Member, Board of Directors

Position: Member, Board of Directors for Compass Community Services

About the position

Join our Board of Directors!

Compass Community Services (CCS) is an integral part of the community and provides mental health and

social services to a growing number of individuals, families, and children. These services guide people

through life’s challenges, whether emotional, developmental or professional. The programs provided by

CCS deeply impact people’s lives.

We are currently recruiting new members to serve on our Board of Directors. Specifically, we are seeking to

fill 1 – 2 Board vacancies, specifically an individual to serve as Treasurer and those with fundraising

experience. These are volunteer positions serving Guelph and Wellington County and surrounding areas.

Serving on our Board of Directors will provide you the opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring that our

vision, mission and values continue to meet the needs of our community.

Key Commitments

• Minimum 2-year term

Average of 2 - 4 hours per month to:

• Review Board meeting materials

• Attend Board / Committee meetings

• Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

• Attend occasional agency or community events

• Participation in occasional board training events

• Participation in at least one Board Committee (e.g. Marketing & Communications, Governance, etc.)

• Board meetings occur bi-monthly on weekday evenings from fall through spring. Committee

meetings generally occur between Board meetings and the AGM typically occurs in September.

Desired Qualifications

• Lived experience representative of the diversity in Guelph and Wellington County

• Previous Board experience is preferred, ideally in a not-for-profit community services agency

• Knowledge / expertise in one or more of the following areas: legal, regulatory compliance, human

resources management, finance, not-for-profit governance, fundraising, areas of CCS’s activities

• Knowledge and understanding of community services and their functions is ideal

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• Availability to attend Board & Committee meetings, AGM and occasional agency or community

events

Interested candidates should submit a resume to CompassBoardApps@compasscs.org, along with a cover

message that explains your interest in joining our Board of Directors. We thank all applicants for their

interest in this position, however we are able to contact only those being invited for an interview.

CCS believes in an inclusive work environment and encourages qualified applicants from all cultural

backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual/gender identities, abilities and beliefs to apply.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Codes, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

and the agency’s Accommodation Policy, accommodations will be provided at any point throughout the

selection process, provided the candidate makes their accommodation needs known to CCS.