Charity registered in Scotland SC038932
Could you help us achieve more? We are looking for new Board Members who are dynamic, with capacity to contribute, and willing to share their expertise and ideally to also engage their network to broaden and deepen support for Venture Trust. An affinity with our work, supporting people in their development to overcome life challenges, is essential.
Our Trustees
The Board of Trustees lead the organisation bringing a range of expertise, skills and experience and offering objectivity, support and challenge, and policy and business insights working with the senior leadership team to shape and drive Venture Trust's strategy and plans.
Desirable Skills
We would be particularly interested in hearing from people with experience and expertise in:
• Trauma-informed approach to supporting people
• Finance
• Communications and social media
• Policy, criminal justice and legal
In return, we offer a comprehensive induction programme including charity trustee training, CPD as a trustee and opportunity to be part of a forward thinking, committed and impactful team working to help people transform their lives.
Additional Information
The positions are voluntary in a national third sector organisation that has important stature in Scotland.
At Venture Trust, we are looking for another Outdoor Therapist based in Fife (though may be asked to work in other localities) to join one of our locality teams on a fixed-term basis for 18 months.
Our Outdoor Therapists work with people experiencing complex life circumstances. They provide Outdoor Therapy in the hope to support clients to move forwards in ways that are meaningful for them. They work with clients to explore and reflect through individual (and sometimes) group therapy.
Our Outdoor Therapy Service is offered mostly outdoors in urban greenspaces, and on occasion, online. It is aimed at adults aged 16+, as well as younger people aged 10-16.
Successful candidates will:
Ideal candidates will have:
The full job description, can be downloaded here.
In return, we offer a range of generous benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible and hybrid working, an employee benefits package and a joint contributory pension scheme. We also offer a great working culture that embraces our core values of courage, care, curiosity and collaboration in all we do.
If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want to play an important role in enabling people to achieve lasting change in their lives, we want to hear from you.