Board Members
Supported housing/support services experience
Do you want to play a part in helping us to change lives?
We have been providing support and accommodation to the homeless people of East London for over 160 years and aim to provide them with life changing opportunities to turn their lives around.
We believe in the potential for all people to change their lives given the right support. We accommodate over 500 people at any one time, providing support services for c.400 residents in the supported accommodation that we own. Many are former rough sleepers who require intensive ongoing support in order to maintain their accommodation. We also run services that house people with severe mental health conditions and young homeless people.
People are at our core, those we support and those we work with. We were awarded the Investors in People Gold award for the third time in 2022. Only 3% of Housing Associations have achieved this standard. The Association employs c.120 staff and usually has up to 20 volunteers helping with a range of roles.
We are proud to operate in one of the most diverse areas of the country and aim to ensure that all of our services, residents, staff & Board reflect, & take account of, these diverse backgrounds & beliefs. We are striving to reflect that diversity within our organisation at all levels including our Board.
We have a dynamic, skilled and committed Board and when we recruit new members, we ensure that there are new ideas and skills to help guide us forward. We are looking for new members with specific experience in supported housing/support services who can help the Board to understand and navigate the challenges that the sector is facing
This could be senior experience of the operating environment for our support services or an understanding of the funding and policy framework for supported housing. We also wish to explore options to diversify and expand our support-based activities and are open to Board members who could contribute to this discussion.
Although Board members are unpaid, we do feel that they gain a lot in terms of being able to make a difference. We hope that you feel that you could contribute to this.
For an informal discussion or a full Recruitment Pack please contact Tony Clark at our consultants, The Housing Executive:
020 7620 3048 or rec@thehousingexecutive.com
Or download a pack here: Recruitment Pack
Closing date: Monday 28th April 2025
We want to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve at all levels within our organisation, including the Board, and actively encourage all applications. We ensure that our commitment to diversity and inclusion is taken forward through towards the LGBTQ+ pledge and the Social Housing Against Racism Pledge (SHARP).
