Injury Management Lead

514905
- Varsity Lakes, QLD, 4227
- People and Transformation
- Permanent Full time

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G8 Education is one of Australia’s largest early education and care providers, with more than 400+ centres across Australia and over 10,000 team members who are all helping shape the lives of over 40,000 children every day. Our core values of passion, innovation, dedication, compassion, and integrity, unite us on our journey to ensure the health and happiness of future generations. We are committed to developing a culture that empowers and rewards our team of early childhood educators, teachers, leaders, and support office.

**The Opportunity**

This is a great opportunity for an experienced workers compensation professional as our Injury Management Leader. As part of the Safety and Wellbeing leadership team, this role will support, lead, and implement continuous improvement for the G8 Education National Recovery and Work program. Managing the Rehabilitation and RTW Team, this role will be rewarding, satisfying, challenging, and fulfilling.

**Your day-to-day**

No two days are the same; this role is diverse, with depth and breadth to cement your career, now and into the future. Areas of core responsibility include, but are not limited to:

- Team and Strategic Leadership
- Return to Work claims management and compliance oversight.
- National Portfolio Management
- Business and commercial responsibility
- Advisory and consultive business partnering with internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the incident investigation process and assisting in minimising risk.
- Advise on continuous improvement accordingly to compliance and legislative compliance to stay up to date with sustainable RTW goals.
- Coordinate worker’s compensation claims, and reimbursements to monitor expenditures and accounts whilst ensuring alacrity.
- Ad hoc duties to support and partner with the wider business to achieve superior results in WHS.

**About You**

You are eager and agile, and an individual who can work with flexibility. You have at least 5+ years of experience in RTW coordination and in-depth knowledge of workers’ compensation law across multiple jurisdictions and a proven track record of leading a high performing team. Ideally, you are someone who holds an Allied Health Tertiary degree in either Physiotherapy, Occupational Health Nursing (or similar), coupled with Return-to-Work Coordinator Training. You are someone who thrives in a collaborative and engaging work environment. You value great partnerships, you’re a brilliant communicator, you always strive for excellence, and you own the outcomes. Some of the required skills and experiences to be successful in this role:

- Demonstrated knowledge in workers compensation claims management and Return to Work legislation
- Formal qualifications in either Allied Health, Personal Injury management or relevant work experience.
- Proficient computer skills in MS office suite and experience in Solvinjury.
- Proven stakeholder engagement skills with internal and external parties, i.e., doctors, lawyers, insurers and internal client groups
- Demonstrated experience in complex claim management and interpretation of medical information.

**Benefits Include**:

- Competitive salary package
- Work From Home & Hybrid working conditions encouraged.
- Flexibility to travel to both Support Office locations, Brisbane CBD and Gold Coast.
- Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX-listed company
- Flexible working arrangements and role autonomy
- Access a 50% discount on early education and childcare fees at any G8 Education Centre.
- Exclusive access to our employee benefits program covering a wide range of discounts and promotions.

G8 Education is a committed advocate for child protection, safety and wellbeing. We have a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse or harm. The safety and wellbeing of children will always be our priority and all team members are expected to embrace this shared commitment. All G8 Education employees will need to hold a relevant Working with Children Check upon their commencement into the business.