We are the national membership organisation for youth information, advice and counselling services (YIACS), and are looking for new Trustees to join our Board and help us to deliver our exciting and ambitious new five-year strategy.
Our members provide a ‘one stop shop’ model of support to young people aged 11-25, offering age-appropriate ‘whole person’ support across a range of challenges including mental health, education and employment, housing, welfare and much more.
We are currently looking for:
- Two new Member Trustees, with expertise in youth advice and counselling services
- Two new external trustees with knowledge or experience in any of a number of areas including: lived experience and/or frontline experience of the issues young people our members support are facing; income generation and business development; knowledge of Youth Access’ sector; people management and HR; legal
Youth Access Chair-Elect Dan Mobbs says: “We have a simple theory; if we provide holistic support for young people at the earliest opportunity in the most accessible way, young people will become self-reliant and ready for adult life, and we’ll prevent problems getting bigger and lasting longer.
“We provide a crucial national voice and support network for local services and the young people they support, and are looking for new Trustees who want to help us achieve our vision that all young people can access free support on their journey into adulthood that respects their rights and meets their individual needs.
“You don’t need to have experience of being a trustee - the important things for us are your experiences and skills from your career to date, and the passion and energy you can bring to help us to support our members for the benefit of young people.”
Following a diversity audit of the existing Board, we particularly welcome applications from people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, and disabled people.
Support available for anyone looking to apply includes:
- Payment for childcare for the hours in and around the interview process
- Payment of travel costs to the office and back for interviews if these are held in person
- Online interviews if easier for candidates’ circumstances
- Any other reasonable adjustments to support applicants’ needs throughout the process
An informal background chat with our CEO, Cassandra Harrison, can be booked at https://calendly.com/cassandra-ya/30min, or she can be contacted at cassandra@youthaccess.org.uk