Whole Body Therapy is now recruiting for volunteer management committee members. Here is the vacancy advertisement. Please have a read and if you are interested then feel free to contact me for some more information.
Our Vision:
·
To equip members of the local community the
knowledge and skills to improve their long-term health and wellbeing. · To improve the health and well-being of the cared for population.
Our work aims:
We are a
social enterprise which began in 2012 which is based in Dagenham and offers
massage therapy to residents in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham and
Havering.
Our services
are split into different areas:
Working with
the elderly and disabled to:
· Increase or maintain their mobility and dexterity whilst being cared for in their home or within a care home
· Creating a positive touch one to one experience, therefore relaxing and calming them.
· Aid in injury prevention and rehabilitation
· Relieve joint pain and stiffness
Working with unpaid carers to:
- aid in injury rehabilitation
- aid prevention of stress related illnesses
- give relaxation
- advise them about main stream services available to them.
Working with the younger generation and general population to:
- make people more aware of their posture and mechanical faults therefore aiding injury prevention in later life.
Also to give
general health advice and guidance to all which in connection with the massage intervention
should improve their wellbeing and their quality of life.
We would need you to attend a minimum of 4 trustee board
meetings a year.
Being a trustee offers opportunities to use your skills and
experience for the community, make new contacts, develop new skills and improve
career prospects and to make a difference in the area.
In addition to the
above opportunities we can offer you access to training and can cover
reasonable travel expenses (up to £5 per meeting).
If you are interested in becoming part of Whole Body
Therapy’s unique organisation and supporting us in our governance and
developing our strategic direction please contact Sarah Allman; wholebodytherapy@hotmail.co.uk
and she will email you an application form and more information.
Whole Body Therapy is committed to building a diverse and
inclusive organisation and encourages applications from all communities. If you
are not sure about what a trustee’s role includes then please contact us for more information.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date for applications: 17th
May 2013.
