board by ensuring that everyone remains focused on the delivery of its charitable purposes in order to deliver the greatest public benefit.
• Ensure our Annual Reports and Accounts are produced at the end of each year and will ensure that they are forwarded to the Charity Commission within the appropriate time period.
• Chair and facilitate board meetings encouraging full participation by all participants.
• Need to have commitment to safeguarding the wellbeing of our clients and organisation
• Have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Establish sub-committees and working groups to address specific issues/tasks as
  deemed appropriate by the board.
• Check decisions taken at meetings are implemented.
• Represent the organisation at functions and meetings and act as a spokesperson when
  appropriate.
• Bring impartiality and objectivity to decision making.
• Liaise with the CEO to keep an overview of the organisation’s affairs and to provide
  support as appropriate.
• Lead the process of supporting and appraising the performance of the CEO.
• Lead on the work and administration required to change our status to a CIO.

Our Chair will need:

• Leadership skills
• Experience of chairing meetings and/or committee work
• Able to balance tact and diplomacy with willingness to challenge and constructively
  criticise
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Impartiality, fairness
• Good understanding of legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship.
• Previous trusteeship experience is advantageous.

To obtain the recruitment pack or if you have any queries, please email us - opportunities@she-uk.org.uk

We currently have a vacancy to join our friendly team – we are looking for a part-time Qualified Therapist on a fixed contract until 31st March 2025 The position is offered at 12-14 hours per week at £15.45 per hour. This exciting role is primarily to provide 1:1 therapy to survivors of childhood sexual abuse or recent sexual violence (all genders). The role will require the post holder to work with independently at our Worksop base and/or online. Our approach is person- centred and long-term.

The post holder will need:

• To be qualified to Level 4 or above in counselling (or equivalent)
• To have had or be in the process of having personal counselling, a minimum of 6 months
• A minimum of one year’s work experience as a therapist (inc. as a trainee)
• Be willing to have a DBS check
• To have a full driving licence, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across the county as required (occasionally)

Role and duties:

• Managing a caseload of survivors of sexual abuse and/or their family members.
• Supporting individual service users of SHE UK and provide 1-to-1 therapy on a weekly basis.
• To write up confidential session notes and either email or send into appropriate person in a timely manner.
• Enable the service to run effectively by responding to queries in a timely manner and assist the development of SHE UK in line with demand.
• To attend in-house group supervision when appropriate
• To attend in-house and external training as required
• Work in-line with our safeguarding policy, culture and ethos
• To work flexibly to the needs of the organisation as required
• To always maintain appropriate confidentiality
• To be proactive in ongoing personal and professional development
• Undertake clinical supervision
• To attend team meetings where possible
• To read and understand the Policies and Procedures essential to the work and to the organisation
• Any other duties commensurate with the role

To apply, please send a covering letter addressing the criteria below as well as an up-to-date CV to opportunities@she-uk.org.uk

Deadline for applications is 9am Monday 22nd April. Interviews to be held the following week.