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Closing date: Friday 22 August 2025
Location: Homebased with some travel to York for meetings
Hours: TBC
Contract: voluntary

MySight York is a thriving, independent, local charity working to help people with sight loss to remain independent. Our aim is to support people in York to live well with sight loss.

MySight is looking for a York / remotely based Treasurer to report into the Chair of Board of Trustees.

The Volunteer Role

You will be part of a group of Trustees who are collectively responsible for the legal stewardship of MySight York, ensuring the charity is carrying out its purpose, upholding its values, and is compliant with its own governance and legislation.

As Treasurer, you will specifically oversee the financial health and viability of the organisation, and take a lead in interpreting financial data for Trustees, helping them be aware of their financial obligations.

With the Trustee group, you will oversee the strategic direction of the charity, supporting and holding to account the CEO who provides strategic, tactical and financial leadership to deliver MySight York’s services.

Principal Accountabilities – Treasurer:

• Oversee the financial management of MySight to ensure we are operating legally, constitutionally and within accepted accounting practices.
• Oversee the production of necessary financial reports, returns and audits, ensuring proper records are kept, effective financial procedures are in place, liaising with the external auditors where required.
• Monitor and report on the financial health of the organisation, making Trustees aware of their financial obligations and taking a lead in interpreting financial data for them.
• Report the financial position at Trustee meetings, and support the sign off and adoption of the annual budget.
• Support the Trustee board in appraising the financial viability of plans, proposals and strategies.

Principal Accountabilities – shared by all Trustees:

• Ensure the charity is carrying out its purpose, complying with its own governance, relevant legislation and statutory reporting requirements.
• Act in the charity’s best interest to manage resources responsibly, identify, and manage risk.
• Contribute ideas on raising funds, generating income and managing cost.
• Ensure the charity has appropriate policies and procedures in place, including but not limited to IT, HR, Finance and Health & Safety.
• Ensure employees and volunteers receive appropriate training to deliver the charity’s services.
• Promote effective working relationships between Trustees, CEO, employees and volunteers.
• Prepare for, attend and actively participate in Trustee meetings. 

Volunteer Specification

Volunteers must be over 18 and provide 2 references. No previous experience of supporting people with sight loss is necessary, as full training will be given. Volunteers must be:

• A strong relationship builder, able to work effectively as a member of a team and the wider organisation
• A collaborative decision maker, with a diligent focus on what is in the best interest of the charity
• A confident influencer and excellent listener, able to constructively challenge and present well considered arguments in a non-combative style
• A responsible individual with a high level of personal integrity, who accepts of the legal duties and liabilities of being a Trustee
• An innovative thinker with a focus on continuous improvement
• Be non-judgemental and have an understanding of how to deal appropriately with confidential information

Volunteers must undergo an Enhanced Without Barred List check. An offending history will not necessarily be a bar to volunteering – each case being judged on an individual basis.

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds and with a wide range of interests, life experience and skills. MySight York believes in equality of opportunity for all members including volunteers and values all individuals, regardless of their age, race, religious beliefs, colour, disability, ethnic origin, nationality, marital/parental status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. A copy of MySight York’s equal opportunities policy is available upon request.

Training

All volunteers are required to participate in an initial training session to learn about supporting people with a visual impairment and complete a short on-line safeguarding course. Regular training sessions are held throughout the year and volunteers are required to attend at least one short session a year.

Support and Supervision

Ongoing support is provided by the Chair of Trustees. Volunteers are required to attend a supervision session every 12 months. Travel expenses to and from your place of volunteering may be claimed.

Insurance

Volunteers are insured under MySight York’s Employer Liability insurance and for Personal Accident. (Volunteers over 70 will have a reduced level of Personal Accident insurance).

Where a volunteer uses their own car for volunteering, including commuting to their volunteer role and/or transporting clients or equipment (including our collection boxes) they must check that their own car insurance covers them for volunteer use.

For more information, please contact:

Name and role: Scott Jobson, Chief Executive

Email: scott.jobson@mysightyork.org

Phone number: 01904 731121