Give back to the community by supporting community based mental health services in a governance role
Make a difference in the lives of people living with mental health concerns and their carers
Volunteer your professional skills to support governance and strategy
Voluntary board opportunities for experienced Directors with a connection and care for improving the mental health outcomes of our community.
Board Opportunities
Join a passionate, skills-based board that supports an organisation making a real difference in the lives of people living with mental health concerns and their carers. The vacancies have arisen through the retirement of several Directors reaching the end of their maximum tenure.
The Responsibilities Of The Board Of Directors Are
Approval and review of Skylight strategy
Determining, reviewing, and maintaining the vision, mission and values of the organisation
Review, analyse and assess financial accounts, reporting and financial material.
Approval of Skylight annual budget and financial reports
Oversight of risks
Appointment and performance evaluation of the CEO, including supporting the CEO to achieve Skylight's objectives and participating in the annual performance review process
Ensuring legal and contractual compliance
Supporting effective engagement with key stakeholders
Any additional monitoring of the organisation in order to satisfy that Skylight Mental Health is being properly managed
The Board is interested in applications from experienced Directors who have one or more of the following skills:
Finance/Accounting
Mental health services/structures/policy
Corporate governance
Risk management
Strategic planning
Experience with NFP Boards
Board meetings occur 6 to 8 times a year. The meetings are on a Monday evening for approximately 1.5 hours based at the Wayville offices. Attendance in person is preferred for the majority of meetings. Additionally, you will need to be available for an annual AGM / Board workshop and to participate on at least one committee that will meet 4 to 6 times per year.
These are voluntary, non-remunerated positions.
About You
You are an experienced Director, quite possibly with a lived experience of mental health concerns or as a carer.
You Will Bring
Knowledge of a Director's responsibilities
The ability to read, understand and analyse financial reports for strategic decision making
Understanding of the board's responsibility for overseeing compliance with numerous laws, and individual director's legal duties and responsibilities.
An understanding of risk management
Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
Knowledge of general management, managing people, and achieving change
An understanding and/or experience of the issues facing people with mental health concerns and/or for those who care for them and/or experience with the NDIS
A graduate qualification from the AICD (or similar) is highly desirable but most importantly you must have strong alignment with the mission and values of the organisation.
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About Skylight
Skylight Mental Health (Skylight) is a community-based, profit-for-purpose organisation, which provides a range of support, rehabilitation and education services for people with mental health concerns, their carers (family and friends), and the community generally. Skylight programs are based on a psychosocial rehabilitation model and focussed on recovery philosophy and practice. People are at the centre of our services and people with a 'lived experience' are central to our planning and delivery of supports.
Skylight is a member organisation of MIFA (Mental Illness Fellowship Australia, mifa.org.au), a national body with members across states and territories in Australia. For more information about Skylight services and programs go to skylight.org.au
Skylight currently delivers services across a range of sites in South Australia in line with strategic business goals and requirements of grant funding, NDIS revenue streams, sponsorship and fee-for-service income.
Vision, Mission & Values
OUR VISION is a South Australian community which understands mental illness and responds with confidence, respect and hope.
OUR MISSION is to increase opportunities to achieve good mental health, to promote acceptance of mental illness in the community and provide quality services for people with mental illness, their family and friends.
OUR VALUES: Show Respect, Foster Team, Create Quality, and Embrace Opportunity.
Skylight Strategic Goals
Connect and Discover
Love Your Job
Drive Service Excellence
Grow Steady
Application Process
Enquiries can be made, in the first instance via email at ***.au.
To apply, please click on the Apply button, upload a Board CV and answer the questions that follow.
A position description is available when you click Apply.
We will continue to advertise these vacancies until they are all appointed. You will be advised of the status of your application as it progresses.
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