Could you be our new Trustee?

Could you be our next trustee?

Are you passionate about helping make Southampton a mental health friendly city? Would you be prepared to join a Board of Trustees taking responsibility for the delivery of our charity’s aims? If you are, you could be just the person we’re looking for. We currently have four trustee vacancies and elections will be held at our AGM on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

To help make our city a happier place

As an organisation, we’re looking at ways we can collectively collaborate to help make our city a happier place where everyone can thrive. It’s all about how we work together, how we behave towards each other and what we value as residents and workers in our city. Southampton Mental Health Network became publicly active in 2019 and, with more than 100 member organisations involved in its development, became a charity in September 2022.

Ensuring equality, diversity & inclusion

Working together, with the organisations in our Network, we want to make Southampton a mental wellbeing friendly city, ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion for all. Southampton Mental Health Network aims to create welcoming spaces for discussion, be understanding and supportive of those living with mental health challenges, boost wellbeing and improve knowledge and awareness in the city.

Your legal duty

As Trustee you will join the team that exercises a legal duty to:
• Ensure it understands the charity’s purposes as set out in its governing document
• Plan what the charity will do, and what you want it to achieve
• Manage the charity’s resources responsibly
• Ensure the charity is complying with the law

Need more details?

To discuss further, please contact our Chair of Trustees, Susan Hayward via sue@smhn.org.uk.
Click here for Trustee Role Description
Click here for Trustee Person Specification
For more details and information about becoming a Trustee and what’s involved, please click through to these pages below, thank you.

https://charitycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/04/26/what-is-a-trustee-and-how-to-become-one/

https://www.gettingonboard.org/free-resources-for-aspiring-trustees

When & how to express your interest

Closing date for expressions of interest: Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12noon. Elections for the position will be held at the AGM on Thursday, February 27, 2025.