Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (PQWCHC) is recruiting 2 Board Members.

The Board of Directors is a volunteer community board. Are interested in contributing to PQWCHC? This could be an opportunity for you!

 Responsibilities of Board Members

• Attend monthly Board meetings on the last Tuesday of the month (10 meetings per year) • Attend the Annual General Meeting (late September) • Prepare for Board meetings by reviewing materials in advance • Ensure that the organization adheres to its vision, mission and values • Work collaboratively with the Executive Director • Participate in committee work 

Benefits of Joining the Board

• Opportunity to contribute to PQWCHC’s work to provide equitable, accessible healthcare for people where, when and how they need it • Opportunity to learn about and contribute to the community health sector • Build networks and connections • Participate in professional development 

Supports for Participation

• Payment of transportation expenses • Meals provided at in-person meetings • Accommodation that allows full participation by providing accessibility and removing barriers to meaningful involvement 

To be eligible to serve as Board Member, you must 

• Be 18 years old or older • Be a member of the PQWCHC (membership is free and may become one during recruitment) • Have a commitment to the PQWCHC’s vision, mission and values • Not working at PQWCHC or be an immediate family of someone who works at PQWCHC

The Board welcomes applications from people with a diverse set of skills and experiences. Knowledge of the Parkdale Queen West community is required. Currently, we are particularly interested in applicants who identify as or have skillsets in any of the following:

Priority Demographics

• Black/African ancestry • First Nations/Indigenous/Métis/Inuit • 2SLGBTQIA+ • Youth (ages 18 – 29) • Living or lived experience with substance use • Living or lived experience with homelessness or poverty 

Skillsets

• Legal or law • Frontline health or social service • Labour Relations • Fundraising and stewardship • Supportive housing and housing development

Access and Equity 

The Board of Directors of PQWCHC is committed to the principles of access and equity. We are committed to an ongoing effort of understanding the needs of our racialized clients. In our efforts to be reflective of the communities we service, we strongly encourage individuals from equity-seeking groups to apply and to self-identify in terms of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or class, Indigenous status, racial/ethnic identity, disability, experience of migration, resident or client status, religion/faith/spiritual belief. 

Accommodations are available on request for people with disabilities. 

Accommodations are available on request for people with childcare responsibilities.

Application Process:

 We highly encourage candidates with a resume to submit one, while also assuring that the absence of a resume will not impact your candidacy and we encourage you to apply. 

Please submit your application to: 

Lemoi Peters, Corporate Executive Assistant

Email: Lpeters@pqwchc.ca 

In-person: Queen West Site – 168 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5V 2R4 

By fax: (416) 703 – 8432

 Do you have questions? Please reach out to Lemoi Peters using the contact information provided above. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis with a goal of doing interviews in July 2024. We would like to thank all interested candidates. We will contact those we are able to invite for an interview.