ABOUT LAUREL HOUSE

Laurel House provides a range of trauma-informed, evidence based, therapeutic services to victim-survivors of sexual assault, their families and supporters.

We also develop and deliver a broad range of programs to adults, young people and children including the provision of therapeutic face-to-face counselling at our centres located at Launceston, Devonport and Burnie and through outreach locations across the North and North West Tasmania. Laurel House is partnering with the Tasmanian Government in the delivery of the North and North West Arch centres (multidisciplinary centres) for victim-survivors of sexual harm.

Laurel House delivers the PAST (Prevention, Assessment, Support and Treatment) Program for children and young people (aged 17 years and under) who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours in North and North West Tasmania. Our team also provides community education and other capacity building programs focused on the prevention of sexual harm and on supporting parents, carers and service providers to better respond to disclosures of sexual violence.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• Ability to think strategically, identify and critically assess strategic opportunities and threats.
• Able to identify key risks to the organisation in a wide range of areas and contribute to addressing clinical risks.
• Possess knowledge in best practice corporate and clinical governance structures, policies and processes.
• Passionate for the work of Laurel House and committed to supporting victim-survivors of sexual assault.
• Possess knowledge of the social-cultural, legal and regulatory environment influencing sexual violence, child protection and domestic violence.
• Able to attend in person or via technology scheduled after-hours board meetings (between 6 and 9 per year of approximately 2 hours in duration), out of session meetings including strategic planning sessions, and the Annual General Meeting.
• Able to participate in one subcommittee of the Board and attend the meetings as per the committee charter.
• Possess or be willing to apply for a National Police Check, Working with Vulnerable People Check and a National Personal Insolvency Index (NPII) check.
• Not appear on the banned and disqualified register held by ASIC and not have been declared bankrupt.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in learning more, or have any questions in relation to the role, please contact our Board Chair, Nicole Crook at chair@laurelhouse.org.au or on 0413 122 086.

Applications should be sent to Kathryn Fordyce (CEO and Public Officer) at ceo@laurelhouse.org.au, and should include:

• Your resume
• A statement (no longer than 2 pages) explaining your skills, experience and qualifications, highlighting key strengths and addressing the criteria; and
• A declaration of any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.

LAUREL HOUSE’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Laurel House values the expertise, lived experience and cultural wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse, people with disability and those who have experienced sexual and family violence. Applicants from these groups are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with parenting or caring responsibilities.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Laurel House is a Child and Youth Safe Organisation. We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and have systems to protect children and young people from abuse. We take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently in line with our policies and procedures. We actively work to listen to and empower children and to providing an inclusive and safe environment for all children and young people. In particular, we are committed to promoting cultural safety and to ensuring that the diverse needs of children and young people are met.