• Flexibility: Enjoy work-life balance with flexibility for negotiating start/finish times, tailoring your career to your lifestyle! 
• Benefits & Leave: Recharge with 5-days of paid wellness leave each year and enjoy additional benefits including corporate fitness discounts.  Gain access to a wide range of exclusive offers across various retailers through our partnership with Rewards Gateway!  Unlock 12-weeks paid parental leave benefits after just one year of dedicated service.  
• Salary Packaging: Maximise your income by increasing your take home pay with a generous $15,900 salary package and annual leave loading! 

This is a Max term position to 30 June 2024.

About StandBy Support After Suicide

StandBy Support After Suicide is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to supporting people and communities bereaved and impacted by suicide. StandBy was established in 2002 by United Synergies (now Youturn Limited) and operates across Australia.

You’ll find out more about StandBy at: www.standbysupport.com.au

You’ll find more about Youturn at Youturn.org.au

Join Our Team! 

We are seeking a committed and insightful Lived Experience Project Lead to guide the integration of our Peer Worker Model within the StandBy program across QLD, NSW, NT, and VIC. This crucial role focuses on incorporating peer workers with personal experiences in suicide bereavement, enhancing the depth and impact of our services.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Develop and execute detailed implementation plans for the Peer Worker model.
• Lead project teams, coordinate meetings, and manage systems and processes.
• Provide regular progress reports and adapt strategies to achieve deliverables.
• Foster robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication and best practice approaches.
• Evaluate and support the Peer Worker program’s development.
• Develop training modules for Lived Experience Peer Workers and assist in recruitment.

People Management and Leadership:

• Advocate for service user rights and co-design in service delivery.
• Embrace a human rights, trauma-informed, and diversity-inclusive approach.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and make decisive actions.
• Demonstrate authentic leadership and inspire team members in a changing environment.
• Manage complex organisational changes with intuitive communication skills.

Essential Experience, Qualifications & Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in health, social services, or business.
• Lived experience of suicide bereavement.
• Strategic thinking, innovation, and effective management skills.
• Strong background in implementation and project management.
• Proven people management and leadership abilities.
• Experience in health, community, or social services sectors (5 years+).
• Peer support training or certifications highly regarded.
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) desirable.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in suicide bereavement support and peer worker integration. If you have a passion for mental health and the qualifications to match, we encourage you to apply. Please submit a copy of your current resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria. 

For further information please contact Nicole Cool, Commissioned Services Manager (07) 2103 9791.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Lived Experience of Suicide, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD, and LGBTQIA+.