What you will be doing

Planning, arranging, and chairing committee meetings and public meetings.

Representing the branch at external meetings e.g. with local services for autistic people.

Delegating tasks to other committee members or volunteers.

Raising the profile of the NAS within your branch and local community.

Ensuring your branch complies with NAS policies including risk assessment, data protection and safeguarding.

Monitoring branch income and expenditure in partnership with the treasurer.

Supporting fundraising in your branch.

Co-ordinating and promoting local campaigns and bringing others on board to help you.

Keeping your Senior Branch Engagement Officer informed about branch activities and events.

The skills you need

Confident in volunteering with and communicating with other committee members, and individuals and organisations outside of the branch.

Confident and comfortable speaking publicly.

Able to motivate people and help people work together.

Able to tackle difficult issues and problems and situations and involve other people where necessary.

When and where

Flexibility on days and the amount of time committed to the role. The majority of branch chairs give around 5 hours a week but it depends how active the branch is. Home based (plus travel to branch activities)

Home based (plus travel to branch activities)

Support

Designated Senior Branch Engagement Officer to answer any queries and provide support.

Written guidance on a range of branch communications.

You must complete any requested eLearning modules before you start volunteering. Your Senior Branch Engagement Officer will explain what you need to complete.

Insurance cover for all branch activities.

Agreed expenses reimbursed for attendance at any event organised by the branch support team