We are currently recruiting two new members for our Trustee Board, including a Treasurer and a Trustee with networks to support our fundraising.
We are also looking for volunteer Telephone Assessors. Further volunteering roles in Information and Advice will open later in the year.
To apply for one of the roles, please follow instructions in the role description.
Volunteer roles
FUNDRAISING TRUSTEE
Join Citizens Advice Lewisham as Trustee with Fundraising Experience
Are you passionate about empowering the local community to improving financial and social well-being, through access to good legal, financial, housing and debt advice?
Are you motivated to apply your experience and skills in shaping the strategic direction of a high impact charity that enables people in need to transform their lives?
Do you have experience of fundraising in a senior role?
Then join us our dynamic board as our Trustee with fundraising experience. This is a strategic role; you won’t get involved in fundraising applications.
Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is the lead agency in the Advice Lewisham partnership providing vital services in a large and culturally diverse London Borough.
Through its dedicated staff and volunteers a wide range of advice and information services are provided to individuals enabling them to exercise their legal rights, resolve debt issues, secure benefit entitlement and sustain their accommodation.
Last year we dealt with over 18,000 contacts, generated around £2m in income and benefits, and brought in an additional £500k of resources to the local economy, and we are committed to improving on these achievements. Our partnership with Southwark Law Centre to set up a new Lewisham Law Service is also developing well, with plans to further fundraise to deliver an employment and immigration service in the borough.
Future strategy will focus on developing our fundraising to develop wider services to meet the increasing need in the local community, and developing our digital strategy to maximise access and improve the customer journey experience.
If you can demonstrate the required attributes for the role in the role description, we would love to hear to hear from you.
View the full Job Description here.
How to apply
| Application: | Please send us a CV and covering letter highlighting your reasons for applying to the role to catherine.charlery@citizensadvicelewisham.org.uk |
| Closing date: | 9am on 15th June 2020 |
| Interviews: | Dates to be confirmed |
| Contact: | If you would like to have a conversation with someone about this role, please get in touch with Catherine Charlery who can set up a chat with the Chair or another Trustee Board member. |
TREASURER
Apply to join Citizens Advice Lewisham as Treasurer
Are you passionate about empowering the local community to improving financial
and social well-being, through access to good legal, financial, housing and debt
advice? Are you motivated to apply your experience and skills in shaping the financial health
and strategic direction of a high impact charity that enables people in need to
transform their lives?
Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is the lead agency in the Advice Lewisham
partnership providing vital services in a large and culturally diverse London Borough.
Through its dedicated staff and volunteers a wide range of advice and information
services are provided to individuals enabling them to exercise their legal rights,
resolve debt issues, secure benefit entitlement and sustain their accommodation.
Last year we dealt with over 18,000 contacts, generated around £2m in income and
benefits, and brought in an additional £500k of resources to the local economy, and
we are committed to improving on these achievements. Our partnership with
Southwark Law Centre to set up a new Lewisham Law Service is also developing
well, with plans to further fundraise to deliver an employment and immigration
service in the borough.
Future strategy will focus on developing our fundraising to develop wider services to
meet the increasing need in the local community, and developing our digital strategy
to maximise access and improve the customer journey experience.
As Treasurer you will apply your financial skills to ensure excellent financial
governance, working effectively with the dedicated Board and Chief Executive, and
make a difference to the lives of people in the local community.
If you can demonstrate the required attributes for the role in the role description, we
would love to hear to hear from you.
View the full Job Description here.
How to apply
| Application: | Please send us a CV and covering letter highlighting your reasons for applying to the role to catherine.charlery@citizensadvicelewisham.org.uk |
| Closing date: | 9am on 15th June 2020 |
| Interviews: | 26th & 27th June 2020 |
| Contact: | If you would like to have a conversation with someone about this role, please get in touch with Catherine Charlery who can set up a chat with the Chair or another Trustee Board member. |
Volunteer Telephone Assessor
Do you want to make a positive impact in your community and become part of the amazing volunteer effort in response to Covid-19?
As a Volunteer Telephone Assessor you will provide information to members of the public over the phone to help with the wide range of problems they face. Currently, we are experiencing a high volume of calls from people seeking information on their employment rights, claiming Universal Credit and housing matters as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
This is a hugely rewarding and varied role where you’ll undergo an intensive 13 week remote training programme, providing you with the knowledge and skills to deliver an excellent level of service to our clients.
You’ll need to be able to commit to a minimum period of 9 months volunteering for 2 days per week (Monday to Friday) and have access to a personal laptop or PC, a private and secure internet connection and a confidential space to undertake the role from home.
Please read the full role description and apply by completing the Application Form. We’ll be in touch about your application in the next few weeks. If your application is shortlisted you’ll be invited to complete a practical assessment and interview.
If you would like to discuss this role further, please don’t hesitate to contact us via volunteering@citizensadvicelewisham.org.uk