Welcome

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in joining the Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) board. It is an exciting time to join us as we are seeking to appoint new Non-Executive board members to help us continue our work, building an inspirational neighbourhood.

Coin Street is overseen by three independent organisations working together: Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB), Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-operative (CSS) and Coin Street Centre Trust (CSCT). These organisations are governed by voluntary boards, made up of members from the local community and experts from the sectors in which we work. All three organisations are served by a single staff team, employed by CSCB.

Coin Street’s vision is one where diverse groups of people come together to live, work and play. We generate around 75% of our income from commercial activities and then reinvest most of those funds back into our community. We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities. We also provide housing that supports our community; we champion cooperative housing and influence local and national housing policy. From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, Coin Street offers a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

We are conscious that our neighborhood is a small part of a global community and that everyone needs to work together to tackle the challenges faced by the earth and all who live on it. Our boards play the role of a critical friend, advising on vision, connectivity, governance, and strategy, ensuring Coin Street remains true to its community mission, is well run and successful.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic groups, and women, who are currently under-represented on our boards, as we want to better reflect the community that we serve. As a community-based organisation, we are also keen to see applications from those with experience of community development initiatives as well as those with knowledge of our Waterloo and North Southwark neighborhoods.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine impact on the Coin Street community, and we very much look forward to receiving your application.