Volunteer Treasurer

What will you be doing?

As volunteer treasurer you will maintain an overview of the organisation’s affairs, ensuring its financial viability, compliance with our charitable objects, company, and charity law and the maintenance of proper financial records and procedures. You will chair the Finance Sub-Group where you will scrutinise The Carers' Centre’s management accounts and review finance policies and procedures. You will then share your interpretation and recommendations to the Board. Once a year you will undertake an internal review of one aspect of our accounts. This is separate from the annual external examination of our accounts by Monahan’s. About You As someone who is easy to approach and possesses outstanding communication abilities, you will excel at cultivating positive relationships with Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team. Your proficiency lies in translating intricate financial data into easily digestible information for fellow trustees, backed by your financial experience and/or qualifications. Your dedication to the cause is unwavering, and you are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort to actively contribute to the strategic vision and leadership of our innovative charity.

What are we looking for?

As someone who is easy to approach and possesses outstanding communication abilities, you will excel at cultivating positive relationships with Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team. Your proficiency lies in translating intricate financial data into easily digestible information for fellow trustees, backed by your financial experience and/or qualifications. Your dedication to the cause is unwavering, and you are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort to actively contribute to the strategic vision and leadership of our innovative charity.

What difference will you make?

We have a theory of change and an evaluations framework that enables us to measure the impact of each service we provide. Below is a small sample of our impact. 100% of people who attended a carers cafe report feeling less lonely or isolated  Cafe's have made a big difference to my moods, which were very low before, I did not want to talk to anyone, as I felt vulnerable, but I am so glad I pushed myself to attend. 94% of young carers who attended an activity felt less lonely or isolated. Becca said "being a young carer is like living in a box and sometimes you just want to break out.  Doing things with other young carers is brilliant" 85% of young carers who attended a wellbeing activity are still using the tools learned three months later  In 2023 BaNES Young Carers contributed to the first ever Parliamentary enquiry into young and adult young carers with the results being published by the All Party Parliamentary Group. It was really good to have the chance to speak about my own experiences. Going today, I was able to focus fully on myself and what I need as a young carer. Everyone there really listened and seemed like they cared.” Local young carer It is estimated that the 19600 unpaid carers in BaNES save the health care system 46M per annum ( Carers UK 2023)