Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant

**Company Description** IPAR** is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people with return to work services. Whether it is through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, our care is tailored to each and every individual. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological or physical supports to help them live life to its fullest potential. Our team of highly skilled allied health professionals and employment consultants include Occupational Therapists, Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Counsellors. IPAR is just one of the purpose-built, industry leading brands in the global **MedHealth** network. We make impact and we achieve outcomes through the meaningful and purposeful work that we do every day.

In this role, you will provide vocational counselling and assessment services to assist with job placement and return to work predominantly within WorkCover (Experience in TAC, ComCare and Life Insurance schemes highly regarded). As a Rehabilitation Consultant, your day to day will involve completing Vocational Assessments, Capacity Support Services, Health Coaching and Treater Case Conferences.

Like our best performers, you will be a driven and energetic professional, with strong verbal and written communication skills. You will have the confidence to utilise initiative to solve problems and achieve outcomes. Your personable approach will assist to manage stakeholder expectations and to build strong relationships with key customers.

**_ Why joins us?_**
- Competitive remuneration with innovative incentive and bonus schemes
- Corporate benefits including Fitness Passport, Travel Perks, Novated Leasing, Salary Packaging, EAP, Parental & Purchased Leave.
- Access to IPAR’s health and wellness program with fun team monthly activities to support your overall well-being and to connect with your peers
- IPAR’s Star Award reward and recognition program for top achievers
- A "promote from within" culture where every team member is supported to build a career
- Employee Referral Program - Monetary incentives for successfully recommending great talent
- Be part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team who are knowledgeable, collaborative, supportive & fun
- A comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
- Opportunity to join our Diversity & Inclusion committees, including the IPAR Pride Group, i-parent, Reconciliation Action Plan committee.

**Qualifications**
- Qualifications in an appropriate Allied Health field, such as Rehabilitation Counselling, Occupational Therapy; Psychology, Social Work Exercise Physiology etc.
- Full Professional Registration/Membership/Accreditation with AHPRA, ASORC, ESSA, AASW or other suitable Allied Health governing body is also a mandatory requirement.
- Experience in Occupational/Vocational Rehabilitation (highly regarded);
- The ability to proactively manage a case load and achieve outstanding results for the customer and client;
- A passion for injury prevention, return to work, and the health benefits of work
- The ability to grow our services and build strong relationships with key customers
- Current driver's license and motor vehicle

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

Here at IPAR, we have **three simple but powerful values** that 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 REF8238Q**] or if you want to express of 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 com