Taylor Lynch
Padbury, WA
Summary
Strategic Job Coach with substantial background in various areas by providing support to those in need. Excellent assessment and evaluation skills and committed to developing individualized goals. Through professional, educational, and lived experience, knowledge on mental and public health is progressively growing, and personally dedicated to contribute to the public health field.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
JOB COACH (FULL-TIME)
ATWORK AUSTRALIA
04.2024 - Current
- Monitored client progress and adjusted job coaching strategies to meet needs and navigate challenges.
- Cultivated strong relationships with community organizations and resources to provide additional support services for clients when needed.
- Ensuring all activity is appropriately recorded, documented and adheres to compliance and/or contractual requirements.
- Reverse marketing clients to employers.
- Offered ongoing support to clients throughout their job search process, leading to increased levels of motivation and self-confidence.
- Monitored and tracked client progress through consistent follow-up sessions, adjusting strategies as needed to ensure continued success in achieving employment goals.
- Established a supportive environment for clients, conducting regular check-ins to address any concerns or obstacles during the job search process.
- Conducted mock interviews to help clients prepare for interviews with potential employers.
- Assisted clients in overcoming barriers to employment by addressing issues such as lack of experience or gaps in work history through effective strategizing.
SUPPORT OFFICER (REMOTE, CASUAL)
YILGARN CONTRACTING
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Provide administrative support to ensure efficient operation with senior management
- Asses policies and procedures
- Gather data and prepare reports for more detailed analysis
- Undertake project work as part of the team.
DIGITAL CRISIS SUPPORT (REMOTE, PART-TIME)
LIFELINE WA
06.2022 - 04.2024
- Connect with Lifeline help seekers, hear their story and distress, and build trust and rapport
- Asses needs, explore the reason for the call and immediate needs related to the current crisis with the help seeker
- Support help seekers by using a strength based approach
- Reaffirm strengths, supports and coping strategies
- Safely manage any immediate threat to life or safety of the help seeker
- Open pathways for the help seeker to longer term solutions to underlying issues, refer to other external services as needed
- Compliance with Uniting's values, code of conduct, policies and procedures and relevant government legislation and standards where relevant
- Cooperate with strategies to actively ensure the safety, protection and well-being of children who come into association with us.
EVENTS COORDINATOR (VOLUNTEER)
ENDOMETRIOSIS WESTERN AUSTRALIA
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Plan and manage informative events for the support group, from the initial stages through to completion
- Coordinating volunteers, manage all communication, materials, logistics and day of event needs for each event.
MENTOR & FACILITATOR (VOLUNTEER)
THE WANDERLUST AGE
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Involvement in group mentoring sessions helping young children and teenagers gain confidence, resilience, self-awareness, and mindfulness.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR (REMOTE)
CRUNCH AUDITING
01.2014 - 06.2022
- Liaise with director to deliver targeted administrative support, including payroll
- Produce accurate office files, reports, and spreadsheets to support director
- File and organize computer-based information
- Entrusted to handle confidential information in processional matter
- Manage office systems to efficiently deal with documentation
- Execute basic banking and bookkeeping tasks
- Light audit duties on large jobs (with revenue in excess of $50m) vouching of expense and revenue transactions to supporting documentation
- Integration of online applications to facilitate synchronization of client details and audit engagement statuses.
Education
MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH -
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
06.2025
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY -
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
11.2021
BACHELOR OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE) -
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
11.2019
Skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively
- Ability to build positive relationships
- Good listening skills
- Strong computer skills
- Empathetic, warm, and patient
- Highly organised
- Research dedication and skills
- Ability to work individually and collectively
- Great time management skills
- Ability to maintain high accuracy and thoroughness with all aspects of work
- Data Gathering
- Progress Monitoring
- Interview coaching
- Career guidance
- Community Networking
Professional Development
- Domestic Family Violence and Child Protection, Lifeline Australia, 07/01/23
- Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lifeline Australia, 06/01/23
- Community Insights, Lifeline Australia, 06/01/23
- Non - Suicidal Self Injury, Lifeline Australia, 03/01/23
- Providing Crisis Support for Children and Young People, Lifeline Australia, 03/01/23
- The CARE Framework, Lifeline Australia, 02/01/23
- Digital Crisis Supporter Training, Lifeline Australia, 06/01/22
- Systemic Advocacy, Connect Groups, 02/01/22
- How to Facilitate a Support Group, Connect Groups, 10/01/21
- Male Suicide Awareness, BROS Global, 05/01/21
- Youth Mental First Aid, Mental Health First Aid Australia, 12/01/19
References
References are available upon request.
Timeline
JOB COACH (FULL-TIME)
ATWORK AUSTRALIA
04.2024 - Current
SUPPORT OFFICER (REMOTE, CASUAL)
YILGARN CONTRACTING
06.2023 - 04.2024
DIGITAL CRISIS SUPPORT (REMOTE, PART-TIME)
LIFELINE WA
06.2022 - 04.2024
EVENTS COORDINATOR (VOLUNTEER)
ENDOMETRIOSIS WESTERN AUSTRALIA
04.2021 - 12.2022
MENTOR & FACILITATOR (VOLUNTEER)
THE WANDERLUST AGE
02.2020 - 02.2021
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR (REMOTE)
CRUNCH AUDITING
01.2014 - 06.2022
MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH -
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY -
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE) -
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
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