The Crystal Lee Foundation was founded in 2019 to fill a gap in care for people from birth up to the age 24 affected with an oncology diagnosis, their families and the community as a whole.

Receiving an oncology diagnosis is never expected and the reality that a person of such a young age is about to have their life drastically altered is hard to comprehend. Life as it once was, will never be the same.

That is where we come in. The Crystal Lee Foundation currently offers a number of service streams. Young person cancer and family support and Bereavement Counselling The Crystal Lee foundation has also founded and operates Crystal Lee Foundation Op Shop.

All of the Crystal Lee Foundation's services are at no cost to the person or family accessing our services.

The way we work at CLF

Working with your fellow Directors, you will contribute to and oversee the achievement of strategic objectives while remaining accountable for the Foundation’s overall performance. The Board meet five – six times per year. In addition, you will be required to join and contribute to a Board Committee, which meets virtually every quarter.

Board Member Positions Available

We are seeking suitable Board placements to match our purpose with experience and or qualifications in either:

Finance
Community Engagement
Marketing and Communications

Behavioural duties and requirements of the role

Understanding of governance principles and financial literacy.
Alignment with the role of the foundation and empathy for people affected by a life-threatening diagnosis, such as cancer.
Communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
Ensure the highest level of integrity is always maintained.
Embrace change and understand the risk appetite to enable growth in providing bereavement counselling to a wider audience
AICD/GAICD or equivalent trained and/or experience would be advantageous

For more information, please contact Allison Patchett on 0458 401 930.

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