Wellbeing & Injury Management Lead

Chisholm is seeking an experienced Wellbeing & Injury Management Lead for our People, Culture and Safety Team.

BELONGING & INCLUSION

Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people's unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education. Chisholm's culture of Belonging & Inclusion strives to promote a self-regulating culture that enhances the experiences of our employees, students and communities.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Wellbeing & Injury Management Lead, your key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert wellbeing and injury management advice, training and support to Chisholm managers and employees, including Return to Work (RTW) & Support at Work (SAW) follow-up support, advice on health matters related to travel.
• Leading the review, establishment, implementation, and evaluation of policy and process systems to support staff to be psychologically safe and recover from illness or mental health concerns as quickly as possible.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures to support Chisholm's wellbeing, injury management, and psychosocial safety initiatives.
• Effectively managing Chisholm's workers' compensation processes and cases.
• Facilitating processes for return to work, reporting and trend analysis to monitor and measure performance for improvement opportunities.
• Providing comprehensive case management and administration of ill and injured employees, including the development and management of RTW and SAW plans across Victoria and interstate as required.
• Oversight of all current workers' compensation and personal injury (including TAC) cases with personal management of complex or high-risk claims.
• Initiate early engagement with ill or injured employees, managers and medical practitioners to proactively manage rehabilitation processes.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly motivated individual with well-developed skills and in-depth understanding of Return-to-Work practices including legislation and the underlying decision-making principles.

Qualifications required for the role:

• Certified Return to Work Coordinator, Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) approved.
• Certified Personal Injury Practitioner or a related discipline, or a willingness to obtain.
• Sound experience in Return-to-Work practices, workers' compensation, TAC and injury recovery.
• Extensive experience in workers' compensation/personal injury claims management, rehabilitation and return to work programs or experience in a similar role

ABOUT US

Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne's southeast and online.  We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.

We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.

Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An Inclusive work culture- Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people's unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education.
• Professional Development- continue to grow your career
• Networking Opportunities with Industry Partners
• State of the art facilities on our campuses
• Free on-site parking as well as locations close to public transport
• Free Employee Assistance Program- get the support you want. Its confidential.

If this is the job for you, please apply online now. We look forward to receiving your application

Important information about your application:

Your application should include:

• a cover letter
• your resume
• contact details of three (3) referees

Please note, appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including:

• Verified copies of all qualifications and transcripts as listed on resume.
• Current & Valid Working with Children Check (Employee and not Volunteer)
• Verified copy of unrestricted rights to work in Australia
• Verified Police Check (at employee expence)

Applications for this position close at 9am Wednesday, 1 October 2025.If you have any questions regarding the position or require further information, please contact Gerry O'brien, Manager Workplace Relations & Wellbeing at gerry.o' 

We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our Belonging & Inclusion Lead by emailing

Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.

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