Members

Membership of LINkrotherham is free and is open to anybody who lives or works in Rotherham. 

You can join as an individual, as a group or as an organisation.

How much involvement you would like and what you would like to be involved in is entirely up to you.

Role of LINk Governing Board

The Governing Board is responsible for making decisions and for the everyday running of LINkrotherham.

The Governing Board works in a similar way to a Board of Trustees of a charity.

Members of the Governing Board work with other board members and the support team to :-

  • Make decisions on how LINkrotherham develops.
  • Prioritise and decide what issues the LINk Task Groups will take up. These issues will be identified by talking to the people of Rotherham and the people who provide the services.
  • Produce a work plan
  • Decide on how the ‘Task and Finish’ groups will carry out the  work plans
  • Decide if or when on-going sub groups may be needed. 
  • Agree policies and look at grievance issues when they occur.
  • Report on LINk activity to the people of Rotherham and organisations that provide health and social services.
  • Ensure the LINk actively talks to the wider community so it can represent the needs and views of the diverse population of Rotherham.
  • Take part in deciding what will be in the LINk Annual Report 
  • Look at issues that may arise between meetings that you are interested or involved in.
  • Work with the organisations that provide and commission health and social services  plus the Local Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee
  • Build good relationships and joint working arrangements with organisations, such as other voluntary and community groups.
  • Make sure that LINkrotherham meets its legal duties and works within set guidelines.
  • The most important part of being a member of the Governing Board is the commitment to the LINk.

Board Members will need to attend one meeting per month, which will last about 2 hours.

The timing of the meetings will be decided by the Governing Board and will depend on the members’ availability.

Board members may be asked to attend meetings with other organisations and service providers. The LINk  Support Team will provide any support needed such as, information about the meeting/ event, going with the board member or arranging transport if needed.

The LINk Support Team will provide Board members with information in a format that they have requested i.e. braille, electronic versions only or easy read etc.

The positions are unpaid, but out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed. 

Click here for a role description, application form and Equal Opportunities form