Trustee with Bookkeeping Experience

Do you have a passion for justice and social inclusion?

Do you feel older people should be or are valued members of society?

Would you like to meet someone new this year whose life you can make a difference to?

If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, congratulations, you are the right person to volunteer with Levenshulme Good Neighbours to make a difference in the community.

Who we are:

Levenshulme Good Neighbours is a registered charity that works with volunteers to offer practical, social and emotional support to over 300 older people living in the Levenshulme area of Manchester. 

We recruit volunteer befrienders from the local community who support older people in a wide range of social, emotional and practical ways. We offer activities, social events, days out and training opportunities to older people, so they can make the most of their time in ways that are meaningful to them. This might include: helping people with limited mobility get out into the community; visiting a housebound person or escorting people to a range of local community events, fun activities and necessary appointments that they would otherwise be unable to attend. We also offer a range of activities for older people and provide information and support.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with good judgement and self-awareness who has a passion for our cause and will support us to do our very best for the older people of Levenshulme.

Perhaps you're retired and looking for a local project to share your experience with, or maybe you've worked in the charity sector before. You can be an older person yourself, or any age and looking to get actively involved in a local charity. As a trustee, you will benefit from knowing you are making a positive contribution to the local community, one that really makes a difference in people's lives.

What would you be doing as a volunteer?

You'll be volunteering alongside our current trustees and helping us shape the direction of the charity in the future, this will involve attending our trustee meetings for 1.5 hours every six weeks, as well as our Annual General Meeting.  This role involves inputting expenses and deposits into our QuickBooks account, so bookkeeping skills are required. This will take approximately two hours per month.

In addition, there is the opportunity to get involved with other events such as Volunteer Recruitment Fairs and days out with our service users.  It's a very rewarding role, and we'd love to hear from you!

This is a volunteer role, but we do reimburse any travel expenses you may incur.