WHS Case Manager

Effective People; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 104,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Effective People is seeking an APS6 WHS advisor in Canberra to support work health and safety, injury management, rehabilitation and wellbeing across the organisation. This is a non-ongoing, hybrid role with specific arrangements to be agreed with your supervisor.

You will manage sensitive workplace cases, provide practical, risk-based WHS advice to employees and managers, and contribute to risk management, investigations and policy implementation, ensuring compliant, sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• You've managed WHS, injury management, rehabilitation or return-to-work cases.
• You can provide risk-based WHS and wellbeing advice to employees and managers.
• You've handled sensitive and complex cases with confidentiality and professionalism.
• You've undertaken WHS risk management, incident investigations or workplace assessments.
• You hold Certificate IV in Work, Health and Safety (BSB41419).
• You can satisfy Australian Federal Police Check requirements.
• You're an Australian citizen.
• You must hold a current Baseline clearance or above.

Responsibilities

• Manage WHS, injury management and rehabilitation cases
• Support timely, effective and sustainable return-to-work outcomes
• Provide specialist WHS and wellbeing advice to employees and managers
• Undertake WHS risk management, incident investigations and workplace assessments
• Support WHS governance, reporting, case records and policy implementation
• Work with employees, managers, health practitioners and rehabilitation providers
• Contribute to WHS and wellbeing programs and continuous improvement

Skills

WHS management

Injury management

Return-to-work coordination

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Education

Certificate IV in Work, Health and Safety (BSB41419)

Job description

Location: Canberra, ACT
Contract: Non-ongoing, contract length not yet specified
Pay: $104,113 to $115,131 + 15.4% super
Work type: Full-time
Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Clearance: Must hold a current Baseline clearance or above

About the Role

This is an APS6 non-ongoing role with our Federal Government client. You will support work health and safety, injury management, rehabilitation and employee wellbeing across the organisation.

You will manage sensitive workplace cases, provide practical WHS advice and support sustainable return-to-work outcomes. You will also contribute to risk management, incident investigations, workplace assessments, reporting and continuous improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage WHS, injury management and rehabilitation cases
• Support timely, effective and sustainable return-to-work outcomes
• Provide specialist WHS and wellbeing advice to employees and managers
• Undertake WHS risk management, incident investigations and workplace assessments
• Support WHS governance, reporting, case records and policy implementation
• Work with employees, managers, health practitioners and rehabilitation providers
• Contribute to WHS and wellbeing programs and continuous improvement

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've managed WHS, injury management, rehabilitation or return-to-work cases
• You can give practical, risk-based WHS and wellbeing advice to employees and managers
• You've handled sensitive and complex cases with confidentiality and professionalism
• You've undertaken WHS risk management, incident investigations or workplace assessments
• You build productive relationships with employees, managers and external providers
• You can manage competing priorities, case records, reporting and deadlines
• You hold Certificate IV in Work, Health and Safety (BSB41419)
• You can satisfy Australian Federal Police Check requirements
• You're an Australian citizen
• You must hold a current Baseline clearance or above

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• Knowledge of the Comcare scheme and rehabilitation case management principles
• Experience in injury management, return-to-work coordination or workplace wellbeing programs