Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE822796
Suitable applicants from DOE809116 need not apply
Appointment Pool
Employee Relations is seeking to establish a pool of Injury Management Consultant for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during 2023 and up to the end of March 2024. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements within 2023, up to the end of March 2024.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:
- 10.5 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
The Role and our Branch
Suitable applicants will provide injury management services for compensable and non-compensable cases, through in-house services and through the coordination and monitoring of services with external rehabilitation providers. The position provides strategic and operational advice to ensure effective and efficient management of employee injury and illness in the workplace. The position is responsible for providing professional advice on the development and implementation of risk management strategies to facilitate employee wellbeing.
The Employee Relations Directorate is responsible for ensuring that industrial instruments and legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees are supported in a range of discrete human resource matters. The Directorate is made up of two branches: Labour Relations and Employee Support Bureau and provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of employee relations matters. The Employee Support Bureau handles occupational safety and health, injury management and workers’ compensation functions for the whole of the Department.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated extensive skills and experience in the delivery of professional injury management and advisory services, with an in-depth knowledge of the implementation of return-to-work programs under relevant legislation, including the Western Australian Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.
- Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to conduct negotiations and resolve conflict, interact effectively with senior management and deliver advice and support in a consultative capacity.
- Demonstrated high-level conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to apply innovative solutions to complex problems in the development and implementation of relevant return to work programs, or strategies to maintain an employee with a medical condition or injury at work.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the formulation and implementation of policy and project initiatives in the area of injury management services.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and contribute effectively to team objectives.
For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.
It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
All inquiries are welcomed
Please contact John Heyward, Principal Consultant by telephoning (08) 9264 8633 or emailing John.Heyward@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions. It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.
Your application should include:
- A three (3) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
Eligibility and Training Requirements
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy
- obtain a current Department of Education Criminal Record Clearance before commencing employment
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation course
- obtain or hold a valid Class C Western Australian Driver’s License
- hold a recognised tertiary qualification in a related discipline
- complete
- the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
- training specific to this role required by Department policy; and
- the Department’s training in Accountability and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Friday, 2 June 2023.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
