An exciting opportunity exists for an Injury Management Consultant who will contribute to the rehabilitation and return to work coordination of staff within the Metropolitan South Region. You will focus on all areas of the process from handling WorkCover and QSuper claims, supporting early intervention, and maintaining compliance with legislation. Don't miss on this opportunity to make a significant impact. Apply now and be part of our team.

Job details

About the Department:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role:

This role will be primarily responsible for the return to work coordination of the Metropolitan South Regional office employees, staff in holding locations and those reporting to school supervisors such as principals.
The Injury Management Consultant will report to the Principal HR Consultant - Injury management.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of regional WorkCover claims management and QSuper claims management.
• Progress early intervention in WorkCover claim lodgement.
• Update and maintain reasonable adjustment recording on TSS.
• Monitor Organisational Health data (MyHR WHS, MyHR IMS, WorkCover data, HR data) for regional offices and schools to identify trends and develop reports, to inform central and regional office management of issues to be addressed to improve regional and school health, safety and wellbeing performance.

Our ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the return to work coordinator role, experienced in supporting employees in their health recovery and ability to coordinate required documentation to support the process. In alignment to the Department's rehabilitation procedure, priority assistance will be provided to employees that have sustained a work related injury.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. 

How to apply:

• Please submit a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 1-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• MSR638589_25T - Role Description (PDF, 185KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants