Notices

New Trustees needed (November 2011)

We are currently advertising new positions we need to strengthen HeartLine’s Board of Trustees. These do not have to be filled by members, but by people willing to exercise their expertise on our behalf. If you wish to apply for either post please call the HeartLine Office on 03300224466 or email admin@heartline.org.uk

Trustee - Fundraising

We are looking for a trustee who has had fundraising experience in a similarly sensitive area – children with disabilities and long-term health problems – and can critically examine how we position the charity with potential donors. The intention of the trustee role is to advise and manage all aspects of the fundraising plan, in the longer term overseeing implementation by volunteers. The trustee will need to work closely with the trustee with PR responsibility. One of our challenges is to represent our charity in the many regions of the country including those where the hospital currently providing surgery may have to withdraw their surgical services. We wish to represent HeartLine as being available to families whatever their circumstances.

Trustee – Child Protection

As a children’s charity we need a trustee who can advise and manage all aspects of child protection, scrutinising the planning and monitoring the website, database, organisation of events to which children are invited, and fundraising activities. We are looking for someone with experience of children with both physical and learning disabilities, and who is up-to-date with child protection legislation and issues, and has a working knowledge of health and safety in home and hospital settings. As well as other trustees, new volunteers and potentially employees will need to be introduced to child protection policy and helped to be vigilant.

It is also important that we reflect HeartLine Associations position as the children’s heart charity providing support throughout the UK for all heart conditions. We are not tied to any one hospital or condition.

The key activities / commitments are:

Attending four meetings per year (travel expenses paid)
Joining bi-monthly telephone conference calls (to maintain cost-effective communication and progress)
Providing professional, personal and practical advice and support to HeartLine Association and its Trustees
Managing / supporting projects / tasks as your abilities and circumstances allow

For general information about the role of a charity trustee please see the charity commission guidelines.

HeartLine Trustees

The following Trustees were voted in for another year at the HeartLine AGM from 28 May 2011:

Sarah Sparkes Chair

Hazel Greig-Midlane Vice Chair

Darren Pickard Treasurer

Louise Brazier was voted in for the first time and will be looking at our IT and helping at the summer party amongst many other tasks that Trustees are involved in.

We were unable to elect Kevin Ford again – Kevin has been a long standing Trustee and officer of HeartLine, having acted as Treasurer and Vice Chair over the last several years. He will be helping out as a volunteer, so we won’t be losing touch.

Regretfully Helen Woods, Annette Jackson and Wendy Lynch stood down as Trustees, although we know we can turn to them to help in the areas in which they have become expert. In particular Helen and Annette are administering this year’s caravan bookings.

You can reach the Trustees at admin.@heartline.org.uk, or by telephoning us at 033 00 22 44 66