About Red Nose

Red Nose is Australia’s is national charity working to save little lives through research and education, and to support families whose baby or young child has died.

We provide specialised bereavement support free of charge to any person affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or child during pregnancy, birth, infancy or childhood. This includes professional counselling, support groups, peer support, our 24/7 Support Line, and other community based support activities.

About the Role

This part-time role (22.8 hours per week) works from our Sydney office and reports to the Clinical Manager Bereavement Services as part of the Bereavement Services Team.

The primary focus of this position is to deliver timely and effective grief and bereavement counselling to clients who have experienced, or been affected by, the sudden unexpected death of a baby or child.

Working closely with the Intake Services Team and Peer Support Team, the role provides a client focused services that is evidence based and delivered as part of a culture founded in clinical and operational excellence.

Working with the Red Nose education team, the role will also include the development and delivery of grief and loss training as required.

About you

We’re is looking for a suitably qualified, professional and passionate Bereavement Counsellor who is interested in making a difference in the lives of those who have been impacted by the sudden unexpected death of a baby or child.

If you have experience in working with bereaved children, adults, families and a comprehensive understanding of grief and bereavement literature and evidence based practice, we want to meet you!

Red Nose is proudly inclusive and our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and those from varied cultural backgrounds.

More information

For more information, contact Rachel Ficinus on (03) 9034 1257.