Chair of Trustees


Company:	Break Charity
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Norwich, NR6 6BX
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Vacancy

Chair of Trustees

Could you help steer and govern a leading, high profile and dynamic East Anglian charity to new heights?

Are you committed to improving young lives?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our organisation as Chair of Trustees (voluntary position).

We are particularly seeking to recruit to the Board applicants with expertise in Board oversight and strategic leadership

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to recruit a Chair of Trustees who is committed to helping us to deliver our vision and mission.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our Board and making sure we best reflect the young people and families we serve. For this reason, we would particularly welcome applications from:

Leaders who were in the care system themselves or who have lived experience of the care system

Leaders from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds

Leaders who have a disability

This is an opportunity to join an experienced and dedicated Trustee Board, working alongside a professional and skilled Senior Management Team that lead an agile and highly qualified workforce, to give the very best care to each young person in our services.

As a Break trustee you will:

Help steer a large and complex organisation through further development of its strategic direction.

Understand the difference between governance and executive management roles.

Think strategically and creatively.

Set clear corporate objectives and effectively performance manage.

Be a role model and committed to the values of organisation.

Have a track record of motivating others to strive for excellence.

About Break

We believe no young person should feel alone in the world. At Break, we make sure they don’t. We walk alongside children and young people in, around and leaving care when we’re needed most. Through fostering, residential homes, family support, mentoring and our leaving care service, we help children and young people build their confidence, create strong relationships and experience new opportunities. Simply put, we care differently. More than support, we offer lifelong care, love and ambition so that young people can grow beyond what they thought was possible.

We strive to offer excellent care and over 90% of our services are graded good and outstanding with Ofsted. Our ambition is to grow and build even further - creating an environment where people can develop their talent and see the difference they make.

Break employs around 450 staff and 900 volunteers, the majority of the latter in its shops. The staff are located primarily in Norfolk, with the main administrative offices in Norwich. We have services in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and shops as far west as Yeovil.

Break has an exceptional training provision for internal and external customers that has a reputation for being interactive, innovative and of high quality and is leading the social pedagogy agenda within the region.

You could be part of an organisation striving to care differently.

If you are interested and would like an informal chat with our Chair, in the first instance, please contact Charley Wilson (charley.wilson@break-charity.org) who will arrange a discussion with the Chair.

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