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Company Secretary

  • VO85273
  • Board/trustee role

Description

The Company Secretary will the person whose job it is to pull together the:

Agenda for the board
Deal with all email and correspondence
Assist the Chair person when required with various light administration
Set dates/ Invitations for meetings and AGM’S
Keep up to date with logging on new board members
Advise the board when legislation changes etc and arrange for our Articles to be updated through legal channels
Ensure that all board members are registered with Companies House

Organisation aims and objectives

Our main aim is to assist in alleviating social isolation and loneliness and offer a supportive environment and work to offer a wide range of social activities and events - all designed to encourage adults and older people to lead happy, independent lives. This can impact on people’s lives by improving confidence, by encouraging interaction and contributing to the making and sustaining of friendships. A nutritious three course meal which is cooked on the premises also assists in meeting the dietary needs of service users who attend. The Day Service also supports carers to enable them to take a break from the caring role in knowing that there loved one is being supported.

Availability

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Thursdays 1pm - 3pm.

Frequency and commitment details

Thursdays 1pm - 3pm.

Restrictions

Experience required: Good English , Prove written skills, flexibility, degree of insight into the role and desire to be part of a team
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Public transport costs reimbursed on production of tickets purchased. Mileage paid at 40p/mile. Within the Boundaries of the City of Dundee. Travelling expenses can be paid on a daily basis.
Taster available: Yes
Taster details: Sit in as an observer on a couple of board meetings
Training details: GDPR and Health & Safety Training.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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