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Headway WM has always been fortunate to have a strong board of Trustee Directors who have been fully supportive to the Chief Executive and forward thinking in its approach.

The board of directors of the company are also trustees of the charity.

We are always keen to expand the Board of Trustee Directors and expecially welcome people with different skills and from many backgrounds. We try to have a wide representation of people to ensure that we have input from people of all ages, disability, sex and race.

All Trustees receive an Induction Pack and Directors Handbook fully explaining the roles and responsibilities

Being a Trustee does not always require experience and skills, we also welcome people who are able to give their time and enthuasiasm.

We expect that a Trustee will give a small amount of committment to turning up for meetings etc and everything discussed in meetings is treated with the strictest of confidence.

We are always in need of people with the following experiences:-

A Carer of someone with a disability.
Work experience in a Primary Care Trust or Local Authority.
Work experience in Health or Social Care.
Local community involvement in the West Midlands.
Business skills

Board meetings are held every month (except 4 meeting per year are provsional) at the Headway House, usually on a Monday evening between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. The Board has a full yearly schedule of responsibilities which include:-

agreeing 3 year strategies

quarterly reviews of accounts

agreeing Annual Budgets and Staff Salaries

Items required under Charity & Company law

providing support to the Chief Executive & staff teams

Occassionally Trustees may be asked to join a sub-committee; they are usually set up for a particular 'one off' project or certain aspects of the management of HWM that would benefit from Trustee input, such as Quality Standards Review or Policy making.

If you are interested in joining our Board as a Trustee Director, please contact David Chater by leaving your details at 0121-457-7541 or emailing enquiries@headway-wm.org.uk.

Current Trustees

Chair	David Chater	Retired Business Executive
Treasurer	John Barnes	Self Employed Businessman
Secretary	Richard Langton	Solicitor Russell, Jones & Walker
	Delini DeSilva	Business & Finance Officer Sense
	Peter Durham	Brain injured victim
	Wendy Twist	Carer of a brain injured person
	Bill Costello	Brain injured victim

If you would like to no more about our current Trustee Directors please Click Here

Download Annual Report & Accounts

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The Roles of Trustees (pdf)

CONGRATULATIONS

David Chater receiving his Award and John Barnes receiving his Award

Two of our volunteer Trustee Directors David Chater and John Barnes were honoured at the Headway Uk Awards Ceremony, which was held on Thursday, 10 December, at the Dorchester Hotel, London. David Chater, Chairman of Headway West Midlands was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless commitment to Headway West Midlands and John Barnes, Treasurer was one of three nominations for the Volunteer of the Year, which he was awarded for his admirable work in helping people with brain injury over 10 years. Sue Tyler, Chief Executive of Headway West Midlands said that David and John were both wonderfully dedicated, caring and hard-working. men. During their time as volunteers Headway West Midlands has become one of the largest groups in the Headway Network

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