This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

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

The Injury Management Consultant will coordinate an in-house injury management service for compensable and non-compensable cases. They will provide operational and strategic advice to ensure effective and efficient management of employees with a medical condition that is impacting on their work. They will also provide effective communication and advisory services to assist and support worksites to manage the development and implementation of risk management strategies to reduce the impact of staff with injuries, illness or a disability.

The successful applicant will assist in formulating and implementing proactive and preventative policies, guidelines and projects associated with injury management to reduce the costs associated with worker’s compensation and sickness. In this role you will monitor and undertake quality assurance of services by all external vocational rehabilitation providers and contractors. This includes coordinating the effective management of employee injury and illness and liaison with key stakeholders, including vocational rehabilitation providers, principals and line managers, medical services providers and the insurer.

Applicants with demonstrated extensive skills and experience in the delivery of professional injury management and advisory services are encouraged to apply.

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 Larissa Markovina, Principal Consultant on (08) 9264 8629 or by emailing larissa.markovina@education.wa.edu.au

Agency Referrals: Public sector agencies seeking to refer surplus employees should contact Recruitment at centralservices.recruitment@education.wa.edu.au during the advertising period. 

We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

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.
• hold a recognised tertiary qualification in a related discipline
• obtain or hold a valid Class C Western Australian Driver’s License
• undertake travel to metropolitan and regional schools

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

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 cover letter up to two (2) pages addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
  1. 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 Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 (WA).
  2. Demonstrated highly developed 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.
  3. Demonstrated highly developed 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.
  4. Demonstrated ability to contribute to the formulation and implementation of policy and project initiatives in the area of injury management services.
  5. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and contribute effectively to team objectives.

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 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE1066405

Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.

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

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 28 September 2026