The Shannon Moore Trauma Trust (SMTT) is a West Sussex based charity which provides grants for therapy to individuals – children, young people and adults – who have
experienced adversity and early trauma. Following a one-year delivery review, The Trust is now looking to increase the numbers of and broaden the voices and experience of those who make up the Board of Trustees.
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee for the SMTT, please email our administrator on office@traumatrust.org.uk to request an application pack. This will contain the application form and some more information about the role.
All completed application forms should be returned by Monday 1st June 2026
Skills
- Do you have an interest in supporting others to access healing through therapy?
- Do you have around 2 hours per month to commit to the running of SMTT?
- Can you sit on the Grants Panel, which meets every four months alongside working with other Trustees to develop and sustain the work of the Charity?
- Can you be available for Trustee meetings online every three months for around two hours, with the aim for a once a year in person meeting in West Sussex?
- Do you have financial skills and experience and/or an interest in figures? You do not have to be an accountant, but we are particularly looking to recruit a Trustee for the post of Treasurer within the Charity.
- Do you have experience of applying for funding for charities?
- Can you bring a living experience voice about mental health and trauma to the Trustees’ conversations?
- Can you help us be more inclusive of the voices from underrepresented racial and cultural communities?
Availability
Start Date: 01/07/2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Afternoon | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Evening | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Trustees' meetings currently mostly take place on a Friday and generally in the morning but dates for all activities are planned in advance and some flexibility to availability is required. Most meetings take place in office hours and are remote in the main with the intension to have one longer in person meeting each year, which includes a social contact and lunch for Trustees along with 'usual business'.
Location
Working from home
Interests
- Health & Social Care
- Mental Health
Activities
- Trustee / Committee Member