Organisation : Your Side
Location : Sydney (Chatswood)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Aged Care & Seniors, Disabilities, Mental Health
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 16 Mar, 2022
About the organisation
Who We Are
Your Side Australia is a leading not-for-profit organisation constituted as a public company limited by guarantee. The Constitution of the company requires our organisation to operate on a not-for-profit basis.
Your Side is a leading provider of support services for older people, people living with disability, mental health, and their carers throughout Sydney. Established over 30 years ago, we’ve kept our commitment to give people greater choice and to enhance their independence and wellbeing. We continue to do that every day by providing our customers total care solutions as a one-stop shop for all their service needs.
Our Future
Your Side is established for benevolent relief purposes, working for the relief of poverty, sickness and distress of people arising from old age or disability.
Our Vision is that every life can be a good one.
Our desired state is to expand geographically to increase our impact and diversify Your Side to a multi service partner of care and wellness, with an annual turnover of $20M - $30M.
Values
Customer Focus - We recognise that the support and assistance we provide is critical to the wellbeing and independence of our clients. We respect their choices as individuals, and we understand and accept our responsibility to be mindful and responsive to their needs.
Reliability - We deliver reliable service outcomes to our clients, our service delivery partners, our funders and the community as a whole.
Integrity - We act honestly, consistently and transparently with one another and in the best interests of our clients and our funding bodies at all times. We are accountable for our actions and understand their importance to our clients and the community.
Quality - We encourage innovation and improvement. We provide consistent quality leadership and financial efficiency. We are future focused and continue to develop our knowledge and skills to ensure that Your Side is sustainable and effective into the future.
About the role
Non-Executive Director
Your Side aims to have a range and balance of skills in the Board overall, based on our skills matrix. They include:
- A strong and demonstrated commitment to the Vision and values of Your Side.
- A depth of experience and understanding, preferably at executive or Board level, in clinical governance and experience in community care.
- An understanding of and experience/training in governance responsibilities, or the willingness to undertake training in governance responsibilities.
- Effective communication skills to fully participate in Board discussion and decision making.
- Connections and relationships that can help build Your Side’s influence and sustainability in the community sector and beyond.
- The acumen and capacity to govern in a period of change and ambiguity as government policy reform drives the emergence of open and competitive market practice in the sector.
Your Side is specifically seeking candidates with demonstrable experience in clinical governance, with the following preferred specific skills:
- Strong clinical governance experience in the care of older people and/or people with disability
- Ability to identify key risks to the organisation in a wide range of areas and to specifically contribute to addressing clinical risks
- Knowledge in best practice corporate and clinical governance structures, policies, and processes
- Knowledge of the Aged Care Quality and NDIS Practice standards
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Non-Executive Director via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Aged_Care_and_Seniors, #Disabilities, #Mental_Health
