Reconsideration Specialist

**Reconsideration Specialist**:
ACT - Canberra Workers Compensation Full Time
- **Utilise your self insurance legislation experience**:

- **Work with a cohesive, motivated, and truly forward-thinking team**:

- **Ongoing learning and development support to help you reach your full potential**

EML is a leading **Workers Compensation** and **Personal Injury Claims Management** business. Our goal is to help people get their lives back through **ongoing support during their return-to-work journey**. We continue to experience ongoing growth and now have over **2,900 dedicated employees**. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a **long-term career** here at EML.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

As part of our diverse team based in **Sydney**, you will help make a positive impact on someone’s life every day. You will feel great satisfaction knowing your talent and hard work has a purpose.

The Reconsiderations function manages requests for reconsideration within EML’s Comcare Self Insurance Group, in accordance with the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act). Reconsiderations are the formal internal review mechanism under the SRC.

This will be a **permanent** position commencing **from October** based in the **Canberra** office, with flexibility to work from home.

**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Independently review determinations within statutory time frames.
- Ensure determinations comply with contractual, legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Complete reconsideration determinations.
- Analyse determinations and provide feedback where required.
- Complete allocation of reconsiderations across the Comcare Self Insurance Group to ensure fair distribution if officer unable to complete.
- Maintain a register or claims management system outing dates due, person completing reconsideration and outcomes.
- Provide monthly reports outlining decisions maintained, overturned, upheld etc. to Claims Manager for further analysis (if required).

**ABOUT YOU**
- Extensive Workers Compensation experience.
- Strong experience interpreting and working in legislative and compensable insurance schemes.
- Legal or internal review experience is desirable.
- Thorough understanding of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.
- Effective decision-making and time management skills.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

**We stand together as equals. **EML is an equal opportunity employer so by coming to work for us, you will be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels valued and where we show respect, integrity and honesty.

**_ EML provides career opportunities and great employee benefits, including_**:

- A vibrant, collaborative innovative team culture
- Flexibility with opportunity to WFH when you are fully trained in your role.
- A corporate wellbeing program with discounted health insurance and gym membership
- Access to discounts at over 350 retailers through our Rewards Hub program
- Entitlement to an annual tenure and performance-based recognition reward
- Comprehensive learning and development support
- Companywide events to celebrate success.
- Quarterly Reward and Recognition Awards
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, plus super