Organisation Name:
Friends of St Nicholas Fields
Organisation's Cause(s):
Children / Young People / Families
Environment / Green Spaces
Mental Health
Location of voluntary activity:
York
When are volunteers needed: Trustees are expected to attend our board meetings every two months. These are friendly and informal sessions, at which trustees review what has happened since the last meeting, hear from the Chief Executive and take any decisions that need to be taken. They are usually held in the evenings between 6- 8pm, but sometimes at 8 – 10am depending on availability of all trustees.
You would also need to commit approximately 2-3 hours per month to read through papers prior to meetings, read and respond to emails, and attend occasional other sub-committees, working groups or events as required.
Type of Voluntary Activity:
Trusteeship / Committees
Role description:
The trustee role at St Nicks is a voluntary (unpaid) position. It provides an opportunity to give something back to the local community and use your skills and experience to make a meaningful difference to the environment and the lives of others.
The role of our trustees is to:
- Hold collective overall legal and financial responsibility for St Nicks
- Ensure that we deliver on our strategic and business plans, achieve financial sustainability and manage our organisation’s performance;
- Ensure that St Nicks complies with its governing document (its Articles of Association), charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations;
- Ensure that St Nicks pursues its objects as defined in its governing document;
- Ensure that St Nicks applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects ;
- Contribute actively to the Board of Trustees by giving firm strategic direction to St Nicks;
- Set overall policy, defining goals, setting targets, and evaluating performance against agreed targets;
- Ensure the financial stability of St Nicks.
Skills and behaviours needed for the role:
Ideal candidates will be passionate about people, planet and nature, and have an interest in the role that a local organisation can play in positive climate action . We are particularly interested in hearing from trustees with a background/experience in:
- Finance
- Building development
- Education/youth engagement
- Fundraising
If you do not have direct experience in the above, we still want to hear from you!
Will there be a DBS check? No
Driving Licence required? No
Volunteer's own vehicle required? No
Suitable for:
Intellectual/Learning Disabilities
Ongoing Volunteering
Skilled Volunteer
Vision impaired
Wheelchair users
What will the volunteer gain/benefit from:
St Nicks is a unique and dynamic organisation, and you would be joining us at an exciting time in our journey. We are small but mighty, with a brilliant, friendly and dedicated team of staff, volunteers, and trustees.
How to get involved:
Visit the vacancies page on our website to find the role information pack. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Co-Chairs of Trustees if you have further questions or would like to have an informal chat - you can reach them via [email protected], or our CEO Vicky via [email protected].
To apply, complete and submit a CV and short covering letter detailing why you would like to be a trustee to [email protected].
Web link: Click here
Closing date: 17-08-2026