Help build local relationships and build the profile of a children’s charity supporting families in Scotland
Trustee opportunity at The Honeypot Children’s Charity
Do you have lived experience as a young career or professional experience in supporting families facing a challenging home life?
If the answer is yes, then we want to tell you more about joining us as a Trustee at The Honeypot Children’s Charity!
This is a fantastic opportunity to bring insight into Scotland’s children’s services. So, if you believe that you can strengthen our local presence through your networks and ambassadorial skills, we’d love to hear from you!
Who are The Honeypot Children’s Charity?
Honeypot is the national young carers charity, supporting children aged 5-12 years. Since 1996, we have been working to enhance the lives of young carers and children experiencing difficult circumstances.
We support children with an early intervention programme designed to reduce stress, build confidence and reverse educational underachievement.
Our programme of wraparound support includes services such as; Respite Breaks through to wellbeing grants. We are the only UK charity to provide this tailored level of support for young carers in this age range.
What matters to Honeypot?
We believe every child has the right to make the most of their one chance at childhood, regardless of the circumstances they experience. This is why Honeypot exists.
We have a values-driven commitment to young carers and our staff. The honeypot Children’s Charity fosters an organisational culture that is caring, collaborative and dedicated to positive outcomes.
We encourage you to read more on our charity’s values and impact here.
If you join us at The Honeypot Children’s Charity…
What do Honeypot look for in a Trustee?
We are particularly keen to hear from perspectives that would strengthen both our Board’s diversity and its decision-making.
We welcome candidates with lived experience relevant to our work, such as; a previous young carer, disability in the family home or significant childhood adversity.
We think you’d also be great in this role if you have:
- Senior level experience in children’s services, education, health or social care
- A collaborative and engaged approach for decision-making and wider activities
- The confidence to ask constructive questions and contribute independent thinking
Please make sure you read our Candidate Information Pack before applying. It contains important details about the role and our organisation.
Don’t think you quite meet all of the specifications? Please don’t count yourself out. We’d still love to learn more about your interest in joining The Honeypot Children’s Charity!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us so we can support you appropriately.
What’s next – how do I apply for the Trustee role?
Eastside People is supporting The Honeypot Children’s Charity in the recruitment for this role. Please apply by submitting your CV and a supporting statement both in Word doc format.
In the supporting statement, please tell us:
- Why are you interested in a Trustee role at The Honeypot Children’s Charity?
- Having read the information pack, what relevant experience and skills do you feel you would bring to this role? This might come from paid work, study, community or voluntary work or other experience.
You are welcome to send your cover letter in writing, or as a video or audio clip, alongside your CV. Any video or audio submissions should be emailed to johns@eastsidepeople.org.
If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please email John Sanger to arrange a convenient time at johns@eastsidepeople.org. Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 7th December. Shortlisting interviews will take place shortly after and interviews with The Honeypot Children’s Charity will take place in week beginning xxx.
Eastside People is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and work with our clients to ensure that we recruit inclusively, seeking to address the under-representation of some groups of people on boards and in leadership teams.
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