The YHES Team

The friendly YHES House team consists of Board Members, Staff and Volunteers who bring their skills and expertise from varying backgrounds.

 

Staff:   

 Manager/ Secretary:  Anne Ellis (over 16 years experience in management)

  • Oversees the general day to day running of the service
  • Provides leadership and manages staff and volunteers in achieving organisational and funding objectives.
  • Acting Secretary for the board

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youth & Parenting Co-ordinatior:  Tamsyn Hall  (over 9 years experience in youth work)

  • Provides personal support (assessment, case management, counselling, advocacy, information and referral for youth and young parents)
  • Provides coordination and supervision of youth and parenting workers

 

 Youth & Parenting Worker / Group Facilitator:  Georgina 

  •  Develops, facilitates and  evaluates educative groups sessions and workshops relevant to the needs of young parents. Includes Childbirth Education, New Parents and Mother Crafting Groups
  • Provides personal support (assessment, case management, counselling, advocacy, information and referral for youth and young parents)

                

 Administrator / Receptionist:  Sandy

  • Oversees and provides administrative and reception support
  • Manages the systems and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective administrative function of the organisation
  • Maintains bookkeeping and accounting procedures 

 

 Outreach Youth Health Educator:  Faye

  •  Provides Health and Well-being Sessions and Workshops to ‘ar risk’ groups of young people. Sessions are designed to suit the group and include Safe Partying, Healthy Relationships, Sexual Health, Self Esteem and Goal Setting. 
  • Provides information, resources and skills to minimise the health risks associated with ‘at risk’ young people. 

 

 

Collaborative Programs:

 Child Health Nurse: Karen Lynch

  • Provide Health related information  and support to young parents and their infants and young children inclduing developmental assessments; weight checks; breast and bottle feeding assistance; sleep and settling routines and referrals

 

 

 

Board:

 

President: Ross Oden;  Vice President: Ralph Harrison; Treasurer: John Henderson;

Members: Don Logan;  Helen Eager; Judi Reid; Claudine Lombard.

  •  Ensures that the organisation meets its funding, legal and management obligations.
  • Ensures that the organisation has a Strategic Plan and operates in accordance with the Service Agreements, Organisational Policy and Procedures; service budget/s and legal requirements.

 

The volunteer board bring their skills and expertise from varying background and meets regularly (usually monthly) and holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year. At the AGM provides operational and financial reports to its stakeholders and the community and, in accordance with the constitution, elects the organisation’s office bearers.