National Workers Compensation

The Business

Retirement Living is one of Australia's largest owners, operators, and developers of retirement living communities, with a current portfolio of 75+ villages. Retirement Living has a national footprint with over 13,000 homes and 17,000 residents calling our villages home.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a National Workers Compensation & Wellbeing Manager to join our Retirement Living Safety, Sustainability & Wellbeing function. Supporting our people in their wellness journey and returning them to their optimum lifestyle, post-injury or illness, is at the core of what we do. We seek to support our people with not only their recovery from illness and injury but prevention and improvement of overall health and wellbeing. As such, we have a rare opportunity for an experienced Injury and workers’ compensation and wellbeing specialist to join our high-performing team.

This is a great opportunity for innovation and continuous improvement on a national scale, which will see you, providing strategic advice and solutions on rehabilitation, early intervention and return to work with the medical provider, employee, insurer and manager.

Reporting to the Head of Safety, Sustainability, and Wellbeing, your key roles and responsibilities will include:
- Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a National Employee and Wellbeing plan, program and calendar- Providing strategic advice and solutions on rehabilitation, early intervention and return to work- You will provide support, advice and overall management of the safe and durable return to work of Retirement Living employees who have suffered a workplace injury or illness.- Liaise with medical providers, employees, insurers and managers.- Identifying the need for and then designing & implementing strategic initiatives to continuously improve claims performance in all areas (performance, service and compliance.

Your Background- You will be degree qualified with a background in Allied Health with a First Aid Certificate and a Return to Work Co-ordinator qualification- Experience in providing advice and support to the organization in all areas of occupational health and wellness- Experience in developing and executing functional strategic and business-level plans and initiatives to enhance organizational health and wellbeing performance- Knowledge & experience of sound case management practices to achieve early, safe and sustained return to work, including; Medical, RTW & disability management- Experience in coordinating all aspects of injury management and workplace rehabilitation and return to work coordination

**Benefits**:
- Bonus scheme and options for salary sacrificing- Career development and growth opportunities- Three additional wellbeing days a year- 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers- Play a leading role in industry transformation- Join a growing team as we set up for the future- Be part of a high-performing team

Please note: The successful applicant must complete a Police Check, will be required to receive an annual flu vaccination between the months of April-October as well as provide proof of the COVID-19 Vaccination with supporting documentation prior to joining. For selected roles more physical in nature, pre employment medical assessments may also be required prior to any employment offers being made.

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