Ngaanyatjarra
Jacob Tyndall
Project Lead
Vasse,WA
Summary
Having spent the last 20 years working with and walking alongside Aboriginal clients and community members in rural and remote regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. I have a proven capacity to effectively lead, execute and coordinate complex projects and though the application of culturally responsive engagement techniques and have been responsible for the collaborative development of place based content for organisations with national reach. I am a passionate advocate for coordinated, considered and accessible suicide prevention and postvention services and have a comprehensive and intimate understanding of the grieving process and its impact across a variety of cultural settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Lead
Beyond Blue
Broome , Western Australia
2019.07 - 2021.09
- Managed the extensive and complex stakeholders ‘on the ground’ in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions to ensure the ongoing connectivity of the project.
- Ensured that all Beyond Blue led activities are mindful of, observing and adhering to the cultural protocols that are required to be maintained when conducting culturally responsive interactions.
- Ensured sustainable SEWB understanding and practice in learning communities by assisting and supporting service delivery partners (SDP) to unpack Be You modules and associated resources, to confidently deliver content by the modality that resonates most strongly with target demographic.
- Led the development of the project's transition model, its framework and an agreed process with invested stakeholders, headspace support in schools staff and the SDP’s.
- Provided the primary point of contact between SDP's, headspace support in schools and the lead school psychologists to ensure a coordinated, wholistic, culturally responsive and structured postvention support service is made available to impacted schools and communities.
- Implemented actions to mitigate risk by developing informed contingency and avoidance strategies.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieving project milestones and meeting all DoH deliverables as per contractual arrangement.
StandBy Suicide Response Coordinator
West Kimberley
2015.01 - 2020.10
- Coordinated postvention response to impacted families, friends and first responders post suicide, with various government and service agencies to enable a timely and culturally informed and personable response.
- Provide tailored training opportunities concerning suicide awareness and postvention to individuals, workplace and community groups region wide.
- Enable 24/7 access to support either via telephone or face to face adopting individualised, holistic, throughcare support plans within a culturally safe environment.
- Provided support for people bereaved by suicide through an integrated, comprehensive and responsive support system within identified community regions.
- Increase the sustainable capacity of communities to effectively respond to critical incidents and better support those bereaved by suicide.
- Enhance the reputation of the StandBy Response Service in partnership with key stakeholders and peak bodies across the Kimberley and Pilbara.
Youth Development Coordinator
East Kimberley - Save the Children Australia
2012.01 - 2013.01
- Designed, implemented and developed programs, balancing community needs and funding requirements.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key community members, local service agencies and education providers.
- WA state representative on Save the Children Australia’s National Reconciliation Advisory Committee.
Community Engagement Coordinator
Central Desert Native Title Services
2010.01 - 2012.01
- Managed the Wiluna Oral History Project ensuring correct translation and secure storage of sound and image files.
- Mediated and coordinated Native Title Claim meetings aiding the resolution of family disputes utilising practices consistent with narrative therapy.
- In consultation with Native Title holders identified appropriate venues and managed media and logistics for Return to Country Trips.
Regional Coordinator
Northern Territory Integrated Youth Services - Mutitjulu
2008.01 - 2010.01
- Established efficient workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall effectiveness of personnel and activities within a culturally responsive environment.
Education
Ba Arts – Criminal Justice Administration
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
City Campus 1998.01 - 2003.01
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Notre Dame College Shepparton
1990.01 - 1995.01
Skills
Effective project planning and implementation
undefinedAccomplishments
Co author of StandBy National's You Me Which Way - Suicide Prevention Resource. - 2018
Represented StandBy presenting at successive National Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Conferences. - 2016, 2018
Represented Beyond Blue at Be You National Summit - 2020,2021
Co author of Beyond Blue's Cultural actions catalogue- 2021
Languages
Martu Wangka
Certification
Assist
Referees
Miss Louisa Ellum
Co-Director LDP Teach for Australia
ph 0438 002 286
Mr Trent Harvison
Senior Partnership Coordinator StandBy National
ph 0458 128 020
Timeline
Project Lead
Beyond Blue
2019.07 - 2021.09
StandBy Suicide Response Coordinator
West Kimberley
2015.01 - 2020.10
Youth Development Coordinator
East Kimberley - Save the Children Australia
2012.01 - 2013.01
Community Engagement Coordinator
Central Desert Native Title Services
2010.01 - 2012.01
Regional Coordinator
Northern Territory Integrated Youth Services - Mutitjulu
2008.01 - 2010.01
Ba Arts – Criminal Justice Administration
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1998.01 - 2003.01
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Notre Dame College Shepparton
1990.01 - 1995.01
Assist
Gatekeeper
Suicide Prevention (Westerman)
First Aid/CPR Certified
Trauma informed care
ATSI Mental Health First Aid