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  • VO88135
  • Board/trustee role

Description

Build your experience and share your skills as a Secretary for Headway South Lanarkshire. This role is vital to help us run the work that we do to support and provide information for people with brain injury, their families and carers.
The secretary plays a vital role in assisting the committee organise the smooth running of the support group.

Duties: Preparing for meetings
• Sending notices of all meetings to members within the time required by the governing document
• Making arrangements for meetings – booking rooms, arranging refreshments, ensuring access for all attending
• Preparing the agenda in consultation with the Chair and distributing the agenda with any background papers
• Checking that members have carried out tasks agreed at the previous meeting.
. Participating in meetings
• Ensuring that the minutes of the previous meeting are accurate, agreed and signed and dated on each page by the Chair
• Taking and producing minutes of the meeting, noting the names of those attending and apologies, major decisions, any votes taken and agreed further actions
• Distributing minutes in a timely manner.

Organisation aims and objectives

Headway, the brain injury association is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. Headway aims to promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and to provide information, support and services to people with a brain injury and their family and friends. Headway South Lanarkshire meet every Tuesday in the Burnbank Centre in Hamilton, between 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Activities include Art/Crafts, Holidays/Outings and Service User Groups.

Frequency and commitment details

Flexible to suit volunteer Commitment Flexible 2 Hours, Weekly

Restrictions

No Gender Restriction,
Experience required: General Admin / Office Support, Good Communicator,Organised,Sociable,
Travel details: The opportunity takes place at multiple location across South Lanarkshire Hamilton
Minimum age: 18

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Out of pocket expenses will be paid
Training details: Headway offer training on understanding brain injury as well as other topics.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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