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Board Members x2 (Voluntary)

Flat Out Inc

Flat Out Inc

Established in 1988, Flat Out is an independent, not for profit, state-wide advocacy, and support service for women 18+ (and their children) who have had contact with the criminal justice and/or prison system in Victoria. Flat Out leads and participates in research and community education, seeking to inform the community and other service providers about the issues that occur for women in the prison system, about women’s rights to live free from trauma, injustice and violence; and the issues that occur for women in the criminal justice system. Flat Out also recognise and acknowledge the extreme injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the deeply harmful impacts of colonisation, including in the unacceptable over-representation of First Nations peoples in the criminal-legal system.

Through community involvement and education, advocacy and research, Flat Out works towards having a strong voice in the prison abolition movement in Australia, in the hope that eventually prisons will not be viewed as a legitimate arm of the justice system, but will be viewed as an antiquated, cruel and ultimately ineffective institution.

VISION

  • Women are not imprisoned

THE ROLES

Flat Out is looking for two new Board members with particular skills or experience in any of the following:

  • Government and Stakeholder Relations
  • Fundraising
  • Campaigning and Advocacy
  • Policy development
  • Risk and Compliance

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

PRIMARY TASKS

  • To support women 18+ who are exiting prison or who are at risk of being imprisoned by providing access and referrals to appropriate and affordable transitional, supported, private, public or community housing
  • To provide and link women to appropriate support, education, and information to re-establish them in the community post-release
  • To work with women to prevent their re-incarceration

ABOUT THE BOARD

The Flat Out Board (FOB) embraces fairness and equality through the essential roles of governance and leadership that are underpinned by a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and delegated authority.

Principles of the Flat Out Board include:

  • Open and positive communication with individuals and sub-groups within the organisation
  • To act within the boundaries of FOB decisions and Flat Out’s Policies and Procedures
  • Respect the rights of and valuable contribution of each FOB member
  • Work co-operatively as part of a team, sharing information and consulting each other
  • Be accountable to each other, the FOB, and women we support
  • Respect staff’s professional autonomy and allocated areas of expertise

The Flat Out Board is responsible for the overall governance of the organisation, including:

  • Ensuring that the legal and financial requirements of the organisation are met
  • Ensuring a robust risk management system is in place to manage and mitigate risk
  • Setting the overall strategic direction of the organisation
  • Holding accountability for the organisational activities and decisions
  • Ensuring that employment conditions comply with relevant legislation and awards
  • Participate in FOB sub-groups

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

  • Being, or identifying as female (applicants from trans and gender diverse community welcome)
  • To attend meetings as per the Flat Out Constitution: 11.1 (b) - Management Collective Representatives are required to attend at least four Board meetings each financial year
  • To accept and participate in the core responsibility of the Flat Out Board – to govern the organisation
  • To be prepared to undertake governance training as identified and required
  • To nominate to and participate on task-specific sub-committees where relevant

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Flat Out acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work, and that sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the unacceptable over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people caught in the criminal legal system across the State

A position description is attached.

For more information, please contact Hilary Knack, Chairperson, on 0411 233 772.

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