Trustee
Join Our Board as a Trustee and contribute your expertise
As a member of the Board, you’ll help guide and support The Yard’s strategic direction, bringing your experience and passion to ensure we continue delivering high-quality services for disabled children, young people and their families.
In 2024, we supported over 3,000 children across Edinburgh, Dundee and Fife, and in 2025, we’ve opened a brand new centre in Glasgow and a refurbished site in Dundee.
If you’re ambitious for the people and communities we support and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
What does being a Trustee involve?
Do you have a genuine passion for improving the lives of disabled children, young people and their families? As a Trustee at The Yard, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our long-term vision and ensuring strong, effective governance.
Responsibilities:
- Helping to set and maintain our vision, purpose and values
- Shaping and supporting our strategy and direction
- Providing oversight to the Management Team
- Ensuring we have the right structure, resources and reporting systems in place
- Supporting compliance with our governing document, relevant regulators and the law
- Overseeing financial governance and risk management
What’s expected of Trustees?
- Attend 6 Board meetings per year, plus our AGM and an annual Board Development Day
- Join one of our 3 Board committees (most Trustees sit on at least one)
We’re especially keen to hear from applicants with experience in any of the following areas:
- Financial management and oversight (to take up the role of Treasurer)
- Paediatric or disability services
- Public affairs or government policy
Download Trustee role description
For more information, or to have an informal conversation about a Trustee role, please contact our CEO Celine Sinclair at [email protected].
Applications can be made by sending a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role by email to [email protected].
Closing date: 20th August 2025 (12 noon)