Team Leader - Occupational Rehabilitation

Altius; Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award salary

Generous bonus scheme

Benefits

Annual salary review

Job summary

Altius Group is seeking a Team Leader to guide a rehabilitation team in delivering safe, timely, and durable return-to-work outcomes for workers. You will mentor staff, manage caseloads, and ensure service commitments are met while promoting best practice in workplace rehabilitation.

You will develop rehabilitation plans, coordinate Initial Needs Assessments and Functional Capacity Evaluations, liaise with clients, insurers and employers, and present credible recommendations to drive positive

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, or Rehabilitation Counselling.
• Prior experience in Occupational Rehabilitation.
• Full Australian working rights and current driver''s license.

Responsibilities

• Develop personalised rehabilitation plans.
• Complete a range of assessments including Initial Needs Assessment, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Workplace Assessments and Vocational Assessments.
• Use forward planning to identify return-to-work pathways in line with recovery milestones.
• Collaborate with clients, families, insurers, employers and healthcare professionals to evaluate factors.
• Present case information and provide credible recommendations to drive outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Rehabilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Case management

Clinical knowledge

Education

Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Exercise Physiology/Psychology/Rehabilitation Counselling degree

Job description

GET TO KNOW ALTIUS

Altius was founded in 2001 with a simple aspiration; to drive new heights of workplace health and wellbeing. Since then, we've built a track record of expertise and positive impact in four critical service areas - PeopleSense Psychology & Wellbeing, Rehabilitation Services, Executive Health Solutions, and Workplace Health & Safety - that span the workplace wellbeing spectrum - still driven by a single goal: to elevate the wellbeing of people, workplaces and communities across Australia.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE WORKING WITH US?

Unleash your potential:

• You will join a market leader with over 20 years' experience of supporting people on their wellbeing journey
• With multiple division and locations across Australia there are opportunities expand your horizons into new areas
• Take control of your career development and progression pathway!
• Support and training to empower you to manage your caseload effectively
• Above award salary, generous bonus scheme, benefits, annual salary review
• Recognition of our people through national social award events & office-based awards

YOUR NEW ROLE

As a Team Leader you will lead and inspire your team to drive positive outcomes for our customers in providing exceptional services to facilitate the safe, timely and durable return to work of workers.
You will engage regularly with your team to think strategically, ensure service agreements are satisfied as well as support the team in meeting their goals and objectives
Staying ahead of industry trends through structured professional development, you will also impart your knowledge to others as you influence best practice in workplace rehabilitation.

• Develop personalised rehabilitation plans that support a whole-of-person approach to rehabilitation
• Complete a range of assessments including Initial Needs Assessment, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Workplace Assessments and Vocational Assessments.
• Use lateral thinking and forward planning skills to identify potential return to work pathways in line with likely recovery milestones
• Utilise problem-solving skills, clinical experience, and knowledge of injury management to perform assessments and facilitate the return to work of claimants
• You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including clients, their families, insurance companies, employers and other healthcare professionals to evaluate physical, psychological, and social factors
• Present case information to various stakeholders and providing credible recommendations/solutions to drive the desired goal

What You Need To Join Us

• You will hold a tertiary qualification in either Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, or Rehabilitation Counselling and appropriate registration
• Prior experience in the field of Occupational Rehabilitation
• Prior experience leading and managing a team
• Full Australian working rights
• Current driver's license and car

Altius Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an inclusive workforce. Research has shown that, in Australia, women, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+, First Nations people, and those from minority groups are less likely to apply for a role because they feel they will not be successful. We believe in the strength of diversity and inclusion, and we would like to strongly encourage those who identify with any of these groups to apply for a role with us.