Rehabilitation Consultant

Company Description

IPARis a national occupational rehabilitation providersupporting thousands of people who may be living with anillness, disability, orinjury. Whether it's through workplace rehabilitation,counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, our care istailored to each and every individual. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological orphysical supports tohelp them live life to itsfullest potential.

This is an opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team who arecollaborative, supportive & fun Joining the team asa Rehabilitation Consultant, you will be provided with all the tools, support, and training to set you up to succeed in your career

Why joins us?

• Access to IPAR's health and wellness programwith fun team monthly activities to support your overall well-being and to connect with your peers
• IPAR's Star Award reward and recognition programfor top achievers
• A"promotefrom within" culturewhere every team member is supported to build a career
• Employee Referral Program-Monetary incentives for successfully recommending great talent
• Be part of adiverse and multidisciplinary teamwho are knowledgeable, collaborative, supportive & fun
• A comprehensive onboarding programto ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
• Opportunity tojoin our Diversity & Inclusion committees, including the IPAR Pride Group, i-parent, Reconciliation Action Plan committee.
• Corporate benefits including Fitness Passport, Travel Perks, Discounted Health Insurance, Novated Leasing, Salary Packaging, EAP, Parental & Purchased Leave.

We are seeking individuals with a professional background inRehabilitation Counsellinginterested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sectorand being part of our tight knit team inAlbury, NSW.

In this diverse role, youwill enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to manage your own day. You willhavethe support of a strong, close team of driven and energetic healthcare professionals with the backing and resources of a global corporate infrastructure. Providing occupational rehabilitation services to clients with a range of conditions, both physical and psychological and supporting them to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes.

We are after an all-rounder to join our team, supporting clients in both returning to their original employment and exploring new vocational opportunities.

This role offers a broad and varied experience across the spectrum of occupational rehabilitation and would be suited to someone already in the industry who's looking to expand their skillset, or, anyone new to Occupational Rehab and keen to get out of everything it has to offer

Your duties will include:

• Case management (caseloads are manageable, and our consultants havethe support of Rehabilitation Assistants toalleviate administrative tasks);
• Applying your clinical knowledge to improve return to work outcomes;
• Working with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs;
• Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals;
• Working across various schemes such as workers compensation,compulsory third party, life insurance, Comcare, Department of Veteran's Affairs, and employer-funded injury prevention programs;
• Assisting those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes;
• Conduct a range of assessments across Initial Assessments, Worksite Assessments & Vocational Assessments to support someone in their return to health, work & life goals
• Conduct relevant injury prevention and injury management consultancy services such as group mental health training and general health and wellbeing related education sessions. Also, in future, have the opportunity to be trained in the delivery of complex assessments and services such as Psychological Functional Capacity Evaluations and Facilitated Discussions

We offer a hands-on approach to learning and developing your career. You'll find the new graduates of yesterday are the leaders of today. Whether it's a new location, new service, or role within the wider MedHealth group, the career opportunities for Rehabilitation Consultant are endless.

You'll be a driven and energetic professional with hopefully all of the qualities below

• Tertiary qualifications in Rehabilitation Counselling;
• Full ASORC Membership
• Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded;
• Fabulous communication skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders;
• Compassion and kindness always go a long way as does empathy;
• It's the kind of career where well developed time management skills are a must & plus;
• A current VIC Driver's License and access to own car with comprehensive insuranceis a must

Every day,we seek better together,for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.

Here at IPAR, we havethree simple but powerful valuesthat drive every decision we make as a business and as a team. Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them.

Great People -To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We're accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day.

Big Hearts- We're here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community. We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.

Bold Ideas- Is there a better way? Let's find it. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role [quoting REF6761H] or if you want to express your interest for a career with IPAR, please contact the Talent Acquisition Lead, Grant Devlin on 0474 740 466 for a confidential discussion.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.