Board Vacancies 

Carers ACT is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that has been providing services and support to family and friend carers in the ACT and parts of NSW for 30 years.

We are currently accepting registrations of interest for a vacancy on the Carers ACT Board – specifically, to fill the role of a long-standing director on the board. In making these appointments the Board is seeking to appoint a director with relevant general business management, financial management and senior leadership experience to join the Board. Candidates with previous Board experience are particularly encouraged to apply.

Who are carers?

Carers are partners, spouses, children, family, friends or neighbours who assist someone who is living with disability, is ageing or has an ongoing mental illness, addiction or other illness. Carers provide informal, unpaid help with daily living activities such as:

• Transport, shopping and meals
• health care
• reading and writing
• emotional and mental support
• maintaining the house and garden.

Whilst caring can be enormously rewarding, it can also bring financial hardship, social isolation, health and well-being issues, frustration, stress and exhaustion.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to nurture, connect and empower carers so that they can reach their goals and aspirations. We do this through providing practical support such as:

• short term replacement care so that carers can have a break
• counselling
• educational workshops
• social and therapeutic activities, and

We are the peak body for Carers in the ACT and work with industry and government to make Canberra more carer-friendly. We are also a proud member of the National Network of Carer Associations.

Governance

Carers ACT is Company Limited by Guarantee governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that meets every two months.   We endeavour to ensure that, as a group, our Board holds complementary skills including:

• Accounting/Finance
• Legal
• Senior Management / Governance
• Marketing / Promotions
• Health / Mental Health / Disabilities / Aged Care /NFP
• ICT
• Business Management / administration / development / Service Delivery
• Lived Experience as a Carer.

What does our board do?

Primarily our Directors provide strategic awareness to identify possibilities and seize new opportunities to ensure the future direction of the organisation. Directors do this by fulfilling their legal obligations whilst engaging in robust discussions that incorporate real world knowledge, trends and possible futures that guide choices about strategic directions.

Our Board is supported by a Risk and Finance Committee, comprising 3 Board members, which has oversight of the financial and risk management of the organisation.  The organisation employs a team of qualified accountants and Chief Operating Officer (COO) who manage the day-to-day finances and reporting.  Our Annual Report, annual financial statements (audited by Bell Chambers Barrett); and Constitution are available on our website. The Board is also supported by a Clinical Governance Committee.

We are currently accepting registrations of interest for a vacancy on the Carers ACT Board – specifically, to fill the role of a long-standing director on the board. In making these appointments the Board is seeking to appoint a director with relevant general business management, financial management and senior leadership experience to join the Board. Candidates with previous Board experience are particularly encouraged to apply.

As a Board Member, you will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the organisation, fostering relationships with Carers ACT’s Management Team and various stakeholders, and participating in regular Board and Committee meetings.

As part of Carers ACT’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the Board strongly seeks and welcomes registrations of interest from candidates with diverse thinking and backgrounds. For further information and/or to register your interest, please email your current resume and a short statement explaining the reason/s for your interest to board@carersact.org.au by midnight, 12 April 2024.