Trustee with Disability Advisory Experience

This role closed on June 10, 2023

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Who we are

HCPT offers pilgrimage holidays, to Lourdes in France, for disabled and disadvantaged people from across the UK. The letters HCPT stand for the Hosanna House and Children’s Pilgrimage Trust.

Our roots are in the Catholic faith but our organisation and services are open to all. Our volunteers, beneficiaries and staff come from diverse backgrounds, walks of life and from all faiths and none. We know we have more to do to become a truly diverse organisation and we are on a journey to that goal.

The role

HCPT is growing its Board capability

HCPT is looking for a new trustee to work towards our ongoing vision and mission of taking disabled ordisadvantaged children and adults to Lourdes on a life-changing pilgrimage holiday. In our ongoing development, the Board is continually evolving the breadth of skills and experience it requires, supporting the organisation’s ability to deliver its vision and mission.

This opportunity is focussed on finding a Trustee with Disability Advisory experience, which could include Special Education, to join our Board team. This is a vital role for us, leading, shaping and assuring our work with disabled and disadvantaged children and adults, as well as outlining and designing goals and strategies, across the organisation. The role supports both our Easter and Summer pilgrimage, helping us deliver pilgrimage for our beneficiaries, volunteers, and staff, integrating and building on our achievements to date.

The leadership you’ll bring to HCPT

We are looking for a brilliant team player who can add to our Board capabilities across the following areas:

A professional with responsibility for adult and/or child disability development, with competencies in legislation and best practice.

Management experience involving various children and adult’s disabilities.

Leadership experience as a Trustee, Director or Governor.

Experience of an HCPT pilgrimage or similar group-based organisation.

We will look to you to lead the organisation across several Disability Advisory responsibilities. These include:

To lead the Board’s work to understand and define our impact and services provided to and for disabled and disadvantaged adults and children, contributing to the achievement of HCPT’s Strategic Plan.

Setting strategy and policy in relation to managing and prioritising disability within HCPT.

Assure that the policies, standards, and procedures are aligned to best practice and up to date.

To provide the Board with professional advice on issues related to disability across children and adults.

To support the Chief Executive and Executive team in building operational capability across HCPT.

Supporting document(s)

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