Board secretary - Wellsprings for Women

Duties:
The role of the volunteer Board Secretary  is to undertake duties relating to paperwork preparations for monthly Board meetings
This role would be required to do the following:
  • Attend Board meetings once a month and take minutes
  • Prepare and circulate agenda, Board Minutes and Board reports a week before each meeting
ORGANISATION INFORMATON
 Wellsprings for Women is a Not for Profit community based neighbourhood house, that provides educational and recreational programs and social support for isolated and disadvantaged women in Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia.  Wellsprings operates with the help of 12 staff and 57 volunteers and 6 Board members.  Wellsprings was established in 1994 and continues to serve about 300 women every week.
 Responsibilities:
  • Adhere to the Organisation’s Volunteer Policy
  • Commit to attend Board meetings once a month (on 3rd Thursday of each month from 4pm to 6pm)
  • Take accurate minutes of the Board
  • Liaise with CEO and internal staff to ensure information for Board meetings is collected on time
  • Maintain confidentiality of organisational activities at all time
  • Act in the best interest of the organisation at all times
  • Raise and attempt to resolve disputes in constructive way
Points to note
Required Skills and attributes : • Consultation • Negotiation • Excellent writing skills • Time management skills • Commitment to undertake the duties of the Board secretary on regular basis
Benefits of Volunteering
Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Positive Attitude
Resilience
Growth Mindset
Judgement and Decision Making (Decision Making)
Negotiation
South East Volunteers
Board secretary - Wellsprings for Women
Weekly
Dandenong

Weekly

Skills Required

Finance & Accounting
Administrative
Legal
Service/Business Develpmt
Board & Committee