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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
***Please note: this is not an internship***
Role Purpose:
Trustees provide strategic leadership, ensuring that St. George's Crypt fulfils its charitable objectives, makes a postive impact in the Leeds community, and remains financially sustainable. Trustees act collectively to safeguard the charity's values, reputation, and long-term effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
Governance & Strategic Leadership
- set and review the charity's strategic direction in alignment with its mission to support homeless and vulnerable individuals in Leeds
- ensure that all activiites deliver public benefit and comply with charity law, the governing document, and regulatory expectations
- monitor risks and ensure that robust governance structures are in place
- support and review the work of the Head of Finance and finance team
- oversee the external audit process, from appointment of auditors to implementation of any recommendations
Financial Oversight:
- oversee financial performance, ensuring funds are used responsibly and transparently in line with donor expectations and regulatory requirements
- review budgets, annual accounts, and financial policies, ensuring sustainability of services such as emergency shelter, addiction recovery programmes and meal supervision
- ensure effective oversight of the Crypt's financial affairs and its financial viability
Support for Senior Leadership
- provide guidance and constructive challenge to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team
- ensure leadership decisions reflect the charity's values and strategic propositions
Advocacy & Representation
- act as an ambassador for St. George's Crypt within Leeds and beyond, promoting awareness of its services and impact
- represent the charity's values of compassion, dignity and hope
Compliance & Accountability
- ensure the charity meets all legal and regulatory obligations, including those set by the Charity Commission
- uphold confidentiality, ethics, and good governance practice at all times
- ensure the Crypt fulfils its mission and values, taking advantage of new opportunities and navigating challenges and managing risks appropriately
- ensure the Crypt has sound financial policies, controls and governance in place, and complies with these
Monitoring Impact
- evaluate the effectiveness of programmes such as residential support, training opportunities, and health and wellbeing initiatives
- ensure all services remain responsive to the needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Leeds
- give clear strategic direction, setting overall policy and goals, and monitoring progress and impact
- understand the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and provide guidance on accounting and financial reporting for the charity
How to apply
To make an application, please:
- download our Finance Trustee application pack
- complete application form
- send CV
- contact Martin Barry
Recruitment timeline
Closing date: Monday 28 September2026
Shortlisting & Interviews: October 2026
Please download Finance Trustee application pack and application form
Submit with CV to Martin Barry
Registered Charity 
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We're looking for Reception volunteers across our offices in South West Surrey: Cranleigh, Farnham, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere.
What will you do?
• complete an introduction to Citizens Advice and training for your role
• welcome clients and other visitors to the local Citizens Advice
• explain to the client how long they might be waiting and what will happen and give out a form for clients to fill in
• type up information from the client form onto a spreadsheet or database
• answer the telephone, reply to emails and post
• help with the day to day running of the Citizens Advice service
What’s in it for you?
• gain and build on valuable skills and experience such as communication, IT skills and working in a team
• increase your employability
• contribute to the smooth running of the advice service which makes a real difference to peoples’ lives
• work with a range of different people, independently and in a team.
And we’ll reimburse your travel expenses too.
What do you need to have?
You don’t need specific qualifications or skills but you’ll need to:
• be friendly and approachable
• be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own
• have good IT skills
• be calm under pressure
• be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principlesand policies, including confidentiality and data protection
• be willing to undertake training in your role
How much time do you need to give?
We ask for a commitment of 1 day a week for 12 months at least.
Valuing inclusion
Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and we particularly welcome applications from racially minoritised people/people of colour, disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people.
If you are interested in becoming a customer service volunteer / reception volunteer and would like to discuss flexibility around location, time, ‘what you will do’ and how we can support you please contact us.
Contact details
To apply, please email to request a Volunteer Application Form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We're looking for Initial Contact Advisers across our offices in South West Surrey: Cranleigh, Farnham, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere.
What will you do?
● complete an introduction to Citizens Advice and training for your role
● talk to clients over the phone, face to face, or online to explore whatproblems they’ve come for help with
● assess clients capacity and the level of help they need, to decide nextsteps
● find information about the clients’ problems and help them to understandtheir options
● identify when a client needs more in depth help than you can give at initialcontact, and make an appointment for them to come back
● write a summary of the clients’ problems and what action you’ve taken
● look out for problems’ that are common, or are unfair, and write a shortreport about the problem or a letter to an elected official like an MP, AMor local councillor.
Some examples of what you could do:
● help a client with rent arrears find how to get help with their rent, andtake the first steps to secure their housing
● help someone with debts work out a reasonable amount to pay back, andmake a phonecall to an organisation they owe money to.
● explore what benefits a client is entitled to and to take the first steps inmaking a benefit claim.
What’s in it for you?
● make a real difference to people’s lives
● learn about a range of issues such as benefits, debt, employment and housing
● build on valuable skills such as communication, listening and analysing
● increase your employability
● work with a range of different people, independently and in a team.
● have a positive impact in your community.
And we’ll reimburse your travel expenses too.
What do you need to have?
You don’t need specific qualifications or skills but you’ll need to:
● be friendly and approachable
● be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own
● have good listening skills
● have excellent verbal and written communication skills
● have good maths and IT skills
● be able to understand information and explain it to others
● be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection
● be willing to undertake training in your role
How much time do you need to give?
Ideally we ask for 6 hours per week, which can be over one day or spread over two days, for at least 6 months.
Valuing inclusion
Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and we particularly welcome applications from racially minoritised people/people of colour, disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people.
If you are interested in becoming an assessor and would like to discuss flexibility around location, time, ‘what you will do’ and how we can support you please contact us.
Contact details
To apply, please fill out a Volunteer Application Form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.