Rehabilitation Consultant: Flexible, Impactful Return-to-Work

Konekt; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Incentives

Salary sacrificing

Optional extra leave

Job summary

Konekt is a leading rehabilitation and workplace health provider in Australia. As a Rehabilitation Consultant, you will walk with clients through recovery, return to work and reintegration, coordinating across workplaces, clinicians and insurers to design tailored plans that deliver sustainable outcomes.

You will join a purpose-driven team, benefit from flexible, autonomy-driven work, and receive mentorship from leaders who understand the clinical path, with tools and a supportive framework to

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology (Provisional is fine), Social Work or Rehabilitation Counselling.
• AHPRA, AASW or ASORC
• Pass a national criminal check, prior to commencing employment
• A current WWCC (Working with children check)
• Full Australian working rights
• A driver’s licence and willingness to work in different settings (workplaces, client homes, remote-onsite assessments and coordinate across stakeholders)
• A collaborative, problem-solving mindset, accompanied by professional and integrity

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ rehabilitation needs following injury or illness — physical, ergonomic, psychosocial or functional capacity evaluations.
• Support clients to define meaningful recovery or employment goals, then co-design and deliver tailored rehabilitation plans.
• Manage cases end-to-end: coordinate with workplaces, healthcare providers or insurers, monitor progress, adjust plans, and support sustainable outcomes.
• Provide expert advice — ergonomic, workplace-modification, functional capacity or return-to-work — based on your clinical specialism.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Problem-solving

Integrity

Empathy

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Psychology (Provisional allowed)

Social Work

Rehabilitation Counselling

Job description

Konekt is a leading rehabilitation and workplace health provider in Australia. As a Rehabilitation Consultant, you will walk with clients through recovery, return to work and reintegration, coordinating across workplaces, clinicians and insurers to design tailored plans that deliver sustainable outcomes.

You will join a purpose-driven team, benefit from flexible, autonomy-driven work, and receive mentorship from leaders who understand the clinical path, with tools and a supportive framework to