We seek a Board Member with organisational governance expertise and a commitment to making a positive contribution to a community and impact focused organisation. Canterbury City Community Centre is a dynamic not-for-profit community organisation based in Lakemba and Belmore in Sydney, serving diverse communities in the Canterbury-Bankstown and the Inner West - celebrating 50 years of service in 2022.

We are committed to building a strong resilient community which values and includes everyone. Our motto is Community Building Community, and we work closely with our communities to develop and deliver programs which meet local needs, foster inclusion and an improved quality of life.

We provide Aged Care, Settlement, Community Engagement, Domestic Family and Sexual Violence and Learning and Development programs. We deliver home-care packages as an Approved Aged Care Provider and garden care, social inclusion and wellness services as well as personal care for older people under the Commonwealth Home Support Program.

Please see www.4cs.org.au for details and for more information about our organisation see the 50th Birthday video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XrrnAWi6ZY

Commitment Required:

The Board meets in Belmore, on a Tuesday evening, every second month. There are also sub-committees convened which Board members nominate to participate in. The Board term is for a minimum of one year. Please note that there is a self-assessment, based on the 4Cs Skills Matrix, that people interested in joining the 4Cs Board complete at a later stage in the recruitment process. Financial membership of the organisation is also prerequisite to joining the Board.

next steps

Download the pdf file attached below containing the Position Description.

To submit your application, please click ‘Apply Now’ by the closing date.

Successful applicants for positions at Canterbury City Community Centre are subject to Criminal Records Checks and Board members also undertake a Working with Children Check and a search of the Banned and Disqualified person on the ASIC Register.

Please direct questions to the Operations Manager, Anna Bazzi Backhouse on 9750 9344 or [email protected] using the subject line: Board Member (Voluntary) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We look forward to receiving your application for the position of 4Cs Board of Director.