Advertised from 25 July 2025

Role

Play Therapy Base is a children’s mental health charity established in 2011. Our Midlothian based service offers Play Therapy Services to children aged 3 to 14 years old and their families living in the Lothians. Children accessing the service may have experienced loss and separation of main carer/s, early years trauma or a traumatic event, family illness, bereavement, volatile parental relationships or have an additional need that makes day to day life challenging.

 Play Therapy sessions offer a child centred, nondirective support, where children can make sense of their world through the natural medium of play with the support of a qualified Play or Creative Art Therapist. 

We are losing some existing board members over the next few months as the come to the end of their time in role. Therefore, we are now looking for 3-4 new Board of Trustees to join us. Our Trustees are key to our service, and we value the life and professional skills they bring to the role. 

We would welcome applications to join our Board of Trustees starting in September/ October 2025. 

Roles we require:  

• A Chairperson with experience of managing meetings, planning and facilitating group discussions.

• Board Member/s with experience in IT and data management

• Board Member/s with experience in childcare or has worked in education. 

• Board member/s who bring experience as parent or carers and may have experience in the past of accessing PTB services or others similiar. 

Please see application pack which can be downloaded below for more information about the role and our service.

Additional information regarding Chairperson role:

• Support the co-ordination of Board meetings and chair meetings every 6-8 weeks.

• Support Service Manager and meet with them every 5 to 6 weeks prior to Board Meeting.

• Ensure actions from the Board Meetings are actioned or carried forward. 

• Liaise with Treasurer, Secretary and Service Manager to ensure processes and procedures are carried out in line with OSCR and Companies House guidance. 

• Work in partnership with the Service Manager, Treasurer, and designated Accountant to produce Annual Board Accounts and Trustees Report

Application notes

Closing date Friday 26th September 2025

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