Join our Board Of Trustees: Treasurer.
30 March 2026
- Do you want to help guide and support a welcoming community centre in Calderdale
- Do you want to help make Calderdale a more welcoming place for refugees and people seeking asylum?
- Do you have experience in finance, accounting or company secretarial work?
We are looking for a Trustee Treasurer to join the Board of St Augustine’s Centre.
This is a voluntary role, but a vital one, helping to ensure our charity remains financially sustainable and well governed.
About St Augustine’s Centre
St Augustine’s is a highly respected specialist charity working with people seeking asylum, and new refugees, who are rebuilding their lives in Calderdale. We help with advice on immigration and asylum and offer one-on-one support with welfare, housing, health, and access to wider services.
Renowned for our person-centered approach, we provide a welcoming, safe and inclusive space. We offer English language classes, training, creative, social, sports and wellbeing activities, trips and volunteering opportunities.
What do trustees do?
Trustees have overall responsibility for the charity, providing strategic leadership, oversight and accountability.
Trustees do not manage the day‑to‑day running of the Centre. This is carried out by staff and volunteers led by our Director. The Board:
- Sets the charity’s strategic direction
- Acts as guardian of our vision and values
- Ensures we meet our legal and financial responsibilities
- Supports and constructively challenges the staff team
About the Trustee Treasurer role
Our current Trustee Treasurer is stepping down after more than seven years in the role. We are seeking someone with the right skills and experience to take on this important position.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as Company Secretary
- Filing accounts and annual returns to Companies House and the Charity Commission
- Maintaining bank accounts and mandates
- Authorising payments and overseeing movement of funds
- Ensuring compliance with our governing documents (Memorandum and Articles of Association)
- Supporting the preparation of annual accounts
- Working with the Director on budgets and forecasts
- Supporting financial systems (including QuickBooks)
Time commitment
- This is a voluntary role (reasonable expenses are paid, including travel and childcare where needed)
- 4 Board meetings per year, lasting around 2 hours each
- Meetings are usually held in person, with the option to join online
- Preparation time of around 1 hour per meeting
- Trustees also join at least one Board sub‑group, meeting 4 times a year
Overall, the commitment is approximately 8 hours per month, with flexibility depending on your availability.
Support is available for trustees whose first language is not English.
Safer recruitment and inclusion
We are committed to:
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
All trustees will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.
Interested? How to apply:
If you are interested, please read the full role description here.
Then, send no more than two pages outlining:
- Why you would like to become Trustee Treasurer
- Your relevant skills, experience and qualifications
Submit to:
Sean McGonigle, Co‑Chair
Sean@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk
Informal interviews will take place at St Augustine’s Centre.
Questions?
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact one of our Co‑Chairs:
- Jess – 07720 891550 | jess@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk
- Sean – 07813 830884 | Sean@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk
Experts by Experience Employment Initiative
We are part of the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative (www.ebeemployment.org.uk). The network supports inclusive recruitment of people with lived experience of the UK asylum or immigration system. If this is your experience, you can find useful resources here. You can also ask for free and private mentoring support with your application by filling in the form below.