Manager, Injury Management (357609) - Human Resources

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

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Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

• Develop, implement, and monitor the department’s workers compensation and injury management strategy and Injury Management Program, and practices to continuously improve the departments workers compensation and injury management performance.
• Providing day to day leadership, management, and strategic direction to the Injury Management Team, guiding the management of workers compensation within a contemporary framework, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Provide injury management and workers compensation reporting and actively participate as a member of the Agency Executive’s Safety, Wellbeing and Injury Management Committee.
• Oversee the case management of workers’ compensation cases, and non-compensable cases, to ensure the provision of appropriate injury management - seeking early resolution and durable return to work outcomes, while maintaining positive communication with all relevant stakeholders.
• Providing authoritative advice to managers and employees on injury management issues and advice on the management of complex/sensitive human resource matters in collaboration with other HR teams.
• Taking responsibility for the management of significant projects and the delivery of identified outcomes to ensure continuous improvement in injury prevention strategies.
• Identifying and coordinating the development and review of any injury management related policies, procedures and guidelines, to ensure they remain both contemporary and compliant, and contribute to management reporting.
• Representing the Branch and/or the Department in various high-level forums and managing effective relationships with relevant stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Actively contributing towards the management of the Human Resources Branch through participation in the Branch planning process; monitoring and reporting on branch performance/audits as determined; and acting for the Assistant Director, Safety and Injury Management as required.

Pre-employment Checks

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.

3. Identification check.

Desirable Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or experience in a relevant field.
• Certificate IV in Personal Injury Management.
• Current Driver’s Licence.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (357609) Manager Injury Management - March 2025.docx