What do board members do?
What do board members do?
- Participate in the planning of West Kent's work, setting objectives and monitoring performance against them.
- Determine the policies that guide West Kent’s work.
- Ensure that decisions taken by the board are in West Kent’s best interests and that its legal and moral responsibilities are met.
- Receive and consider reports prepared by staff and question these to ensure that decisions are well founded.
- Regularly attend board meetings and participate in discussions and decision making.
- Be willing to take membership of at least one sub-committee and regularly attend its meetings and participate in its work.
- Attend the Board Strategy Day and appropriate training events.
- Visit West Kent's housing schemes, meet tenants and agencies with whom we work in order to keep in touch and understand West Kent's activities.
- Abide by decisions of the board and its committees.
- Treat information gained as a board member in confidence.
- Abide by West Kent’s Code of Best Practice and Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Avoid doing anything to undermine the work or good name of West Kent Housing Association.