Injury Management Advisor. Permanent Full Time – NSW, Flexible Location
Job no: 507071
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Sydney, Australia (location flexible)
Categories: People and Culture
About the Organisation
Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the role
Reporting to the Worker Compensation manager you will support injured and ill employees through effective injury management, return to work (RTW) and wellbeing programs.
This is as permanent full-time position which can be based from any of our local offices in NSW, with hybrid work from home arrangements. The successful candidate will have strong experience in managing return to work programs and a solid understanding of NSW workers compensation legislation, with an allied health background preferred but not essential.
Joining a supportive and accountable team, you will have the opportunity to influence positive change, contribute to projects focused on improving injury management practices, and help optimise outcomes for employees and the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate injury management and return to work programs to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
- Partner with leaders, employees, insurers and treating practitioners to effectively manage injury and workers compensation cases.
- Provide expert advice on injury management practices and workers compensation requirements.
- Develop and monitor return to work plans, identifying and addressing barriers to recovery.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships to influence outcomes and support employee wellbeing.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and projects that enhance injury management performance and outcomes
Skills and Experience
- Tertiary qualification in Allied Health, Rehabilitation, Human Resources or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience in return to work, injury management, case management or workers compensation claims management.
- Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to work effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications.
- Completion of approved Return to Work Coordinator training, or willingness to obtain.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.
- Flexibility to work from home or one of our offices
- National team of supportive and accountable professionals
- Access to salary packaging benefits
- Fitness Passport and Employee Wellbeing Program
- Contribute to meaningful project work focused on improvement return to work and injury management outcomes
- Optional monthly Rostered Days Off
Applications close at midnight Sunday the 15 th of November
Advertised: 02 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov 2026 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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Injury Management Advisor. Permanent Full Time – NSW, Flexible Location in Sydney employer: Life Without Barriers
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