Our governance team is looking for dynamic, community-driven candidates who are solution-based thinkers with the ability to provide strategic direction towards:

• Providing access to services closer to clients, ensuring client satisfaction, and client advocacy
• Deriving new ways to engage with clients, families, and partners
• Enhancing the client service experience
• Maintaining and/or improving service quality based on historic strategies and metrics
• Strengthening the Board's capacities re. fund development, human resources, and/or mental health

PLEASE READ FURTHER DETAILS, BELOW: If you believe that you meet the requirements of this volunteering opportunity, we welcome your application by no later than November 30rd, 2022. The procedure: In one attachment (file), cover letter to our President (with your expression of interest, reason for applying, and what you bring to the 'role') and resume, to be emailed ([email protected]), subject line: 'Application - Board of Directors'.

If you have a 'profile' within Volunteer MBC's Referral System, please upload your resume, then click the yellow box 'Apply Now!' (above) to send your name/contact info/resume to Hope 24/7, plus email the President as directed above. Your 'profile' will then include a record of the date of your application, and you will be added to a list of applicants to which Hope 24/7 has access. 

• You are, or have been, part of the health, social services, and/or education sector
• Applicants with Fundraising/Fund Development, Human Resources, and/or Mental Health backgrounds will be preferred
• You readily identify with Hope 24/7's vision/mission (please refer to 'ABOUT/Who We Are' in our website - see our website 'link' in Social Media, below), and are passionate about supporting our values and mandate
• You actively endorse 'diversity and inclusiveness' in your local community, encouraging others to do the same
• Past not-for-profit Board experience is an asset
• You are able to engage for the FULL TERM of ONE YEAR of your election/appointment to our Board
• Ability to commit to the meetings schedule and be an active contributor to the business of our Board (see TIME COMMITMENT, below)
• Ready, reliable access to the Internet, and to devices/software that enable 'virtual' communication (incl. video meetings/conferencing)
• Support of, and participation in, Hope 24/7's fundraising activities is a requirement
• You are prepared to sign a Declaration of Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality Agreement, and Statement of Positions (adopting our values) as part of assuming this 'role'
• Hope 24/7 serves vulnerable, as risk residents of Peel region; as a Member of our Board, you will need to provide a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check
  
  SCREENING for this 'role' will be remote/virtual (tel/email/online video interview(s), etc.) Applicants are requested to monitor their email (incl. 'Spam/Junk' folders) and voicemail for communications from Hope 24/7.

MANDATORY Board orientation session and review of the governing documents of Hope 24/7 will be provided > Details to follow