Windermere is an independent community service organisation, working across south eastern Melbourne and Gippsland, to help those who need it most.

Our support comes in many forms; we work together to find the best solutions for the varied and complex issues faced by children, families and individuals in our community.

Job Description

With a focus on intervention, prevention and education, we aim to get in early to make a difference in the areas of:

1. Family Wellbeing by promoting positive behavioural changes, providing parenting supports and responding to violence and/or neglect to achieve safety and stability
2. Disability Support by providing assistance to identify the right supports and goals that matter most to enable people of all abilities to actively participate in their communities
3. Development & Early Childhood Education by delivering accredited quality early childhood and care services and specialist early intervention services to help children reach their full potential
4. Victims Assistance by providing timely and ongoing practical and emotional support for victims of trauma, assault and/or violent crime
5. Community Strengthening by mobilising support services to respond quickly to emergencies, disasters and emergent needs.

Our services are primarily funded through two channels – government contracts and fee for service offerings.

We believe that everyone is someone in our community – this is reflected in our approach with those we work with everyday.

To enhance the skill set of the current board we are seeking expressions of interest and a current CV from persons with professional experience at Executive and/or Board level & passion to work collectively to create new futures.

Windermere is committed to creating equitable environments. We do this by building diverse and inclusive services and workspaces, where all peoples from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, CALD, LGBTIQ+ Communities and those living with disability will know and feel accepted, affirmed, safe and celebrated. Windermere is delivering this through the continued development and implementation of our Welcoming and Inclusion Strategy as we seek to support diversity at all levels.

For further information www.windermere.org.au

Contact: Dr Lynette Buoy 0452214860