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Team Leader - Injury Management in Districts

NSW Department of Communities and Justice
  • 1x Ongoing Full-Time role
  • Location: Parramatta
  • Clerk Grade 7/8, Salary ($99,431 to $110,064), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About us 

The Department of Communities and Justice carries an important purpose across many areas of its work, particularly when it comes to improving outcomes for children and young people, Aboriginal people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people experiencing domestic and family violence, victims of sexual assault, juvenile offenders, people at high risk of reoffending, and people experiencing homelessness.

Working together for stronger communities means we can continue to deliver our services with a more unified and collaborative approach. This means a greater focus on prevention and early intervention, faster responses, more seamless operations, less duplication of effort and better outcomes.

The Workers Compensation, Safety and Wellbeing team within People leads and implements the Department’s wellbeing programs, safety approach and handles all workers compensation and non-compensable recover at work matters. 

About the role

Provide direction, support and day-to-day management for a team of injury management officers to facilitate injury and workers compensation claims in line with DCJ policies, procedures and guidelines. 

There is an emphasis on interventions that will support recover at work options within the first 3-6 months of injury. Strategies are to developed for claims that reduce risk and intervene early to reduce the impact of high severity claims on the individual.

Key knowledge and experience

  • Thorough knowledge and application of NSW Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management legislation
  • Experience in a large diverse workforce and understanding of the TMF scheme.
  • Managing or leading a team of professionals in allied health or similar.

Essential requirements of the role

Qualifications or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience working injury management, rehabilitation or workers compensation insurance

About you 

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, the successful candidate must demonstrate strong capabilities in: 

  • A self motivated person that enjoys a challenge and is capable of an empathetic injury management approach that supports recovery at work to the benefit of the employee and the business.
  • This role requires someone who can innovate and achieve results in often complex situations with a focus on supporting workers who have experienced a psychological injury, including an injury that is secondary to an initial physical injury.
  • A key challenge of this role is to support DCJ injury managers in their efforts to engage with and enable line managers to support injured workers.
  • This role relies on a focus of providing a positive customer experience
  • Support a customer-focused culture in the organisation
  • Ability thorough knowledge of the services provided and relay this knowledge to customers 

Does this sound like you? Click here to download the role description.

Applying for the role

When applying you will need to:

  1. Submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role
  2. Attach an up-to-date resume (maximum of 5 pages)

For role enquiries please contact Reginald Pangilinan on 0436 526 257 or via email at: [email protected], using the subject line: Team Leader Injury Management in Districts enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you experience technical difficulties when submitting your application, please contact Natalie Caruana on 0427 781 113.

IMPORTANT

To ensure recruitment at the Department of Communities and Justice continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods.

This may include video interviewing, telephone interviewing and online assessments. If you are successful following review of your application, you may need to perform assessments and/or interviews via online platforms using a PC, laptop or smart phone. By doing so, we will be adhering to the strict social distancing advice currently in place. 

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.

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact 0427 781 113 or via email at [email protected] and advise us of your preferred method of communication.

If you are looking for more information about workplace adjustments at DCJ, please visit our Careers site.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.  

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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