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"Volunteers are the life blood of our charity." Watch our Volunteer Coordinator Annabel Kirk in this short video clip on volunteering with Herts Welcomes Refugees. The video was made by North Herts Council when our volunteer Veronica was awarded a Local Hero award in the Caring category.
Herts Welcomes Refugees relies on volunteers to manage and promote the charity, fundraise, and to welcome and support refugee families and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire.
We need new volunteers to continue to support refugees and asylum seekers as their needs develop.
We are looking for volunteers with a variety of skills across the county. Please get in touch to see how you can help by e-mailing [email protected]
Volunteer treasurer:
Our treasurer is standing down from the post at the end of December. This is a busy role and having reviewed it, we feel it would work best if the role were shared between two or three people. Adrian Ball, our current Treasurer, will continue as a trustee and will be available to ensure an effective handover.
The Treasurer manages the charity’s finances, working closely with the trustees, who have the formal responsibility for the accounts, and the management committee. The Treasurer will join the management committee.
As a small charity, Herts Welcomes Refugees produces simple cash receipt and payment accounts, subject to independent examination rather than audit, and there is no requirement for the Treasurer to have accounting qualifications or experience.
However, previous experience of charity finance and reporting requirements would be an advantage. The accounting records are set up in Excel, and the Treasurer’s role requires some familiarity and a readiness to work with an Excel database. There will be a handover period working with the current Treasurer on both day-to-day activity and the preparation of the accounts for 2025.
The Treasurer’s role covers the following areas:
Payments and financial records
Manage the charity’s bank accounts and maintain the formal payment records and supporting documentation. Receive and approve payment requests and set up payments for dual authorisation. Enter the receipts and payments into the accounts database.
Reports
Produce reports from the database for the management committee and the trustees, and to support applications for grants and subsequent reporting.
Accounts
Prepare the formal annual accounts, working with the trustees, and manage the process of external examination. Prepare and present the treasurer’s annual report.
For further information please contact [email protected]
We need new volunteers to continue to support refugees and asylum seekers as their needs develop.
We are looking for volunteers with a variety of skills across the county. Please get in touch to see how you can help by e-mailing [email protected]
Volunteer treasurer:
Our treasurer is standing down from the post at the end of December. This is a busy role and having reviewed it, we feel it would work best if the role were shared between two or three people. Adrian Ball, our current Treasurer, will continue as a trustee and will be available to ensure an effective handover.
The Treasurer manages the charity’s finances, working closely with the trustees, who have the formal responsibility for the accounts, and the management committee. The Treasurer will join the management committee.
As a small charity, Herts Welcomes Refugees produces simple cash receipt and payment accounts, subject to independent examination rather than audit, and there is no requirement for the Treasurer to have accounting qualifications or experience.
However, previous experience of charity finance and reporting requirements would be an advantage. The accounting records are set up in Excel, and the Treasurer’s role requires some familiarity and a readiness to work with an Excel database. There will be a handover period working with the current Treasurer on both day-to-day activity and the preparation of the accounts for 2025.
The Treasurer’s role covers the following areas:
Payments and financial records
Manage the charity’s bank accounts and maintain the formal payment records and supporting documentation. Receive and approve payment requests and set up payments for dual authorisation. Enter the receipts and payments into the accounts database.
Reports
Produce reports from the database for the management committee and the trustees, and to support applications for grants and subsequent reporting.
Accounts
Prepare the formal annual accounts, working with the trustees, and manage the process of external examination. Prepare and present the treasurer’s annual report.
For further information please contact [email protected]
Other volunteer roles |
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Befrienders to welcome families and individuals who are settling in the area. The befriending role is broad and might include support with everyday life in the UK – understanding letters from school or the GP, joining the library, practising English, familiarising with the local area and facilities. |
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Volunteers particularly those who are ESOL/English language teachers to lead or assist with English classes, small groups or 1:1 language support |
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Volunteer teachers in specific school subjects including maths and science to offer 1:1 support to children in person or on Zoom. |
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Volunteers to join a team supporting asylum seekers at our weekly drop ins and with activities. |
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Volunteer community hub support - assisting Refugee Council ESOL teachers by supporting with children’s activities, informal conversation practise and accompanying individuals to and from the groups |
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We are also looking for volunteer drivers to collect donations of bikes and then deliver them to people in need.
More broadly, we would love to hear from you if you can offer any of the following skills:
- Translating/interpreting
- Administrative help
- Delivery drivers
- Fundraising
- Giving lifts
- Supporting employment
If any of the volunteer roles might be of interest to you/ friends/ contacts, please contact [email protected] for more information and to discuss the opportunity
We also need storage space - we receive many donations from our kind supporters so if you have a garage or office space which is not being utilised, please get in touch.
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