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Trustee Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in CHAS. We are delighted that you are thinking of applying to become a Trustee.

Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is a charity that provides a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions. This includes palliative care, family respite and support - through our hospices Rachel and Robin House, homecare services and hospital presence. We care for children throughout Scotland, and we're here for the whole family.

Membership of the Board presents a unique opportunity to help shape the work of Scotland's national provider of children's hospice care. We are looking for candidates who are committed to CHAS's ambition that every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking knowledge that their child will die young will be supported, cared for and helped to make the most of that precious time.

The successful candidate will uphold and represent CHAS's values of care, respect, accountability, and honesty.

In order to bring a wide range of skillsets to the Board, we are looking to recruit an individual with interest in, empathy towards, or experience of children’s hospices and or children’s palliative care and are able to display a strong commitment in keeping up to date with this environment. As well as serving as a charity trustee, the successful candidate will provide general advice and support to the organisation's Chief Executive and Directors.

In line with our recently published Children in Scotland requiring Palliative Care (ChiSP) 3 data on the percentage of children with a life-shortening condition in Scotland, we would particularly welcome applications from people with a Black, South Asian or other minority ethnic background. We are also especially interested in recruiting people with lived experience of the kind of services we provide, i.e. anyone whose lives have been touched by CHAS specifically or has any other lived experience of children's palliative care - direct or indirect.

This role is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups Enhanced Disclosure.

Further information, including full role description and details of the skills and commitment we're looking for is available in our Trustee Application Pack.

To apply, please submit an application form which will include submission of a supporting statement outlining your relevant experience and the impact you feel you could make to CHAS.

Completed application forms should be returned by 12 June 2022 at 11:59pm, and applicants may wish to note that discussions with the Chair will be held during the week of 4 July 2022.

For an informal chat about the role, please feel free to contact Executive Business Manager Gillian Phillips at GillianPhillips@chas.org.uk

Registered in Scotland Number 136410. Scottish Charity Number SC019724

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