Express an Interest

Targeting:
family peers with lived experience of disability

To contribute to the vital work of The Association for Children with Disability (Tasmania) Inc, ACD Tas is seeking expressions of interest from an enthusiastic, suitably qualified, skilled and/or experienced person for the role of Treasurer of the Board of Management.

Widely known as ACD Tas, The Association for Children with Disability (Tasmania) Inc. is a peer-led, not-for-profit, disability specialist family organisation. Established in 1998 by a group of parents of children with disability who recognised the need for a professional, state-wide, family advocacy organisation, today ACD Tas offers independent Information and Training, Advocacy, Case Coordination (NDIS Support Coordination), Consultation, and Peer Support Services to families and children and young people with disability living anywhere in Tasmania.

ACD Tas services are delivered by professional staff, who are in many cases family peers with lived experience of disability, who work out of regional offices in Devonport, Launceston, and Hobart and home offices across Tasmania.

The ACD Tas Vision: People with disability, their families and carers have equal opportunity to reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives.

The ACD Tas Mission: To provide community leadership and quality service options that empowers participation in society and improves the life outcomes of children and young people with disability, their families and carers.

ACD Tas views families as equal partners, our services are strength based and our support model focuses on empowering families to achieve self-defined goals for the direct benefit of their children with disability and their families.

As per the ACD Tas constitution, the majority of members of the ACD Tas Board of Management will be:

(i) parents and other family members of children and young people with disability; or

(ii) carers of individuals with disability.

Board of Management members hold office for a period of two years from the Annual General Meeting at which they were last elected and are then eligible for re-election.

The Treasurer is a Board Executive Member with the technical capacity to accurately interpret financial information, advise the CEO, Board and members on financial and policy matters, and Chair the Finance, Audit and Risk Management sub-committee (when convened).

Essential Requirements:

• Right to work in Australia.
• Successful child safety and vulnerable people screening and assessment, including National Police Record Check, and Registration to Working with Vulnerable People (Children) Check.
• Demonstrated commitment to ACD Tas’s Vision and Mission and willingness to comply with relevant Codes of Ethics and Conduct.
• A strong grasp of financial literacy, and the technical capacity to accurately interpret and effectively communicate financial information.
• Compliance with ACD Tas policy and procedures.
• To be able to work effectively as part of the ACD Tas governance team.
• To be careful and conscientious and to act with common sense and integrity.

Desirable:

Expressions Of Interest (EOIs) are welcomed from family peers with lived experience of disability and people who have qualifications and/or experience in areas of commerce, business, finance, and accounting in the community and/or a  Not For Profit organisation.

Duty Statement: TAS