Juno is seeking dedicated and visionary Board Members to help us elevate our impact and continue providing life-changing services to women, non-binary individuals, and children experiencing homelessness, family violence, and trauma.

We are seeking candidates with relevant experience in the homelessness and family violence sector, or other not-for-profit sectors. Our priority need is for individuals with skills and expertise in risk, governance and compliance and/or marketing and communications, or broader community services expertise.

We are also interested to hear from anyone who has other skills or experience that may be relevant to Juno’s work as will be considering additional board members later in the year.

Overview of Juno

Juno is the only gender-specific, non-faith-based service for women (trans and cis), non-binary people and children in Naarm’s (Melbourne) north who are experiencing homelessness and/or family and intimate partner violence. We support a diverse range of women and non-binary people, including those impacted by experiences of financial disadvantage, trauma, mental health, substance use, or contact with the criminal system, inclusive of people who have survived experiences of incarceration.

Our services include:

• Homelessness support
• Longer-term case management support
• Family violence support
• Specialist family violence risk assessment and safety planning and case management support
• Supporting people to access safe and affordable accommodation
• Information and referrals to other specialist support services
• EMPower Coaching Program

We are a proudly intersectional feminist organisation. Juno also advocates to improve systems and structures which contribute to gendered poverty, homelessness and family violence.

OUR VISION IS:

A community where all women, nonbinary people and their children are safe, empowered and thrive.

OUR MISSION IS TO:

Partnering with women and nonbinary people to support their safety, increase their independence and enable them to thrive.

Juno’s trauma-informed practice provides holistic wrap-around support that acknowledges the complexity of issues women, nonbinary people and their children face in their lives. Juno provides a safe and compassionate service for overcoming trauma and getting lives back on track.

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ROLES INCLUDES:

• Extensive understanding of governance, risk management and compliance; and/or marketing and communications; and/or broader community services experience
• Experience working or demonstrated high level understanding of the not-for-profit sector and relevant legislation/statutory requirements
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically
• Willingness to commit time the Board and the organisation
• Alignment with Juno’s vision and values
• Current working knowledge of the Victorian violence against women or homelessness sectors and/or not-for-profit sector is preferable.

Juno is committed to being a child safe and child friendly organisation that recognises, respects and promotes the rights of children, young and vulnerable people. Juno Child Safety and Wellbeing information

Juno is committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion, and diversity.

We strongly encourage applications from all ages, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women and nonbinary people, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, LGBTIQA+ communities, and people with lived experience of the gendered social justice issues that Juno seeks to address.

If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know so we can make the process more equitable.

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