Board Member / Non-Executive Director - Laurel House

ABOUT LAUREL HOUSE

Laurel House provides a range of trauma-informed, evidence based, therapeutic services to victim-survivors of sexual assault, and for children and young people who use harmful sexual behaviours. We also develop and deliver a broad range of programs to adults, young people and children including the provision of therapeutic face-to-face counselling at our centres located at Launceston, Devonport and Burnie and through outreach locations across the North and North West Tasmania.  Laurel House partners with the Tasmanian Government in the delivery of the North and North West Arch centres (multidisciplinary centres) for victim-survivors of sexual harm.

Our team also provides community education programs focused on the prevention of sexual harm and on supporting parents, carers and service providers to better respond to disclosures of sexual violence.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

The Laurel House board is seeking applications from suitable candidates to join the Board.

Following analysis of the current board composition and the needs of the organisation, it has been determined that Laurel House is looking for candidates with a background in:

·       Governance

·       Legal

·       Marketing, communications and public relations

·       Fundraising, capital raising and revenue diversification at a strategic or governance level

Laurel House values the expertise, lived experience and cultural knowledge that diverse perspectives bring to our Board.  We strongly encourage applications from victim-survivors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+, migrant and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

We also strongly encourage applications from people living in regional and remote communities, particularly the North West, West Coast, East Coast or the Islands.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN A BOARD MEMBER

• Ability to think strategically, identify and critically assess strategic opportunities and threats.
• Able to identify key risks to the organisation in a wide range of areas and contribute to addressing clinical risks.
• Possess knowledge in best practice corporate and clinical governance structures, policies and processes.
• Passionate for the work of Laurel House and committed to supporting victim-survivors of sexual assault.
• Possess knowledge of the social-cultural, legal and regulatory environment influencing sexual violence, child protection and domestic violence.
• Able to attend in person or via technology scheduled after-hours board meetings (between 6 and 9 per year of approximately 2 hours in duration), out of session meetings including two face-to-face meetings focused on strategic and/or governance review planning sessions, and the Annual General Meeting.
• Able to participate in one subcommittee of the Board and attend the meetings as per the committee charter.
• Possess or be willing to apply for a National Police Check, Working with Vulnerable People Check and a National Personal Insolvency Index (NPII) check.
• Not appear on the banned and disqualified register held by ASIC and not have been declared bankrupt.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in learning more, or have any questions in relation to the role, please contact our CEO, Kathryn Fordyce at

[email protected] or on 0427 739 397; while our Board Chair, Nicole Crook is on leave.

Applications should be sent to Kathryn Fordyce (CEO and Public Officer) at [email protected], and should include:

• Your resume
• A statement (no longer than 2 pages) explaining your skills, experience and qualifications, highlighting key strengths and addressing the criteria; and
• A declaration of any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.

LAUREL HOUSE’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Laurel House values the expertise, lived experience and cultural wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse, and people with disability. Applicants from these groups are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with parenting or caring responsibilities.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Laurel House is a Child and Youth Safe Organisation.  We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and have systems to protect children and young people from abuse. We take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently in line with our policies and procedures. We actively work to listen to and empower children and to providing an inclusive and safe environment for all young people. In particular, we are committed to promoting cultural safety and to ensuring that the diverse needs of children and young people are met.