Volunteer Board Director

At Nucleus, we believe that strong communities are built by people who care and are committed to making a difference. Joining our Board of Directors is an opportunity to bring your experience, expertise, and fresh perspectives to an organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable seniors and adults living with permanent physical disabilities. Your leadership can help shape our future, strengthen the services we provide, and ensure we continue to meet the evolving needs of our community.

We invite you to take the next step and apply to join our Board of Directors. Help us build a stronger, more inclusive community where everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity and independence.

We are seeking a volunteer Board Member who holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, with 3–5 years of prior experience serving on a not-for-profit governing Board.

The ideal candidate will bring strong financial acumen, strategic insight, and governance expertise, with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Financial Oversight and Reporting: Expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, financial statement analysis, and ensuring fiscal accountability and transparency.
• Audit and Risk Management: Experience overseeing financial audits, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and organizational risk management.
• Strategic Financial Planning: Ability to provide guidance on long-term financial sustainability, resource allocation, investment strategies, and organizational growth.
• Experience within the not-for-profit, healthcare, or community services sectors is considered a strong asset.

This volunteer opportunity plays an instrumental role in guiding the future of an organization recognized as a leader among community-based health organizations in Ontario. Join a Board committed to applying governance best practice as we strive to meet the health needs of people in the community, expand organizational capacity, achieve sustainable growth, and actively engage in Ontario’s healthcare transformation agenda.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment Statement

At Nucleus, we view our diversity as our strength. We know that the unique perspectives of our clients, caregivers and staff contribute to a better environment for all. We are committed to listening, learning and amplifying the voices that will help make us be more inclusive and become better informed to serve our communities. We embrace diversity, choose equity and action inclusion.

Our Mission

Our goal is to support individual choice and to offer safe, compassionate care, delivered with kindness, dignity and respect.

Our Organization

Nucleus is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that is celebrating its 44^th anniversary this year. We serve vulnerable, complex older adults in their homes as well as adults with physical disabilities in the Mississauga-Halton geographic region and have two satellite, Supportive Housing buildings in West Toronto. 

Our workforce of talented, compassionate, and credentialled personal support workers (PSWs) provide in home care programs, such as supports for daily living, which entails a 24-hour hospital transition program, attendant services in the home, school, work, and supportive housing environments. Nucleus provides leadership for two regional programs, both unique in Ontario – Central Registry, and the Regional Learning Centre, where we support the coordinated access, intake, and eligibility for a network of local health providers across a variety of programs, including the Caregiver Respite Strategy, Food Security, and Hospital Transition programs.

Our organization is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), most recently in 2022, and renewing in 2025. Our service delivery models have been recognized locally, provincially, and federally. We have two Minister’s Medals, two 3M National Awards and regional awards for quality.

Nucleus is skilfully governed by a highly motivated and talented group of 11 Board of Directors that oversees a budget of about $21M. Nucleus is fully funded by Ontario Health.

Our Board meets a minimum of six (6) times per year and meetings are normally held at its head office in Oakville. Commitment to regularly attend meetings and participate in 2 of 3 Committees annually is required.

Nucleus is committed to creating equal opportunities for all and we strongly encourage individuals from equity-seeking groups to apply. Accommodations are available upon request.

You can learn more about Nucleus through our Annual Reports at https://www.nucleusonline.ca/about#Accountability.