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Targeting:
Females, People with Disabilities, Seniors/Retired People, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, English as an additional language or dialect, LGBTQI

SELECTION CRITERIA: 

The Board Secretary role requires the following: 

• Highly organised with exceptional time management 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite 

• Experience taking meeting minutes and actions 

• Willingness to self-educate on not-for-profit governance 

• Available for afterhours Board meetings 

Ideal candidates will: 

• Be strategic and innovative thinkers with ethical, values-driven leadership 

• Bring experience in governance, risk, and compliance. 

• Offer strong networks and the ability to support advocacy, partnerships, or fundraising 

• Be passionate about EarlyEd’s purpose 

• Have relevant experience in areas that will contribute to achieving EarlyEd’s purpose 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

The Board of EarlyEd is looking to fill a Board officer role of Board Secretary. This is an important role focused on governance of Board processes inclusive of coordinating board minutes and papers, monitoring compliance of the board and its committees, managing the association’s governing documents and its internal policies. 

This role is an unpaid volunteer position within a non-for-profit association. 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY ARE AS FOLLOWS:  

Governance Support 

• Schedule and organise Board meetings, including preparing agendas and distributing documents. 

• Record and maintain accurate minutes of meetings. 

• Ensure Board meetings follow EarlyEd’s governance procedures. 

Compliance and Legal 

• Identifying obligations with regulatory bodies (ACNC, ATO). 

• Advise Board members on compliance matters. 

Membership and Events 

• Maintain the membership register. 

• Assist in organising the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and other key events. 

Administrative Support 

• Assist the Chair preparing for meetings / coordinating governance activities. 

• Maintain key Board documentation in an organised and secure manner. 

Board Orientation 

• Assist in onboarding new board members, providing them with necessary governance documents and training. 

About EarlyEd 

Purpose: Every child, with disabilities and additional needs, their family and community, receive the help they need. the early comprehensive supports they need. 

Vision: Children of all abilities, thrive with their families in inclusive communities. 

Values: Respectful – Responsive – Inclusive – Trusted 

EarlyEd is a responsive and innovative organisation committed to delivering services that reflect best practice developments in the disability, allied health and early childhood intervention sectors and support the inclusion of all children of all abilities and their families in community life. 

EarlyEd has been operational under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for many years but also attracts funding from government departments and innovative grants. 

Established for over 45 years EarlyEd is committed to delivering best practices in early childhood intervention. They do this by creating a team around the child with a disability or delay in development and their family. The team will include allied health professionals and educators who have the expertise to support the child and family’s particular needs. This might be a speech pathologist, occupational therapist, special educator, physiotherapist and /or behaviour therapists. Particular services such as our supported playgroups are able to support families out in the community to receive help when they first become concerned about their child’s development. Other services focus on building community awareness of the need to commence early childhood intervention as early as possible in a child’s life and the importance for all children of receiving early childhood educational experiences.  

EarlyEd has two main offices with centres across the Western and Northern Sydney areas. Staff are based at Merrylands, Kingswood, North Sydney and Forestville and have developed strong connections with their local communities.  

The organisation has staff employed to support all aspects of the business though most are early childhood intervention staff delivering services in a family’s home, at childcare or preschool, school or in the community. Maintaining and developing staff professional expertise and their understanding of the needs of families particularly those who have a child with a diagnosed disability is a key feature of our professional development program and our culture. 

More information about EarlyEd can be found on our website https://www.earlyed.com.au/