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Role: Unit Management Team Trustee (UMT Trustee) and Parent and Supporters Association (PSA)

Availability: Part-time, Flexible, Volunteer

Location: Birmingham Sherbourne Sea Cadets:  1667 Pershore Road, B303DR

Birmingham Sherbourne Sea Cadet Unit is a charity affiliated to the Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC); a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK.

The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

Sea Cadet units are managed and run by committed volunteers. The Unit Management Team (UMT) are the unit’s trustees, headed by the Unit Chairperson. The UMT is responsible for the running of the unit at a strategic and management level. Alternatively you can join the PSA (Parent supporters Association) this allows you to support all our cadets, staff and UMT members to make a difference. whilst giving as much or little time as life allows in a less formal way.

We are seeking new volunteers with who will bring additional skills and experience to help with the management of the unit. We have lots of roles to match your profession, such as helping manage finances and budgets, fundraising for the unit, organising events, writing press releases for local media and building corporate relationships with local businesses.

The role:

As independent charities, each Sea Cadet unit has a number of trustees to oversee the management and legal undertakings of the unit. This purpose of the UMT Trustees is to support the Unit Chairperson to manage a safe, effective and successful Sea Cadet Unit.

This role will undertake “regulated activity” and will therefore require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check to be repeated at no less than three yearly intervals.

Key areas of focus for the role will be:

-      Ensuring that the unit’s activities and matters are conducted legally and comply with charity regulations.

-      Provide properly maintained, serviced, safe and secure unit premises and assets.

-      Raise funds and ensure financial viability of the unit running costs.

-      Raise funds to provide the resources necessary for efficient and successful training in the unit and other projects as they arise.

About you:

There are no specific educational or experience requirements for this role; having the right attitude and a passion for improving the lives of young people are the most important things! If you think the person specification below sounds like you, then please get in touch:

-      You will be 18 or over

-      You will be reliable and committed to volunteering

-      You will be enthusiastic and keen to learn new things

-      You will be a good communicator

-      You will be able to work as part of a team

-      You will be honest and trustworthy

-      You will be a role model to young people

Getting the most out of your volunteering:

It is really important that we provide guidance and support to make the most of your time as a Sea Cadet volunteer. Below is what you can expect from us to enable you to give us your very best.

You can expect us to:

-      Support you to understand your role, how to do it and the difference you make to the Sea Cadets.

-      Understand the skills and experience you have, as well as you aspirations for volunteering.

-      Provide you with an induction, ongoing support and training to undertake your volunteer role.

-      Provide regular updates about any developments in the charity that are relevant to you.

-      Value your contributions and providing you with potential opportunities to progress.

Volunteering with the Sea Cadets is a great way to gain experience, boost your CV and meet new people, whilst giving back to the local community and young people within it.

Ready to join?

If you think this volunteer role is for you then please contact us by email (chairtssherbourne@yahoo.com) for an informal discussion and find out how you can start making a difference.

On becoming a volunteer, you will be asked to complete some mandatory training which includes Safeguarding, Data Protection and Health and Safety. We would also require you to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.