Management Committee
Our Service operation is dependent upon the service being managed by an independent committee of parents. The Annual General Meeting is held each year in March. At this meeting our new committee members are elected. We encourage all our parents to be involved in the operation of the Service. Without a committee the service will cease to operate.
Meetings are held at 7.00pm on the second Tuesday in the month. All committee must have a ‘working with children’ check completed and sign a confidentiality agreement.
The role of the committee/board is to:
- determine the service’s mission and purpose
- set the strategic directions of the organisation, that is, develop the service’s strategic plan
- appoint and monitor the performance of the director, the nominated supervisor, responsible person and the educational leader (they may be the same person)
- ensure there are sufficient certified supervisors to cover the opening hours of the service every day
- ensure staff are employed in accordance with industrial obligations
- ensure compliance with legal obligations
- ensure the on-going financial viability of the service
- ensure the development of a service philosophy (statement of principles)
- monitor and evaluate the service’s performance against the strategic plan (including the committee/board’s own performance)
- enhance the profile of the service in the community
- recruit and orient new committee/board members.
- collaborate with the director as the “expert in the field”.