- Advertised from 20th July 2023
Role
Social Bite is a Scottish based charity on a mission to end homelessness and we need more Trustees to help continue, and elevate our Mission, Vision and Values.
The responsibilities of trustees are outlined in charity legislation, but essentially, your role will be to guide the charity into the future, helping to develop and maintain the effective and efficient running of the organisation.
We believe that Trustees with different backgrounds and experiences are more likely to encourage debate and to make better decisions. We are looking for people who will be passionate supporters of our mission, whose lived experience can help shape the impact of our programmes and improve how we engage with our beneficiaries.
As a Social Bite Trustee, we will ask you to initially to commit to attending 6 Board meetings per year, but with the expectation that this will reduce to 4. Where possible we aim to hold these meetings in our Head Office, currently situated at 1 Leith Walk in Edinburgh. In addition, involvement in the Committee structures of the charity would be expected as well as attendance on occasion to social organisation wide events. It is anticipated that full Trustee involvement would typically take up 8 -10 days per year.
Whilst we would encourage all Trustees to actively involve themselves in the Scran and Supper services we understand that time is precious and it will up to you on an individual basis on how much more you choose to get involved with Social Bite.
If you were to join us as a Social Bite Trustee, we would provide a great introduction and training to ensure you are the best trustee for Social Bite. We anticipate that this induction day will take at least one full day.
About Social Bite
We are a movement to end homelessness.
As a charity and social business, our vision is a society where no one should have to be homeless. We provide homes, jobs, food and support to empower people to transform their own lives.
We began as a small sandwich shop in Edinburgh in 2012, offering jobs and free food to people affected by homelessness. We’re now expanding our projects across the UK, on a collaborative mission to end homelessness.
We help people break the cycle of homelessness through innovative supported employment and housing solutions and give out over 200,000 items of free food year-round through our coffee shops and community networks.
We build lasting relationships, as we believe that through positive connections people can transform their lives. We use food, homes, and jobs as tools of engagement that can enable everyone to reach their potential. Our national and global campaigns have shifted the cultural dial on homelessness and our work has been championed by multiple celebrities and public figures.
Our social impact projects include Social Bite Villages and Jobs First. Our social business includes coffee shops in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, London and Glasgow. Our flagship campaigns include the Festival of Kindness, our Christmas appeal aiming to distribute 300,000+ Christmas meals, food packs, gifts and essentials to people who are homeless and vulnerable across the UK each winter – featuring Tree of Kindness installations throughout December in the city centres of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee.
Application notes
To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you are interested in the role, what life experiences and/or skills you have that will help make you the best Trustee for Social Bite and our mission to end homelessness. This should be submitted to recruitment@social-bite.co.uk
Application deadline: Thursday 17 August 2023
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation formerly known as Tayside Health Fund is seeking to appoint a Head of finance to lead the Finance Team and to maintain strong financial management, underpinned by effective financial controls, ensuring effective stewardship of resources in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements which in turn supports the work of the charity.
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Informal enquiries to: Shelley McCarthy Charity Chief Officer Shelley.McCarthy@nhs.scot
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