RTW / Injury Management Coordinator

Orchard Talent Group; Sutherland Shire Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle access or travel cost

Job summary

Sylvanvale is seeking a Work Health & Safety / Injury Management Coordinator to oversee workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work across our disability services provider network, spanning 42 sites.

The role is full-time or 4 days per week, based in Sutherland with probationary flexibility and opportunities to work from home one day. You will collaborate with managers, frontline teams and payroll to deliver positive return-to-work outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3–4+ years' experience across WHS, injury management or workers compensation.
• Experience managing return to work and workers compensation processes.
• Strong organisation, documentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence delivering training to managers and frontline teams.
• Experience in disability, healthcare, aged care or community services is highly regarded.
• WHS or Return to Work certification is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workers compensation claims and return to work activities.
• Develop return to work plans and suitable duties arrangements.
• Work with site managers to identify appropriate duties and locations for returning employees.
• Maintain claims documentation, reporting and the return to work register.
• Partner with payroll on workers compensation requirements.
• Prepare monthly workers compensation reporting.
• Deliver WHS and injury management training to managers and frontline employees.
• Undertake regular site visits and support broader WHS initiatives.

Skills

WHS knowledge

Injury management

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

Documentation

Site visits

Education

WHS certification

Job description

Work Health & Safety / Injury Management Coordinator | Sylvanvale

• Coordinate workers compensation, injury management and return to work across a leading disability services provider
• Hands-on role partnering with managers and frontline teams across 42 sites
• Full-time or 4-day opportunity based in Sutherland, with flexibility following probation

For over 60 years, Sylvanvale has supported people living with disability to live the life they choose. Operating across 42 locations, Sylvanvale is committed to creating safe, supportive environments for both the people it supports and its employees.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Workplace Health & Safety, you will coordinate injury management, workers compensation and return to work activities across Sylvanvale.

Managing approximately 10–15 active claims at any one time, you will work closely with managers, support workers, payroll and external stakeholders to support positive and sustainable return to work outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate workers compensation claims and return to work activities
• Develop return to work plans and suitable duties arrangements
• Work with site managers to identify appropriate duties and locations for returning employees
• Maintain claims documentation, reporting and the return to work register
• Partner with payroll on workers compensation requirements
• Prepare monthly workers compensation reporting
• Deliver WHS and injury management training to managers and frontline employees
• Undertake regular site visits and support broader WHS initiatives

About You

You will be highly organised, confident working with people at all levels and comfortable balancing claims administration with hands-on stakeholder engagement.

You will ideally bring:

• 3–4+ years' experience across WHS, injury management or workers compensation
• Experience managing return to work and workers compensation processes
• Strong organisation, documentation and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence delivering training to managers and frontline teams
• Experience in disability, healthcare, aged care or community services is highly regarded
• Relevant WHS or Return to Work certification is advantageous but not essential

What's on Offer

• Full-time or 4 days per week
• Sutherland Head Office with one WFH day following probation
• Regular exposure across Sylvanvale's 42 sites
• Company vehicle access or reimbursement for work-related travel
• Strong learning and development working directly alongside the WHS Manager
• Supportive, purpose-driven disability services environment

The Orchard Talent Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.