About The Anthony Seddon Fund

The Anthony Seddon Fund is a lived-experience-led mental health charity based in Ashton-under-Lyne. We provide a wide range of peer support groups, activities and wellbeing opportunities for adults across Tameside. Everything we do is shaped by the Five Ways to Wellbeing and the CHIME framework, ensuring our approach remains person-centred, strengths-based and grounded in real experience.

Our services are open, welcoming and designed to create a sense of belonging. We work alongside people rather than for them, recognising that shared understanding and connection are powerful tools for recovery and resilience.

• A broad programme of peer support groups and wellbeing sessions
• Drop-in support and creative activities that help people stay connected
• A user-led ethos, with lived experience represented across our staff, volunteers and trustees
• Collaborative relationships with partners across health, VCSE, arts and community sectors
• A commitment to making mental health support accessible, inclusive and non-clinical

Why join our board?

Becoming a trustee at TASFund offers the chance to contribute to a charity with a strong community presence and a genuinely lived-experience-led approach. Trustees play a vital part in shaping our direction, strengthening our governance and ensuring we continue to offer safe, effective and compassionate support.

• Make a tangible difference to people living with poor mental health
• Support a charity that values authenticity, empathy and community connection
• Help guide a respected local organisation through growth and development
• Use professional skills and lived experience to strengthen governance and sustainability
• Work alongside a committed team of colleagues, volunteers and fellow trustees
• Play a strategic role without losing the human, relational element that makes TASFund unique

The trustee role

Trustees are responsible for overseeing the charity’s strategic direction, ensuring good governance and supporting the organisation to remain safe, sustainable and aligned with its purpose. Trustees work collectively as a board and contribute skills, insights and experience to help the charity thrive.

Key responsibilities include

• Contributing to strategic leadership and long-term planning
• Ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and financial requirements
• Monitoring performance, risks and the overall health of the organisation
• Supporting and constructively challenging the senior leadership team
• Safeguarding the charity’s values, culture and commitment to lived experience
• Acting as an ambassador for the charity within the community and with partners
• Preparing for and attending board meetings, committee meetings where relevant, and occasional events

Ready to dive into the detail? Download the Trustee Recruitment Pack (PDF).

Practical information

Time commitment

Trustee roles are voluntary and designed to be manageable alongside other commitments. Most trustees contribute around 6–10 hours per month, including board meetings, committee involvement and preparation.

Remuneration and expenses

Trustee roles are unpaid. Trustees may claim reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their role, including travel and agreed accessibility costs, in line with the Trustee Expenses Policy.

Eligibility and safeguarding

Trustees must meet Charity Commission eligibility requirements and complete the relevant declarations before appointment. Trustees are expected to uphold safeguarding responsibilities and values, complete relevant governance and safeguarding training, and declare conflicts of interest. Trustees must act in the best interests of the charity.

Support and development

Previous trustee experience is not required. Trustees receive a structured induction, ongoing support from the Chair and CEO, and access to training and development relevant to their role.

Trustee officer roles (current recruitment)

For this recruitment cycle, we are seeking trustees to take on specific officer roles alongside their general trustee responsibilities. These roles provide additional governance-level oversight in key areas of the charity’s work. Full role descriptions and further details are available separately.

Applicants are invited to indicate whether they are interested in one of the officer roles and how their skills, experience or lived experience may support that area. You do not need to meet every requirement in the full role description; we welcome informal conversations to explore suitability and support.

How to apply

We invite prospective trustees to submit a short expression of interest outlining why they would like to join the board and the skills or experience they can offer. We welcome applications from people with both professional expertise and lived experience of mental health.

The typical application process includes

1. Completing and submitting a short expression of interest form
2. An informal conversation with the Chair or Governance Lead
3. Completion of relevant paperwork, including eligibility and declaration forms
4. Attendance at an interview with a small panel
5. Opportunity to observe a board meeting before confirming appointment

Email: TrusteeBoard@tasfund.org.uk