Volunteer Board Member
1 week ago
**Recruiting for Members of the Board of Directors**
Contact Hamilton Board of Directors is committed to respecting and fostering equity, diversity and inclusion within its leadership and board governance. Our merit-based system seeks to ensure that the board has the appropriate balance of skills, experience, and perspectives. Contact Hamilton selection solicits a range of perspectives and views and is free of conscious or unconscious bias and discrimination.
**Role**
Directors serve for a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms as part of an approximately 14-member board. Directors are expected to attend monthly meetings held on the 4th Thursday of each month (evenings, approximately 3 hours in length + preparation time of about5-8 hours), except for July, August and December. Directors serve on at least one Committee of the Board during their term - Committee meeting schedules vary, but usually meet once per month (time commitment ~2-5 hours/month).
This position requires completion of reference checks, including a Criminal Record Check, and eligibility to serve on a charitable board.
**About You**
- At this time, the Board is prioritizing residents of Six Nations of the Grand River, Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, and Niagara, as well as multilingual applicants._
- The Board is also especially interested in applicants with lived experience with accessing mental health or developmental services. _
**Process**
**About Contact Hamilton**
Contact Hamilton for Children and Developmental Services administers three programs. Those programs include Children and Youth Services, Developmental Services Ontario Hamilton Niagara Region (DSO HNR) and Passport Funding Program, Hamilton-Niagara.
Our Children and Youth Services program helps children, youth and their caregivers by connecting to FASD and/or developmental services that they need (Access program). We help children and youth aged birth to school who have multiple and complex needs and their caregivers, coordinate their multiple services (Coordinated Service Planning). We help families of children and youth with FASD or possible FASD access services in the community. We work closely with the Hamilton FASD collaborative and help families get connected to the services they provide.
Our Passport Funding Program provides funding to adults with a confirmed developmental disability for community participation supports, respite and skill development. Referrals come through the DSO.
To this end, Contact Hamilton’s central _**I.D.E.A.**_is:
**Integrity**
Contact Hamilton board, staff and volunteers will be trustworthy, honest, responsible and will treat people with dignity and respect.
**Diversity**
Contact Hamilton board, staff and volunteers will be inclusive, fair, equitable, welcoming and provide a safe place to request and receive service.
**Empathy**
Contact Hamilton board, staff and volunteers will act with compassion, patience and will provide support and guidance.
**Accountability**
Contact Hamilton board, staff and volunteers will be transparent, responsive and strive for service excellence.
**Job Type**: Volunteer
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2025-09-01
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