Could you be part of South East and Central Essex Mind’s future growth and help us to support more people with mental health?

We are an independent local charity, working across Southend, Rayleigh and Chelmsford and affiliated to National Mind.

Our mission is to prevent ill mental health in the area, reduce barriers, stigma and waiting lists, and promote a positive future for better mental health.

We deliver varied and impactful services for those who access them and the wider community. We do this through accessible and bespoke services, education, and campaigning; with the aim of helping to create an empowered and mentally healthy community.

We’re looking for new trustees to join our board.

Trustees are our most senior leaders. They set our strategic direction, make sure we’re using our resources effectively and ensure we’re having the greatest possible impact on our community. Trustees are expected to undertake duties in a manner that reflects SECE Mind’s values and ethos.

We’re looking for dedicated, empathetic and ambitious candidates to help make our mission a reality and lead us closer towards delivering our strategy.

Diversity is critical for a board to be effective, enabling varied discussions and active debate and decision making so that together we can have the greatest impact. We encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems and from all ethnic, socio-economic, religious and professional and personal backgrounds.

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values, and skills, we want to hear from you.

As a trustee, you will receive:

• Induction and training into the role.
• Your expenses reimbursed.
• Opportunities to develop new skills.
• An annual appraisal to help support your development

Skills

We are particularly keen to recruit members of the local community who have one or more of the following skills:

• Counselling (to include safeguarding)

• Treasurer

• Health and Safety

• Health and Social Care

• Children and Young People

What we ask of you

As a trustee you will:

• Think strategically and creatively.
• Lead the organisation towards fully achieving its commitment and ambition.
• Scrutinise the impact we’re having.
• Communicate clearly and sensitively in large group discussions.
• Be committed to our mission, vision and values