Lourdes Youth & Community Services: Board Members
Lourdes Youth & Community Services
Metropolitan House, James Joyce Street, Dublin D01
Tel: (01) 836 3416; e-mail: sarah.kelleher@lycs.ie
LYCS is seeking new Board members
LYCS is seeking to recruit new Board members to support our community focussed objectives and the development and launch of our new building. The Board is responsible for planning for succession at director level and we are now seeking expressions of interest in being a director of the Company. We are especially keen to recruit people who have experience of early years education and/or global citizenship education.
The new Board members will be selected so as to create a diverse Board membership that includes young people, men and woman of independent mind. The role is an unpaid voluntary position.
Lourdes Youth and Community Services (LYCS)
LYCS is an integrated community based education, training, recreation and development project, based in Dublin's North City Centre. Our ‘cradle to grave’ provision endeavours to create an equality of opportunity for all our neighbours by providing high quality affordable childcare to support relevant educational programmes leading to positive futures characterised by choice. We provide the following services: Childcare; Community Training Centre; Adult Education; Global Citizenship Education and Community Employment Scheme.
As one of the foremost providers of community based education and training services in our community our programmes are needs and evidence-based and are continually reviewed and evaluated to ensure the best possible provision in Dublin’s north east inner city.
LYCS Vision
LYCS imagines a time where no person in this community is left behind; a place where future generations have opportunities to enhance their lives and act as global citizens enriched by excellent education and humanising employment.
LYCS Mission
Our mission is to create educational opportunities that support local people to achieve their full potential as creators of positive change taking informed action to affect local and global transformation.
Further details on LYCS can be found on www.lycs.ie
New Board members
The overall role of LYCS Board of Directors is to maintain an overview of the organisation’s affairs, ensuring its viability and that proper governance oversight, records and procedures are maintained as below:
Qualities and skills required:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- A willingness to be contacted on an ad hoc basis.
- Ability to ensure decisions are taken and followed up.
Time Commitment Required
The role requires an estimated commitment of approx. 3 hours per month.
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
A confidential two-stage process will be followed:
- Expressions of interests which are now being sought will be treated in strictest confidence.
- The Board will review expressions of interest that are received and on the basis of that review will invite a number of people to discuss their interest in joining our Board.
If you wish to express an interest in becoming a Board member, please: send an email to: sarah.kelleher@lycs.ie
We really look forward to hearing from you.