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Voluntary Trustee, PACT (Parents and Children Together)
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Make a Difference in the Lives of Children, Families, and Women. Become a PACT Trustee.
Voluntary Trustees
We are seeking two voluntary trustees to join our exceptional Board of Trustees:
- One with professional experience in Safeguarding
- One with professional experience within the Violence Against Women and Girls sector, or closely aligned areas
If you are committed to making a lasting impact and guiding a charity that makes a positive difference to hundreds of lives every year, this is an incredible opportunity to join us on our mission.
You do not need previous trustee experience as we provide a full induction and ongoing training. This is a unique chance to apply your expertise at strategic level, playing a pivotal role in ensuring we continue delivering high-quality, trauma-informed services, championing the welfare of vulnerable families, and shaping supportive policies that protect children and strengthen communities.
About PACT
PACT (Parents and Children Together) has been building and strengthening families since 1911 through outstanding adoption services and specialist therapeutic and trauma-informed support services across Reading, the Thames Valley, and southern England. As one of the UK’s leading voluntary adoption agencies, we place children with loving, permanent families (over 81 placements last year) and offer lifelong specialist support through services like our Strengthening Families Team, CATCH, and Adopter Champions. Alongside our adoption service provision, we empower women facing multiple disadvantages through our Alana House women’s centre and help children and their non-abusing parents recover from trauma via our Bounce Back 4 Kids programme.
Who We Are Looking For
We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including those with lived experience of adoption, care, or disadvantage to apply. Diversity of thought and experience strengthens our Board, and we value perspectives from different communities, cultures, and lived experiences. Your expertise will help us deliver inclusive, high-quality services for children, families, and women.
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Responsibilities
These trustee roles are voluntary positions that are home-based with occasional travel to our Reading head office for in-person board meetings or to collaborate with PACT colleagues relevant to your lead role (reasonable expenses covered) and support for our events. The time commitment is around one day per month, including quarterly Board meetings and input into wider charity matters. We aim to be flexible and will make adjustments where we can support accessibility and your availability.
For the Safeguarding Lead Trustee role, we would welcome applications from interested individuals who have a current strong understanding and experience of safeguarding legislation, especially in children’s social care.
For the Violence Against Women and Girls Trustee role, we are looking for individuals with demonstrable experience of working in this sector, or in closely aligned areas (e.g. domestic abuse, sexual violence, women in the criminal justice system, safeguarding, trauma-informed services). You will have a strong understanding of the policy, commissioning, and funding landscape relating to this field.
What You’ll Get as a PACT Trustee
- Satisfaction of helping vulnerable children, women, and families, and giving something back
- An opportunity to exercise your skills and knowledge, possibly in a different environment or context
- A chance to contribute to the charity’s strategic growth
- A chance to expand your experience of charities and gain new skills
- An opportunity to work alongside other skilled and committed trustees
- High-quality induction, training, and support from us and other charity-support organizations
- Being a Trustee can support the acquisition of valuable skills and experience that support career development
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We understand that becoming a trustee is a commitment and you want to ensure that you are applying for a role that matches your values and requirements. You will find lots more information about PACT on our website and one of our trustees also kindly provided this short video with further details.
Application Process
If you believe you can contribute to the skills and diversity of our Board and would like to apply, please visit our website at Voluntary Trustees - PACT where you will find the trustee recruitment pack and application form.
We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you need the information in a different format or require adjustments during the application process, please let us know.
Please email your completed application form to trusteerecruitment@pactcharity.org.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Important Dates
The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday, 01 September 2026.
Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.
Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
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