Join Anglicare WA and make a meaningful difference in the Great Southern community. As our Standby Response Coordinator, you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate, timely support to individuals, families and communities following a suicide. Based in Albany, this full-time permanent opportunity offers the chance to lead a dedicated response service that helps people navigate some of life’s most challenging moments with care, respect and understanding. If you are a skilled and empathetic professional with a passion for community wellbeing, relationship-building and meaningful service delivery, we invite you to bring your expertise to Standby Support After Suicide.

Reach further with us!

StandBy is a statewide postvention program that provides support to individuals, families and communities that have been bereaved or impacted by suicide. Support is provided face-to-face or by phone at a time and place that best suits. Support is evidence based and individualised for each person’s circumstances.

The StandBy Support After Suicide Coordinator is responsible for delivering a high quality and responsive service to individuals, couples, families and groups who have been impacted by suicide. You will effectively promote the StandBy service throughout the Great Southern and the Wheatbelt regions to build local community awareness. You will deliver culturally appropriate interventions including initial support and brief counselling to people bereaved by suicide, assisting them in dealing with immediate needs presenting, and access other supports needed within the community. You will develop and deliver community education in the areas of grief, loss and bereavement to build community capacity.

This is a permanent full time (37.5 hours per week) chance, that requires travelling across the Great Southern and the Wheatbelt (vehicle provided).

What you will bring!

To achieve success in this role you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in community development,



social work, counselling or related social science area (or equivalent demonstrated practical experience)
- Experience in delivering direct support to people in crisis, assessing their specific needs, and working closely with local service providers to ensure clients can access what they need
- Ability to deliver training and education to community members and groups
- Demonstrated ability to build strong and collaborative partnerships with external stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal people
- Ability to work effectively independently, including conducting outreach visits, managing own work priorities and leading a service response across a wide region.
- Skills and experience in responding to trauma and suicide bereavement will be highly regarded

The successful candidate must possess a current National Police Clearance valid within one year, a WA Working with Children Check and a WA Driver's Licence.

Why join us?

At Anglicare WA we are all about people, placing people at the heart of our work. We are focused on strengths, believing in and amplifying the strength of people and communities. We are fiercely inclusive, making sure everyone can belong. As trusted partners we are curious and creative, always looking for new ways to do better. We are courageous and gutsy, tackling difficult issues, even when it’s hard.

But don't take our word for it! Here is what our people think:

“Anglicare WA has a culture which celebrates people,



the communities we work for and works in innovative ways with leadership who are connected with the work, everyone feels comfortable to be their unique selves here.”

“Anglicare WA is really great at living and breathing our values everyday across the organisation, celebrating the diversity within our workforce, doing things differently, constantly trying to break down barriers for clients and families, making new employees feel welcome, great communication!”

Remuneration and benefits

- Salary from $113K per annum + 12% super
- Tax-free salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 per annum
- Vehicle provided
- Flexible ways of working

Apply now!

To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts attaching a current detailed resume and covering letter.

For further information please contact Hayley Harris, Program Coordinator Standby, at ••••@anglicarewa.org.au.

We are seeking to appoint someone to this role as soon as possible and will close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been identified. Please apply without delay!

Child Safe: Anglicare WA is organisation committed to providing safe environments where children and young people feel valued, respected and are protected from abuse and harm.

Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Uluru Statement from the Heart: Anglicare WA supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and is committed to walking alongside First Nations people in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

📌 Standby Response Coordinator Great Southern (Albany)
🏢 Anglicare WA
📍 Albany