Carers Tasmania and Care2Serve are now welcoming expressions of interest for 1-2 Non-Executive Director positions.
About Carers Tasmania and Care2Serve
Carers Tasmania is the Peak Body representing the more than 87,000 informal carers withinthe state.
A carer is a person who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, or friend, withdisability, mental ill health, a chronic or life-limiting condition, alcohol or other drug dependence,or who is frail or aged. Informal kinship carers who care for a child under the age of 18, becausethe parent is unable to, are also recognised as carers. Carers are predominantly familymembers, but may also be friends, neighbours, or colleagues. Informal carers are not to beconfused with paid support workers who are often called ‘carers’, with the difference being thatsupport workers are fully employed and remunerated with all the benefits of employment. Onthe contrary, family and friend carers perform their caring duties without remuneration, otherthan minimal carer payments and allowances from the Australian Government.
In addition to representing carers through the Peak Body activities, Carers Tasmania providessupport to carers living in Tasmania through its service delivery arm, Care2Serve. TheAustralian Government Carer Gateway program is delivered through Care2Serve in Tasmania,as are other supports and services, such as the Tasmanian Government’s Home andCommunity Care program.
About the Board
The Carers Tasmania/Care2Serve Joint Board (the Board) is responsible for the governance,management and strategic direction of Carers Tasmania and Care2Serve. The Board hasultimate accountability for Carers Tasmania and Care2Serve activities and performance.
Board positions are voluntary and the Board meets six times per year. The schedule for meetings is agreed at the commencement of each year. Board meetings are conducted face-to-face and via Microsoft Teams. The Board also holds a longer strategic meeting once per year to focus on strategic imperatives in greater detail andenable discussion amongst Directors.
Director Responsibilities
Director commitment and active participation in Board meetings, AGM and strategic planning is essential. All Board Directors are expected to comply with the Directors' Code of Conduct and maintain a current Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, National Police Check, and Director ID.
Directors must be considered suitably responsible people in accordancewith the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission’s (ACNC) Governance Standard 4, and must not be disqualified from managing a corporation under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or banned from being a responsible person of a registered charity by the ACNCCommissioner.
Each director must fulfil the roles and responsibilities required under Governance Standard 5 ofthe ACNC:
1. To act with reasonable care and diligence
2. To act honestly and fairly in the best interests of the charity and for its charitablepurposes
3. Not to misuse their position or information they gain as a responsible person
4. To disclose conflicts of interest
5. To ensure that the financial affairs of the charity are managed responsibly
6. Not to allow the charity to operate while it is insolvent
How to apply
To receive a copy of the Board recruitment pack or for additional information, please contact Morgan Fiddian (HR Business Partner) on 03 6144 3706 or email hrbp@care2serve.com.au.
Applications should include a current resume/CV and a brief covering letter that outlines your interest and suitability for the position.
Applicants in the North or North-West of Tasmania with proximate caring experience and with high level skills and/or experience in the following areas are encouraged to apply:
* Legal
* Human resource management
* Marketing and communications
* Sector knowledge/experience and public policy experience
We strongly encourage candidates who have diverse backgrounds to apply, including but notlimited to people who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, Culturally andLinguistically Diverse (CALD), and individuals living with disability. We acknowledge, value andrespect people of all cultures, sexualities, beliefs, abilities, genders, and ages, and support theirrights of access, equity and participation.
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