Trustee

Are you interested in joining Acorns board of trustees

Were looking for someone who wants to make a real difference. If youre passionate about social impact and excited by the idea of helping to shape the future of a vibrant friendly charitable social enterprise wed love to hear from you.

Who are Acorn Early Years

Acorn Early Years is a charitable social enterprise providing highquality childcare and early education across day nurseries forest schools outofschool clubs and specialist early years catering and training services. We are continuing to grow despite the challenges facing the early years sector and now operate 18 nurseries with just over 500 employees.

What are we looking for

Were seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our welcoming team of voluntary trustees. We are committed to building a Board that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and we warmly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds identities and lived experiences.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with finance property charity law and compliance or local government expertise. Youll bring:

• Strong communication and leadership skills
• A commitment to our values and mission
• Experience from any professional or personal context previous trustee experience is desirable but not essential. We will support you to grow confidently into the role.

Our commitment to inclusion and support:

We want volunteering with us to be accessible to everyone. To support this we:

• Reimburse all reasonable volunteer expenses including travel to meetings
• Offer flexibility around meeting times where possible
• Provide accessibility support or adjustments as needed
• Foster a culture where every trustees voice is valued and respected

What does the role involve

Being a trustee is an unpaid voluntary role usually lasting at least three years. You will attend five Board meetings each year in Milton Keynes and you may also choose to join one of our specialist trustee committees.

To find out more about the duties of a charity trustee please see The essential trustee (CC3) (

What difference will you make

Our trustees play a very important role in our organisation shaping and supporting our current work and the future direction and development of the organisation. As a trustee you will be joining the Trustee Board which has been making an impact since our charity was established in 2012.

How to apply:

To find out more please see our Trustee Application Pack via:

If you would like an informal conversation about the role please contact Santa Svike Governance Lead at

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to the same email address.