Avenue Services Board Director Vacancy
29 July 2019
We are pleased to announce an opportunity for a Blacon Resident to become a member of the Avenue Services Board as a Community Director.
What is Avenue Services?
Avenue Services is a company limited by guarantee and is a joint venture between Sanctuary Group and Cheshire West and Chester Council (the Council). Sanctuary is a non profit distributing organisation and leading housing, care and community services provider.
Avenue Services’ vision is ‘to be the major facilitator of social and economic change in Blacon’ by means of various regeneration projects, neighbourhood planning and service delivery, which provide benefits to local people. It will help fund and deliver projects that benefit the wider community within Blacon.
What qualifications do I need?
You don’t need any qualifications to be a Community Board Director but the person we are looking for should have:
- a strong affiliation or interest in Blacon;
- excellent time keeping and time management skills; and
- a willingness to commit time to the role.
As a Community Board Director you will be expected to:
- act in the best interests of Avenue Services at all times;
- uphold our values and objectives;
- uphold our core policies;
- contribute to and share responsibility for decisions made by the board;
- be independent, for example, not to represent any external campaign or organisation;
- be an ambassador for the organisation by promoting Avenue Services;
- prepare for and attend meetings, training sessions and other events;
- maintain strict confidentiality of information; and
- respect the views of your colleagues and work together as a team.
If you would like to apply for the role, please complete and return the application form and diversity statement available from the links below. Copies can also be obtained by calling Avenue Services on 0300 123 1741 or emailing Avenue.Services@sanctuary-housing.co.uk.
Community Director Information Pack
Community Director Application Form
Community Director Diversity Statement
Closing date for applications is Friday 16 August 2019