Non Executive Board Members Kerry Community Youth Service (KCYS) Board is expanding to recruit new non-Executive Directors ABOUT KCYS: This is an exciting time to join KCYS, and to guide and steward our further strategic development over the coming years.
In **** this will include contributing to the articulation of our next Strategic Plan in collaboration with our new incoming CEO.
Founded in **** as Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, we are a voluntary youth work organisation providing a range of programmes and services to young people and communities across the entire county of Kerry, the Beara Peninsula and the North West Cork region of Duhallow.
Following extensive consultation with young people, volunteers, stakeholders and the local community, in **** we changed our name to Kerry Community Youth Service.
KCYS is a registered charity and operates in accordance with the Charity Regulator guidance.
KCYS is Governance Code Compliant and was awarded Triple Lock status in January ****.
Our vision is for all young people to be valued and supported to achieve their full potential as participating members of the community.
Our mission is that KCYS is a community-based youth work organisation committed to serving all young people in a safe, fun and positive environment, through the provision of youth spaces, services, mentoring, training and ongoing opportunities for their holistic development, and by advocating for their needs.
Our strategic goals for **** to **** are: Support young people in Kerry to achieve their full potential Provide targeted and integrated supports to meet the needs of young people in Kerry and their families Be recognised as a centre of excellence for youth work Establish ourselves as an independent young person-centred charity Strengthen our governance, management and internal coordination Be an organisation that enables staff and volunteers to deliver and develop SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE In recent years, KCYS has taken great steps to strengthen our governance, management and internal coordination.
In that spirit, we are looking to recruit additional new Non-Executive Directors.
We are particularly interested in hearing from interested applicants with one or more the following skills or lived experience: Human Resources