HHC is a not-for-profit organisation founded in Newcastle in 2012. The organisation has coordinated the annual Hunter Homeless Connect Day event since 2009. It began a pilot of its Connecting the Hunter program in early 2019.

The goal of HHC is to facilitate connections between people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with the community, social needs and essential human services throughout the year.

HHC is seeking nominations to fill the role of Volunteer Secretary. In addition to the duties of general members, the Secretary is responsible for:

• Planning and distribution of notices, agendas and papers for committee meetings and meetings of members,
• Meeting administration including minute taking, and
• Maintaining registers and records of the association, members and committee  members.

A complete position description is available on request. All committee roles are voluntary.

To apply, candidates should address the below selection criteria in a cover letter and return along with their resume. When applying through Seek Volunteers, if unable to attach resume and cover letter to your expression of interest, will be contacted via email to request that these be forwarded.

Essential

• Commitment to human rights and alignment with HHC purpose and values.
• Ability to commit time to committee meetings approx. 1 evening per month, as well as several hours per month in between meetings to contribute to discussions, carry out the business of the association and attend  occasional meetings with other relevant parties.
• Availability to attend the full day Hunter Homeless Connect Day  event most years – held around July August each year.
• Experience in a Secretarial role AND OR demonstrated  experience in a role that required high level organisation and communication.

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience in the development of program plans, operational plans, and or strategic plans.
• Sector experience, lived experience or complementary industry  experience.

Enquiries about the position and applications including cover letter should be addressed to Emma Granger, Vice Chairperson, 0488 399 931 or email unable to be provided in Seek advertisement.