Injury Management Officer (IMO)
* Location – Parramatta
* Employment type – 4x Temporary Full-Time, 35 hours per week up to 12 months with possibility of extension
* Grade – Clerk Grade 5/6
* Salary – $99,938 pa - $110,271 pa plus employers' contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Help people recover. Support safe returns. Make an impact.
Join a team dedicated to employee wellbeing. As an Injury Management Officer, you'll deliver expert injury and claims management, collaborating with employees, managers, and providers to ensure practical, compassionate, and compliant outcomes.
Your role
In this role, you'll manage a diverse caseload across DCJ, providing guidance, coordination, and education to support employees throughout their recovery journey. You'll deliver best-practice injury and claims management while ensuring compliance with legislative and policy requirements.
What you'll do
Be at the forefront of recovery and return-to-work outcomes by:
* Delivering tailored injury management and return-to-work programs
* Managing workers compensation claims end-to-end
* Coordinating recovery-at-work plans and injury prevention strategies
* Providing advice and arranging referrals for medical assessments
* Coaching and supporting managers on legislation, policies, and best practice
* Building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
* Maintaining accurate and compliant case documentation
You'll thrive in a collaborative, supportive team with flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone passionate about helping people and confident navigating complex cases. You'll also bring:
* Strong knowledge of NSW workers compensation legislation and policy
* Experience in injury management, return-to-work or claims case management
* A genuine commitment to supporting employees through recovery
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive conversations
* Proven ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
Download the role description.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the 'Apply now' button.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
* A challenging and rewarding career
* Flexible, autonomous work environment
* Competitive pay and conditions
* Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
* Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date resume (maximum 4 pages).
Applications close Sunday, 10 May 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact Sarah Gleeson on 0428 782 017 or via email at
If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Poppy Sgro on 02 9765 3929 or via email at
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
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