Board Members (CSVA)

Joe’s Buddy Line is a small, relatively new (we were created in 2021) rapidly growing mental health charity. Working in educational and community settings, it’s a really exciting time to join us to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and others in the school family; from primary school to University. Shockingly the mental health needs of young people are currenlty enormous.

Experts say that the Covid pandemic, social inequality and online harm are all fuelling a crisis wher one in four teenagers aged 17-19 have a mental health difficulty, an increase from one in six in 2021 and in 2022 an average of 18% of 7-16 year olds and 22% of 17-24 year olds had a diagnosed mental health difficulty.

We are currently looking for a new Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Trustee, you don’t have to have previous trustee experience. If you feel you have particular skills or knowledge that could enhance our Board then we would love to hear from you. We are currently looking to recruit the following role

The trustee would have the responsibility for making sure the charity is run well, financially secure and completing the work which is meant to be done. Our current trustees are dedicated to enabling Joe’s Buddy Line to expand and flourish and we would love you to help us achieve our goal to make a huge impact on children and young people’s mental health. 3 years intial term of office.

What skills do I need?

We are looking for candidates from a variety of professional backgrounds, with a passion for supporting the mental wellbeing of children and young people and a desire to be part of the solution by dedicating their energy, skills and knowledge to help us achieve our ambitious aims.

As Fundraising and Corporate partnerships Trustee we are looking for someone with strong donor relationshps experience with links to local government funding boards.

For all our Trustee position we are looking for individuals with leadership and team working skills; good communication skills and IT literate.

We are an equal opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds.