Could you be a trustee for Age UK Oldham?

Age UK Oldham are looking for individuals interested in joining their board of trustees and are hoping to attract local people so the they can truly reflect the community of Oldham.

In today’s society, where people are in general living longer into old age, the challenges of care for older people are increasingly apparent. For some, longer life expectancy does not necessarily mean a longer healthy or comfortable existence, with their growing needs being a constant concern for families, local and central governments and communities as a whole.

Age UK Oldham is a local charity with the care and support of local older people at its heart. They deliver a range of services targeted specifically at the needs of local older people in the Oldham borough, ranging through traditional care, dementia, prevention, information and advice, socialisation, leisure and much more in between.

These services come at a cost and in challenging financial times they rely heavily on the goodwill of local people to provide support via their chain of charity shops and donations as well as funded partnership agreements based on service delivery.

The management of their assets, income generation and service delivery is a vitally important part of the charity business and they are fortunate to have excellent committed employees and volunteers.

One area of support, which is just as important, is the provision of oversight and governance in the charity. Setting longer term strategies and monitoring current performance of the charity are amongst the responsibilities of the board of trustees. The current team are on the lookout for new members, having recently said farewell to a few colleagues who have moved on to pastures new.

Their aim is to attract local people to complement the skills and experience of the current trustees and to provide a board which reflects Oldham’s local community. They are looking for individuals with skills and experience that can help across a range of challenges facing the charity. This would include income generation, finance, publicity, community needs and involvement, partnership working and understanding of older people’s needs.

They are open to approaches of interest from anyone who considers themselves up for a new challenge. Whatever your employment status, if you have the time, skillset and commitment you’d like to use for a good cause, they'd like to hear from you.

They are looking for a commitment to their charity aims, involvement for a reasonable length of time and regular attendance at board meetings, which are held locally in the evening, 10-12 times a year.

If you are interested you can find out more about the work of Age UK Oldham by visiting www.ageukoldham.org.uk

If you’d potentially like to join, provide a brief CV indicating your qualifications and experience and your reasons for wanting to be part of the board to the Chief Executive, Age UK Oldham, 10 Church Lane, Oldham OL1 3AN.

If you would like to speak directly to a board member to get to know more about the role contact on 07778160008 or Alex Boyd on 07802791050 or adamsalexanderhr@outlook.com