Injury Management Advisor

Based at National Head Office
- Rapidly Growing Australian Airline
- Permanent Part Time Position

Alliance Airlines is Australia’s leading chartered airline dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our employees. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Return-to-Work Coordinator to join our team in a permanent part-time capacity. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on employee’s well-being and contribute to the success of our growing organisation.

**About the Opportunity**

In this newly create role the Return-to-Work Coordinator plays a vital role supporting our employee’s well-being by facilitating their return to work after injury/illness. You will play a crucial role in managing workers' compensation claims in collaboration with our external Injury Management provider. Working closely with operational teams, you'll ensure timely return-to-work processes and compliance with workers' compensation obligations. This is a permanent part-time position of 0.6FTE, with flexibility available regarding days/ hours.

**Key Responsibilities**:
The **Return-to-Work** **Coordinator** is responsible for but not limited to:

- Providing accurate and timely advice in relation workers compensation and return to work
- Coordination of return-to-work for employees regarding work and non-work related injuries/ illness
- Develop and implement return to work plans in collaboration with employees, medical professionals, and management
- Maintain vendor relationships with our external Injury Management provider including ensuring timely provision of services
- Coordinating workplace assessments with allied health providers
- Providing payment instructions to Payroll regarding workers compensation
- Preparing and submitting wage reimbursement schedules to workers compensation insurers
- Regular reporting to key stakeholders on workers compensation claims and non-work-related injuries
- Maintaining detailed and accurate records regarding workers compensation claims and/ or non-work-related injuries

**About you**:
To be successful in this role you’ll being with you:

- Understanding of workers compensation legislation across various states
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information
- Highly motivated to be proactive, showing initiative and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated patience, with the ability to work sensitively and professionally on complex matters
- Formal Return-to-Work Coordinator qualified (any state)
- Degree qualified in Occupational Therapy, Safety or similar experience/ related tertiary qualifications (desired but not necessary)
- Proven work experience in an Injury Management role
- Prior exposure to an Injury Management model involving Third Party triaging (desired)

This role is 100% onsite based at our National Head Office, Brisbane.

**About Alliance**

Alliance is a leading provider of contract, charter and allied aviation and maintenance services currently employing more than 1300 staff.

The Company provides essential services to mining, energy, and government sectors as well as wet lease services for other airlines.

Alliance is unique in that it owns its whole fleet. Currently that fleet consists of 73 aircraft and is rapidly increasing over 100 aircraft in the near future.

We are locally owned with the majority of the Company's shareholders located in Australia and New Zealand.
- Drug and Alcohol testing and police check clearance will be part of the recruitment process._
- Alliance Airlines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We are a merit-based organisation that supports local communities to offer long term sustainable employment based on delivering a safe aviation operation._