Do You Want To Help Achieve Real Change?

A fabulous opportunity to have a leading governance role for a successful charity that is achieving real change for people with a learning disability, autism and other support needs.

About us

The Association for Real Change (ARC) is a charity which works in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We are looking for two new Trustees to join our Board.

Our vision is to celebrate difference, respect, listen to and include everyone.  Our work benefits people with learning disabilities, autistic people, or people with other support needs – and their families.

ARC Aims

Our aims are to improve:

• Knowledge and Rights
• Choice and Control
• Inclusion and Equality

To do this we bring people together.  We support them to share different views and experiences.  We help them to agree and take action to achieve real change through training, research, networks, collective advocacy and policy.

Our country websites:

ARC England

ARC Scotland

The role

Trustees have individual and collective responsibility to ensure the highest standards of Governance for ARC. You will work with the ARC Chair, Board and Strategic Leadership Team to deliver our strategic vision and help ensure the long-term future and success of ARC.

The ARC Board of Trustees meet five times a year; one in-person and four online, so the role will require a degree of travel and the occasional overnight stay.  Our Board is inclusive of people with additional needs who are experts by experience.

This is a voluntary position.  Your travel and other out of pocket expenses will be paid.

About you

You have experience of delivering positive social change, either in your professional or personal life.

We are particularly keen to hear from you if:

• You are a leader in social care, delivering or improving the support people get.
• You are an expert by experience (you have support needs, or you are a family carer of a person who has support needs).
• You have an interest in a future Treasurer role.

See role description and person specification, and strategic vision below.

Terms of Office

This post may be held for a term of 3 years, then the post holder may stand for re-election for a further 3 years, after which time the post holder must stand down.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the Application Form (below), or send a written statement of no more than 500 words to describe why you are interested in the role and how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification in the Trustee Role Description (below). If you prefer, your application can be sent using film or audio recording. ARC is an organisation that values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please send your application to Vicky Shirley, Governance Co-ordinator to [email protected] or marked Private & Confidential to Vicky Shirley, Association for Real Change, 10a Marsden Street, Chesterfield S40 1JY.

For informal enquiries please contact [email protected] in the first instance to arrange.

The deadline for applications is Monday 8 September at 9.30am.

Interviews to take place online. We will agree dates with short-listed applicants.