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Trustee
golden lane housing working in partnership with mencap

Job Description

This is your Invitation to become a Trustee of Golden Lane Housing and help transform the lives of people with a learning disability

It’s a unique opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in the UK

Golden Lane Housing (GLH) is one of the UK’s leading housing associations specialising in housing for people with a learning disability. We provide bespoke housing to meet the needs of individuals and groups referred to us by families, carers, support providers and local authorities. Established in 1998, we now provide a large range of housing types for over 1,700 tenants with a learning disability across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, working  closely with Mencap and other care support providers.

We are looking for new Trustees to join the Board at a critical and exciting time.  We have achieved considerable growth in recent years and we are now poised for major further expansion, funded through substantial capital resources, already in place.

We are looking for people who share our CORE values: choice, opportunity, respect and empowerment.  If you have skills and experience in any of the following areas, we would love you to get in touch:

  • senior level housing association or local authority
  • housing management/development/maintenance
  • supported housing and/or tenant involvement
  • knowledge or experience of learning disability, social care policy or delivery

If you don’t have experience but have a personal connection with learning disability or could help us diversify our current Board, we would still love to hear from you.

GLH is a charity and company limited by guarantee. It is wholly owned by Mencap but has its own Board of Trustees. GLH has the highest rating ‘V1 - G1’ from our regulator and we are proud to have featured in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best not-for-profit companies in the country (no. 20 in 2017). We have also won a number of national awards for our innovative bond issues and our in-house repair service.

This really is a unique opportunity to use your skills to help transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our country.  For more information please click on the link below for the Trustee Invitation Pack. If you decide to apply, please click on the apply button below to email a CV and personal statement David Rimmer.

Closing date: Friday 2nd March 2018.

Interviews to be held in London, Wednesday 14th March 2018.

This post is unremunerated but reasonable expenses will be paid.