Compton Care is a Wolverhampton-based charity providing specialist care and support to individuals living with life limiting conditions, as well as their loved ones. Our high-quality, accessible services are delivered free of charge, whether at our purpose-built inpatient facilities or in the comfort of people’s homes. Every aspect of our care is tailored to individual needs, helping patients and their families feel safe and supported, and empowered during some of the most critical moments in their lives.
As we continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking passionate and committed individuals to join our Trustee team as either a Trustee or Associate Trustee. These roles offer a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our organisation and ensure we remain responsive, resilient, and rooted in the communities we serve.
The Role of the Trustee / Associate Trustee
Trustees bring their own individual ability and flair to the table and play a key role in ensuring Compton develops and agrees its long-term strategy, approves annual operational plans and budget forecasts that ensure sustainability and growth. From a governance perspective, Trustees ensure the organisation follows its governing documents, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations and that it allocates its resources exclusively in pursuance of its charitable objects and for public benefit.
In addition to the above statutory duties, each Trustee should use their specific skills, knowledge, or experience to help the Board reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising Board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues where the Trustee has specialist expertise.
The Associate Trustee role is a ‘step up’ role aimed to attract those who may be interested in pursuing a Trustee role but who do not yet have sufficient board level experience, or who do not have the required availability - but have the ability and potential to succeed in a board-level role. Associate Trustees may also be recruited to provide specific technical support to Compton Care. The Associate Trustees are not board members and therefore do not have the associated rights and liabilities.
The Person
We work with and support communities that are diverse and therefore warmly welcome people who are from global majority communities. If you will have a willingness and ability to devote the necessary time (this may include attending meetings during normal office hours) and skills towards being a Trustee or Associate Trustee, an understanding of the importance and purpose of Committee and Board work, and a strong interest in Compton Care we would love to hear from you.
We are especially interested in hearing from you if have a professional background in IT/Cyber security.
Skills & Traits
You will:
- Be a strategic thinker, and able to think creatively and analytically
- Actively support and promote equality and inclusion goals
- Be able to work effectively as a member of a team, and to take and support collective decision-making
- As a Trustee, understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of Trusteeship
- Have a strong personal commitment to the success of Compton Care
- Have an ability to assist in determining the overall direction and development of Compton Care through strategic planning and good governance
- Be a confident individual with effective communication and influencing skills
- Act as an enthusiastic ambassador for Compton Care at external events
- Commit to Nolan's Seven Principles of Public Life
Tenure
Trustees are elected for terms of three years at a time. Expectation of tenure when joining the Board is for a minimum of two terms and no more than three terms.
Associate Trustee roles are reviewed every three years by the board.
Our Board Trustees and Associate Trustee roles are voluntary and therefore unpaid, although we support reasonable expenses.
How to apply
Please review the candidate information packs and role profiles which you can download from this page.
- To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply now’ to submit an Expression of Interest (no larger than one page of A4) explaining which position you would like to be considered for (Trustee or Associate Trustee), how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, together with an up-to-date CV. Please also provide details of two professional referees.
- Closing date 2nd October 2026
- Interviews will be held during October 2026 with the opportunity to meet the CEO and have a tour of Compton Hall.
For informal discussions with either the Chair of Trustees Ros Keeton or the CEO Rachel Overfield about the role please contact Holly White, Senior Executive Assistant on 01902 539640.
Thank you for taking the time to read this advert. We hope you have been inspired to apply, and we look forward to hearing from you very soon.
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