Regions committee vacancies 2022

Why volunteer on a region’s committee

All members can volunteer on their region’s committee. And you don’t need any previous experience.

You’ll learn new skills and grow personally and professionally. Your volunteering counts towards your CPD as you can develop across the pillars and levels of our Career development framework. And you’ll gain leadership experience you can then use in your career, as you lead your region.

You’ll support your local community of OTs to thrive by providing networking, development, learning and funding opportunities. And meet new people, expanding your professional network.

As a volunteer, you’ll:

• Be an ambassador of our profession both within our OT community and the public.
• Be part of your local and national professional community.
• Gain new skills and strengthen the ones you already have – with support, training and guidance.
• Contribute to developing our profession’s professional knowledge, skills, research and practice.
• Discuss, network and share with fellow occupational therapists in your region.
• Maintain and develop continued personal and professional CPD.
• Get involved in RCOT’s work.
• Connect with our country boards and other regions and Specialist Sections.
• Take part in our activities – such as the RCOT Annual Conference and promoting OT careers.

Roles on a region’s committee

• Chair – chair committee meetings, oversee the region and committee’s activities, be the key contact and facilitator for the region and RCOT.
• Vice Chair – link your region and RCOT by attending our UK RCOT Regional Forum twice a year in London.
• Treasurer – be the point of contact for your region’s finances and make sure they comply with our governance rules.
• Secretary – collect and share agenda items and information before meetings, take minutes and share with committee members and us.
• Regional Communications Lead – produce the region’s e-newsletters with your fellow committee members and support with writing news and feature articles for the newsletter.
• Social Media Lead – run, share content on and engage with your region’s social media accounts – including Twitter and Facebook.
• Member Activity Lead – lead on your region’s activities for members and be the point of contact for RCOT. Lead on organising of RCOT roadshows and committee-led events.

• Higher Education Representative – higher education institution staff including course convenors, lecturers, and academics.
• Retired Representative – retired or soon to be retired member.
• Associate Representatives – associate members including occupational therapy staff and support workers.
• Student Representative – student members in any year of study, attending a university in their region.
• New Graduate Representative – newly qualified occupational therapists who have graduated in the last two years.
• Equity, Diversity and Belonging Representative – represents the embedding of equity, diversity and belonging into committee activities.
• Apprentice Representative – apprentice in any year of study, attending a university and/or employed in their region.
• BAOT UNISON Steward Representatives – an active BAOT UNISON steward.

Committee vacancies