Workers Compensation & Injury Management Advisor

Workers Compensation & Injury Management Advisor

Branch: Work Health Safety and Wellbeing

Division: People Services

Salary: Level 5, $105,167 - $114,938 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2024)

Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Permanent - Full Time

FTE: 1.0

Location: East Perth

Closing Date: 2026-06-18 4:30 PM

Work Health Safety and Wellbeing are seeking to establish a pool of Workers Compensation & Injury Management Advisors for permanent and fixed term, full-time vacancies which may arise during 2026 and up to the end of June 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

The Department’s Work Health Safety and Wellbeing Directorate comprises two branches: Safety and Staff Wellbeing and Employee Support Services. The Directorate is responsible for ensuring that legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees mental health and wellbeing are supported. It provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of matters including:

• workers’ compensation
• injury management
• work health and safety (WHS)
• staff wellbeing
• employee assistance and mediation programs.

The Role

This role provides a holistic advisory service across the Department that includes details and structured advice to employees and management on injury management and workers’ compensation matters. Suitable applicants will assess and proactively manage an allocated portfolio of workers’ compensation claims in a responsive manner, supporting line management and the employee through the process, working towards a safe and sustainable return to work for injured employees and a reduction in costs.

To be successful in this role you will be expected to maintain compliance in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, Work Health and Safety Act 2020, other relevant Acts and Regulations set out by WorkCover WA and WorkSafe WA, including the Department’s policies and procedures. Additionally, you will be required to attend meetings, including claims reviews, key internal and external stakeholder meetings, medical case conferences, and other meetings as required.

Professional Benefits

We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements.
• Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave.
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
• Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments).
• Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Hugues Guillemain, Principal Consultant Employee Support on (08) 9264 86***or by emailing ***************@education.wa.edu.au

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A two – three (2-3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
  1. Considerable applied knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, and any other relevant legislation and experience in interpreting and applying this knowledge.
  2. Demonstrated skills and experience in the management of workers’ compensation and injury management claims across a complex organisation.
  3. Demonstrated well developed conceptual and analytical skills, with an ability to provide innovative thinking in problem solving, including the ability to negotiate and deal with complex and sensitive situations.
  4. Demonstrated well developed organisational skills, including the ability to deliver outcomes on schedule.

Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job. Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 41***for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE1046902

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.