Department of Education WA – East Perth WA
Work Health Safety and Wellbeing are seeking to establish a pool of Workers Compensation & Injury Management Advisors for permanent and fixed term, full-time vacancies which may arise during 2026 and up to the end of June 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
The Department's Work Health Safety and Wellbeing Directorate comprises two branches: Safety and Staff Wellbeing and Employee Support Services. The Directorate is responsible for ensuring that legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees mental health and wellbeing are supported. It provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of matters including:
* injury management • work health and safety (WHS)
* employee assistance and mediation programs.
The Role
This role provides a holistic advisory service across the Department that includes details and structured advice to employees and management on injury management and workers' compensation matters. Suitable applicants will assess and proactively manage an allocated portfolio of workers' compensation claims in a responsive manner, supporting line management and the employee through the process, working towards a safe and sustainable return to work for injured employees and a reduction in costs.
To be successful in this role you will be expected to maintain compliance in accordance with the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, Work Health and Safety Act 2020, other relevant Acts and Regulations set out by WorkCover WA and WorkSafe WA, including the Department's policies and procedures. Additionally, you will be required to attend meetings, including claims reviews, key internal and external stakeholder meetings, medical case conferences, and other meetings as required.
Professional Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements.
* Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave.
* Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
* Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments).
* Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To work with us, you must:
* be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
In order to be considered for the role, applicants should demonstrate:
* Considerable applied knowledge of the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, and any other relevant legislation and experience in interpreting and applying this knowledge.
* Demonstrated skills and experience in the management of workers' compensation and injury management claims across a complex organisation.
* Demonstrated well developed conceptual and analytical skills, with an ability to provide innovative thinking in problem solving, including the ability to negotiate and deal with complex and sensitive situations.
* Demonstrated well developed organisational skills, including the ability to deliver outcomes on schedule.
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