Ben’s Centre is overseen by a voluntary Management Committee who are both Directors of the Company and Trustees of the Charity.
Ben’s Centre staff deal with the day to day running of the organisation but the Management Committee have overall strategic and legal responsibility for the activities of the organisation.
Although Management Committee members are voluntary they do hold an important role in the functioning of the Centre. Currently the committee meets every eight weeks usually on a Wednesday from 4.30pm for about one and a half hours.
People interested in joining the committee are asked to complete an application form, invited to chat informally to our Chair Person, Josephine Maltby and to attend a meeting. References and a standard CRB check will be sort.
We are currently seeking new Trustees and would encourage people interested and supportive of the work of Ben’s Centre to consider finding out more. We are looking for people from a diverse background and you do not need to have experience of Homeless or the Voluntary Sector. Health and Safety, Personnel Skills, Legal or Financial are just a few of the areas of knowledge and experience we could use.
Please contact us if you wish to know more.
The overall role of a Treasurer is to:
- Maintain an overview of the organisation’s affairs
- Ensure its financial viability
- Ensure that proper financial records and procedures are maintained.
The Project Manager and Bookkeeper do all day to day recording and managing of the finances.
Our current Trustees are…
Josephine Maltby (Chair/Treasurer)
Jo has been our Chair since 2004. Jo is a Chartered Accountant currently a University Lecturer with experience as Treasurer for other charities in Sheffield. Jo is an absolute ‘sweetie’ and is always so very kind and encouraging to all the staff. Jo works incredibly hard but still finds time for Ben’s Centre and staff.
Ben Sherman (Director)
‘Ben’ or Ian as his name is really, is the Ben behind Ben’s Centre. Ben worked as a police officer for a good number of years in the City Centre during which he supported a ‘self-help’ group which eventually came to be ‘Bens’ Centre’. Ben has worked tirelessly for our client group being an active member of our Management Committee for many years. We will be featuring the full story on our blog of how Ben’s started… that is when Mr Sherman writes it for us!! Ben’s vision and compassion was foundational in the Centre getting started. Ben is still working, not as a Police Officer anymore, but in the Voluntary Sector.
Mrs Rafiat Lagundoye
Welcome to Rafiat our Treasurer . Rafiat has lots of financial experiance she can bring to our board of trustees at Ben’s.
Jamie Irving
Ben Curran
Welcome to Ben as a new member of our trustees, we hope he will enjoy his new position.
Stephen Givnan
Steve started in advice work 10 years ago at Pitsmoor Citizens Advice Bureau. He is currently working for CRI, running Sheffield District Advice Centre, an advice centre for people with substance use problems.
In a previous life, prior to moving to Sheffield Steve was a professional actor for 10 years, mostly touring Europe with Kaboodle Theatre Company. A proud father of Twins; a boy and girl aged 15 Steve is a Native Liverpudlian and supporter of the most successful football team in the UK (not MUFC!).
