Cmpany Secretary Jb Infrmatin Pack This infrmatin package cntains the fllwing infrmatin: Emplyment cnditins Psitin Descriptin Selectin criteria Applicatin and recruitment prcess Emplyment Cnditins Emplyment basis: permanent part time appintment (0.8 FTE upn cmmencement fr minimum six-mnth perid, mving t 0.6 n a permanent basis thereafter). Remuneratin: $70K, PBI salary packaging available. Cmmencement: January 2018 Abut The Wayside Chapel The Wayside Chapel has prvided uncnditinal lve, care and supprt t peple n and arund the streets f Kings Crss since 1964. Tday, under the banner f lve ver hate, The Wayside Chapel strives t create a cmmunity where there is n us and them by breaking dwn the barriers f judgment and prviding a safe place where peple are welcme just t be. Our cmmunity services centre, yuth space and utreach service, mental health prgram, cmmunity cafe and ur Abriginal prject are all designed t ensure the mst marginalised members f ur cmmunity have access t essential health, welfare, scial and recreatinal services. Our cmmunity develpment prgram reaches ut t the wider cmmunity t ensure that The Wayside Chapel is a place fr peple frm all walks f life.
Visin: Lve ver hate. Missin: Creating cmmunity with n us and them. Values (visitr and cmmunity relatins): Openness (N secrets): We have a prfundly simple missin, which is t create a cmmunity, and ur message and wrk are undiluted with ther agendas. Teamwrk (N cwbys): Our gal f creating cmmunity is als ur methd. We wrk in a cllabrative way t invite peple ut f singular, individual life int the risky and healing place f cmmunity. Patience (N rush): We cannt make peple change. If we culd, we d be guilty f manipulatin f sme kind. Instead we are n the lkut fr sparks f life, signs that peple lng fr better, and we lk t engage and help peple mve t better days and better health. Curage (N cmplacency): It takes curage t cnfrnt peple wh ve lst hpe and invite them int the wrld f relatinships with respnsibility. Wayside is nt an intensive care unit but an invitatin int life and cmmunity. Respect (N Judges): Peple have the right t make their wn decisins. Peple have the right t make bad decisins. Peple wh chse singular misery r even death deserve t have their rights respected. Wayside s missin is nt t fix peple but t lve them and be with them, knwing that if they are really met, they ll really mve tward health and life. Values (staff and vlunteer relatins): Stand Back: recgnise that we are each necessary and significant but nt central. Take a step back when ur emtins are high and cl ff. Remind urselves that we dn't knw all the facts, and lk fr ways t mve frward tgether. Speak Well: identify and appreciate the strengths in clleagues. Recgnise that every-ne s strengths are als their weaknesses, when we see weakness in ur clleagues assist and teach each ther. Embrace Errrs: accept when yu have made a mistake, and wrk with yur clleagues t find a way t mve frward tgether. Be Kind: we d an excellent jb f being kind with ur visitrs, lets als be kind with each ther. We are after all, all human. Abut Wayside s Bard Wayside is privileged t receive the service and cmmitment prvided by ur Bard members whse extensive experience in gvernance cvers the crprate, gvernment and NGO sectrs. T meet ur Bard, visit this link: https://www.waysidechapel.rg.au/gvernance/
Psitin Descriptin Cmpany Secretary Psitin Summary The Cmpany Secretary is respnsible t the Bard, thrugh its Chairpersn, fr all gvernance matters impacting the Wayside Chapel. The Cmpany Secretary will cllabrate clsely with the Bard Chairpersn and Chief Executive Officer t develp, implement and manage key crprate gvernance plicies, prcedures and systems. Key Accuntabilities & Respnsibilities Gvernance Act as Wayside s chief gvernance fficer and ensure cmpliance with all statutry requirements pursuant t the Crpratins Act 2001 (Cth) and the Australian Charities and Nt-Fr-Prfits Cmmissin Act 2012 (Cth); and prvide advice t Bard members n all aspects f relevant statutry requirements, as required. Cllabrate with the Chairpersn and Chief Executive Officer t design, implement and manage all Bard gvernance prcesses and systems. Ensure cmpliance with statutry requirements and Wayside s cnstitutin with respect t the cnduct f Bard meetings. Cllabrate with the Chief Financial Officer t ensure necessary registers and financial recrds are maintained and reprted in accrdance with statutry bligatins Bard relatins and supprt Advise the CEO, Chairpersn and Bard members n all gvernance matters t ensure Wayside cntinuusly imprves and strives fr best practice. Cllabrate with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer t ensure meetings f the Bard and its subcmmittees are called and held, and that agendas are apprpriately prepared and all meeting dcumentatin disseminated in a timely and efficient fashin. Actively manage the reslutin f Matters Arising. Ensure the effective taking f minutes and recrd keeping fr the Bard and sub-cmmittees. Manage all Bard dcumentatin and cmmunicatins thrugh the nline platfrm, Diligent. Manage the inductin f new Bard members and the training f cntinuing members. Assist the Chief Executive Officer in all crprate secretarial and regulatry respnsibilities n behalf f the Bard t either the Uniting Church in Australia NSW.ACT Synd and the Australian Nt-Fr-Prfits and Charities Cmmissin (ACNC). Planning Utilising the existing ASES Accreditatin wrk develp an verall plan t implement and manage the identified imprvements t the existing Crprate Gvernance systems. Develp a Cntinuus Imprvement Plan in relatin t Bard Gvernance. Actively participate in team meetings Attend all rganisatinal and external meetings as required. Actively participate in service and rganisatinal planning. Participate in the review and further develpment f plicy and prcedures
Peple Maintain wrk-life balance by practice apprpriate self-care n an individual, team and rganizatin-wide basis; Prmte the bjectives f Wayside s Supprted Emplyment Prgram by walk alngside Wayside supprted staff with sensitivity t the barriers they face t pen emplyment and celebrating cntributin t cmmunity. Wrkplace Health & Safety Actively prmte health and safety, and take reasnably practicable steps t cntrl risks, ensuring a safe wrkplace fr visitrs, staff and vlunteers Cmply with legislatin and all Wayside OHS plicies/prcedures and instructins, reprting any hazards r safety issues and perfrming all tasks in a manner which guards against risk t self and thers within the wrkplace. Other Any ther peratinal duties as directed by the Chief Executive Officer. Any ther duties related t the Bard as directed by the Bard Chairpersn. Undertake training as required and directed. Key Internal/External cntacts and purpse Internal Bard Chairpersn Wayside Bard Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Gvernance & Standards Manager External Uniting Church in Australia Synd Australian Nt Fr Prfits and Charities Cmmissin (ACNC) Key Perfrmance Indicatrs Develpment f a Bard Gvernance Implementatin Plan Finalisatin f utstanding Bard Plicies and Prcedures Cmpletin f a Directr s Evaluatin Nte This psitin descriptin and assciated infrmatin shuld nt be cnsidered as cmprehensive in its descriptin f respnsibilities, criteria r utcmes. It is indicative f the psitin. The Cmpany Secretary can and will be asked t undertake duties within their cmpetencies, skills and abilities and training that may nt be mentined in this dcument. The Cmpany Secretary shuld be aware that their psitin within The Wayside Chapel is dynamic. The Wayside Chapel expects cntinuing develpment, change and imprvement f prcesses, practices, knwledge and skills.
Selectin Criteria Applicatins must address each essential selectin criteria individually. Applicatins which d nt individually address each selectin criteria will nt be cnsidered. Essential Criteria: Degree in Business, Law, Crprate Gvernance, Risk Management r substantial demnstrated experience within a crprate secretarial envirnment. Understanding f the ACNC Act and the regulatry requirements detailed within it. Experience within the Nt Fr Prfit Sectr. Wrking knwledge f the structure f the Uniting Church specifically r federated Nt Fr Prfits bradly. Ability t manage multiple prjects. Highly develped written and ral cmmunicatin skills Strng team player and a cmmitment t cllabrative wrking practices; Willingness t wrk within the eths f The Wayside Chapel missin, visin and values. Applicatin and Recruitment Prcess Applicants shuld prvide a cpy f their resume, a cvering letter and a written respnse separately addressing all the essential and desirable selectin criteria by 9am Tuesday 12 December 2017. Applicatins shuld be submitted via The Wayside Chapel s applicant prtal: https://www.enablehr.cm.au/app/prtals/applicant/apply?aid=94890044-612d-4fdf-8f8d- 0c52ec65f8cc Applicatins which d nt address each and every selectin criterin will nt be cnsidered. Applicatins which nly prvide a cver letter r resume, r nly address the selectin criteria generally, will nt be cnsidered. Applicants shuld prvide tw (2) wrk related referees with their applicatin. A selectin panel f three (3) peple will be cnvened. All applicatins will be assessed by this panel against the essential and desirable criteria based n their resume and cver letter. Applicants wh are successful at this stage will be ffered an interview with the selectin panel. Interviews will be scheduled in the week cmmencing Mnday 18 December 2017. Applicants with a disability shuld infrm the cnvenr f the selectin panel f any special requirements upn cntact t arrange an interview. A shrt-list f successful applicants will be created. Referees will be checked at this time t substantiate infrmatin prvided by successful applicants.
An ffer will be made t the successful candidate pending the satisfactry cmpletin f a plice criminal recrd and wrking with children check. Unsuccessful interviewees will be cntacted persnally and infrmed f the utcme f their applicatin.