Volunteer Trustee / Committee Member
We are looking for new Trustees to help assist in running the committee of Bath Gateway Out & About, a small local charity that provides social and leisure activities to fifty adults who have learning disabilities.
The Trustee would preferably be someone with some previous experience of contributing to company or charity meetings.
Our committee meets once every six weeks on a Thursday evening.
If interested in this very rewarding post then please do get in touch.
The links below contain various documents to download that contain further information and an application form that can either be filled in using a computer (or other suitable device) and returned via email, or printed out and filled in by hand and then sent to us by post.
Please right click on the "Download File" link and choose "Save As" in each case, in order to save to your computer/device.
You can use either the PDF application form or the Word version - so download whichever is more convenient for you to fill in.
(Please note that trying to fill in the application form using your web browser or smartphone probably will not work properly.)
The Trustee would preferably be someone with some previous experience of contributing to company or charity meetings.
Our committee meets once every six weeks on a Thursday evening.
If interested in this very rewarding post then please do get in touch.
The links below contain various documents to download that contain further information and an application form that can either be filled in using a computer (or other suitable device) and returned via email, or printed out and filled in by hand and then sent to us by post.
Please right click on the "Download File" link and choose "Save As" in each case, in order to save to your computer/device.
You can use either the PDF application form or the Word version - so download whichever is more convenient for you to fill in.
(Please note that trying to fill in the application form using your web browser or smartphone probably will not work properly.)
Trustee Role Description (PDF format) :-
| trustee_role_description_2023.pdf |
Trustee Application Form (editable PDF format) :-
| trustee_application_form_mencap_bgoa_2018.pdf |
Trustee Application Form (Microsoft Word format) :-
| trustee_application_form_mencap_bgoa_2018.docx |
Trustee Job Advert (PDF format) :-
| bgoa_trustee_advert.pdf |
NOTE that, if filling in the application form using a computer, there is no need to provide a real signature where indicated (if needed, we will get you to sign our printed copy of your form in person later when we meet you). However, if printing out and filling in the form by hand, please sign and date the application where indicated before posting it to us.
PDF files are in Portable Document Format, if you do not already have a PDF file reader installed on your computer, you can download a suitable app, completely free to use, from Adobe's web site :- https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.
Provided below are some links to the Charity Commission's Trustee Guidelines, outlining in general terms the duties and responsibilities that might be expected of trustees.
The Essential Trustee (introduction) (PDF format, Charity Commission)
The Essential Trustee (external web page, Charity Commission)
Charity trustee: what’s involved (external web page, Charity Commission)
Trustee Guidelines (PDF format - Charity Commission) :-
| trustee_guidelines.pdf |
If you have any problems/queries or need further information, or if you are unable to download or use the application forms provided above and need us to send you a printed paper version in the post, please feel free to contact us using the Contact button below.