Health and Wellbeing Advisor(CL7-8) x 7

Talent International is currently recruiting for a Health and Wellbeing Advisor (CL7-8) x 7 to work for a NSW Government client based in Parramatta. This position is a 2-month contract with the view to be extended and is paying $80 per hour + Super.

Hours of Work – 7 hrs per day/35 hrs per week

The primary purpose of the role:

The role is responsible for delivering injury management services to staff which supports their recovery at work in line with the relevant legislation and policy to minimise the impact on educational continuity.

This reduces the administrative burden and cost of workplace absence. The role maintains strong relationships with its customers and collaborates with key internal and external partners to deliver timely, effective health management services and advice to support recovery at work.

Key Accountabilities:

• Deliver customer-centric workplace health management services and advice in accordance with policy, procedures and legislation that are tailored for the customer and operational directorates.
• Develop, implement and monitor return-to-work strategies to facilitate an employee’s early and safe return to work in line with relevant work health and safety, workers’ compensation and injury
• management legislation and departmental policy and procedures that minimise the impact on educational continuity.
• Manage a portfolio of complex and medium-risk cases and report on performance against specified targets.
• Draft briefing papers, correspondence and other communications as required, and contribute to the
• development of operational procedures, guidelines services and programs
• Build and maintain professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to aid the recovery at work process and improve injury management outcomes.
• Prepare and participate in regular claims reviews/case conferences with claims and injury management staff to ensure effective claims management.
• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of rehabilitation providers to ensure service delivery standards are met and recommend strategies to address and strengthen return to work outcomes.
• Maintain data management systems in line with departmental policy and procedures.

Essential requirements:

• Knowledge of and commitment to the client’s Aboriginal Education policies.
• Current NSW Driver’s License and have a willingness to travel.
• Experience in a related field or relevant tertiary qualifications or training in return-to-work coordination

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 02 8240 9596 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.