Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT
- $115,996 - $128,200
**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.
**The Role**
The Assistant Director, Rehabilitation, reports to the Director of the Performance and Wellbeing Team, which is part of an energetic and busy People Branch responsible for delivering strategic and client focussed human resource services. Working in accordance with relevant legislation and agency procedures, the Assistant Director is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the rehabilitation of injured or ill employees (compensable and non-compensable matters) to ensure a secure and durable return to work.
In addition to filling a vacant position, the department intends to create a merit list for use in the event of a vacancy for similar role/s.
**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Assistance Director may include:
- Lead and manage the Rehabilitation Case Management team to deliver excellent services and achieve the best possible outcome for the department.
- Ensure the department's Rehabilitation Management System (RMS) remains compliant with the relevant regulatory framework.
- Working closely with the leadership team across People Branch and contribute to cross function reporting as required.
- Using excellent communication skills and well-developed liaison, negotiation and representational skills to build productive relationships with employees, managers and external stakeholders including Comcare, medical professionals and rehabilitation providers.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement of injury management and other relevant procedures, processes and strategies and provide high level service delivery.
- Attend regular network forums with Comcare/ORAMS and other agencies.
- Ensure Case managers receive clear direction, coaching, training, and support in their case management.
- Promote Early Intervention awareness and provide training across the department as required.
- Drafting complex correspondence including instructions for independent medical assessments, reports, executive briefings and other high level written correspondence.
**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.
In the eRecruit (the department's online recruitment system) you will also need to:
- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.
**Eligibility**
**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**
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📌 Assistant Director - Rehabilitation
🏢 Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
📍 Canberra