Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 4th Aug 2021
Established in 1988, Flat Out is an independent, not for profit, state-wide advocacy, and support service for women 18+ (and their children) who have had contact with the criminal justice and/or prison system in Victoria. Flat Out leads and participates in research and community education, seeking to inform the community and other service providers about the issues that occur for women in the prison system, about women’s rights to live free from trauma, injustice and violence; and the issues that occur for women in the criminal justice system. Flat Out also recognise and acknowledge the extreme injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the deeply harmful impacts of colonisation, including in the unacceptable over-representation of First Nations peoples in the criminal-legal system.
Through community involvement and education, advocacy and research, Flat Out works towards having a strong voice in the prison abolition movement in Australia, in the hope that eventually prisons will not be viewed as a legitimate arm of the justice system, but will be viewed as an antiquated, cruel and ultimately ineffective institution.
Flat Out is looking for two new Board members with particular skills or experience in any of the following:
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
The Flat Out Board (FOB) embraces fairness and equality through the essential roles of governance and leadership that are underpinned by a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and delegated authority.
Principles of the Flat Out Board include:
The Flat Out Board is responsible for the overall governance of the organisation, including:
Flat Out acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work, and that sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the unacceptable over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people caught in the criminal legal system across the State
A position description is attached.
For more information, please contact Hilary Knack, Chairperson, on 0411 233 772.