Wellways Australia
Support Coordinator - Suicide Prevention
🇦🇺Mackay, Queensland, Australia10 days ago
From A$89,160Full TimeEN
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify at LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
The Program
The Universal Aftercare service is a non-clinical support service focused on providing practical psychosocial support to people experiencing a suicidal crisis or who have attempted suicide.
Aftercare hopes to prevent deaths by suicide by providing non-clinical care and practical supports that help keep people safe and support their recovery.
About your new role
The role of the Support Coordinator is to participate in intake and assessment processes and support those who have been referred to Wellways. You will provide non-clinical care and individualised practical support to consumers and their families who are referred to the service for the first three months following a suicide attempt.
As one of our valued Support Coordinators you will be assisting Aftercare participants to develop their safety and support plans, you will also provide support in the first three months following a suicide attempt to help an individual to stay safe and connect with essential services
Using your knowledge and connection to engage with and deliver safe and effective service to vulnerable groups who are known to be at high risk of suicide while also increasing social connectedness.
What do you need?
What we will offer you…
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Rona Graffunder via email - rgraffunder@wellways.org
We encourage early applications as interviews may begin prior to advertising closing date.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.
This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.
Please select "Apply" below to complete your application.
