senior team
Sara
Chief Executive Officer
Sara is a specialist in both education and business development.
She started out as a teacher with a strong interest in disability. Her varied career since has included hands on service delivery, consultancy, bid writing, organisational turnarounds and longer term senior leadership positions across health, care and education sectors.
She was also Chair of Governors for Glyne Gap School.
Theresa
Director of Services
Theresa has been with the organisation since 2000, she oversees all services across the trust.
Theresa has extensive knowledge of the health and social care sector, and spent many years leading PMLD provision for Parchment Trust.
When not working, Theresa can be found running, walking her dogs or cooking.
Parchment Trust was established in 1993 by a group of parents with a vision to provide innovative and personalised support for their disabled children who were leaving school.
It was founded on the Christian principles of mutual respect, and a sense of family which remains true today.
Over 30 years later, we are amongst the largest independent providers of day services for disabled adults. We welcome people with learning and physical disabilities and Autism, and support everyone according to their needs on either an individual or group basis.
In line with our original aims, we never stop finding new ways to work together for better lives, helping disabled adults to flourish, and the whole community to benefit.
As for the name – nobody knows why we are called Parchment Trust. We’ve had lots of funny guesses though.
We are based over three sites in Hastings, East Sussex.
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Friary Gardeners Nursery, just off The Ridge
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Theaklen Drive, Ponswood Industrial Estate
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The Bridge, Priory Road
We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
about parchment trust
our values
act with love
We lead with kindness, compassion and respect, and inspire others to do the same
be ambitious
We support everyone to use their strengths and reach their potential with maximum independence and autonomy
never stop learning
We are curious experts, always looking for the best ways to make a difference to people’s lives
do it together
We work with our members, the community and each other to drive better opportunities for disabled people.
share the joy
Our caring culture and strong relationships bring a unique sense of joy and wellbeing. Let’s share it.
members forum
Our members are at the heart of everything we do.
We choose activities together, make decisions together, and listen to what people want and need. This helps us to focus on doing things that truly make the biggest difference to people’s lives.
The Parchment Trust Member Forum works together to ensure that all voices are heard on important topics. We also link to wider disability networks to learn and share best practice.
our trustees
Karen
David
John
Sue
Richard
head office staff
Julie
Human Resources Manager
Julie leads the Personnel and Talent functions for Parchment Trust in order to ensure we attract, nurture, develop and retain high performing staff who can provide outstanding services to our members.
Lesley
Finance Manager
Lesley has been with us for 20 years and manages finance and bookkeeping across the organisation. She is responsible for invoicing, bills and wages, amongst other things.
Jade
Quality, Compliance and Development Manager
Jade works across the organisation to ensure best practice - with particular responsibility in the areas of Safeguarding and GDPR compliance.
Tim
Data and Digital Transformation Manager
Tim manages the practical application of IT and technology, working closely with each department to facilitate new systems and projects.
Richard
Facilities Manager
Rich is our Facilities Manager and is responsible for our buildings, health & safety and our fleet of vehicles. Rich is passionate about ensuring we have a safe and well maintained buildings for our members and colleagues.