Could you get to grips with the circumstances of applicants in financial hardship? Check their grant eligibility – identify any underlying issues – suggest goods/services/suppliers to improve their situation – and follow through to delivery.
General & Financial Management:
Communications & Reporting:
Application Processing:
Grant Processing:
For full details, please refer to the Role Description document (below).
Useful Skills/Knowledge: General/office management, debt management/advice, bookkeeping, household budgeting, assessing need, sourcing goods and services locally, computer literacy (e.g. email, word-processing, spreadsheets), awareness of state benefits.
Fulfil a key role in awarding grants to people in need who live across West Reading, Tilehurst, Southcote, Holybrook, Calcot and Theale.
Your efforts will help to make an enormous difference to the lives of those who were running low on resources, stamina and hope.
Work in a dedicated team of volunteers, for an organisation that has been assisting local people for over 200 years.
The charity does not have a separate application form. However, all short-listed volunteers will be asked to attend an interview and must complete a Declaration of Interests form. In addition, each appointment to an Officer role with access to personal information or charity funds is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, and may be subject to a basic or other DBS check.
The successful candidate must sign a Declaration form undertaking to act in the best interests of the charity, to respect the confidential nature of personal and sensitive information held by the charity, and to abide by all policies, resolutions and decisions of the Trustee Board.
