Health, Safety and Wellbeing Officer - Aged Care

An exciting opportunity has become available to join a leading Aged Care organisation as a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Officer. This position will commence as an initial temporary assignment with a genuine view to permanency for the right candidate.

Working as part of the Health, Safety & Wellbeing function, you will provide practical support and advice across employee wellbeing, injury management, WorkCover and workplace health and safety, partnering with operational leaders and key stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced wellbeing, injury management or WorkCover professional who enjoys working in a people-focused environment and wants to make a meaningful contribution within the Aged Care sector.

The Role

Reporting to the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, your responsibilities will include:

- Supporting workplace injury management, wellbeing, HS&W; and WorkCover processes and systems
- Managing early intervention cases and coordinating with operational teams and external service providers
- Assisting with WorkCover claims, compensation payments and associated administration
- Liaising with insurers, WorkSafe, treating health practitioners and other external stakeholders
- Providing timely advice and support to managers and internal stakeholders regarding injury management, wellbeing and WorkCover matters
- Supporting return-to-work strategies and reasonable workplace adjustments
- Preparing accurate wellbeing, HS&W; and WorkCover reports and monitoring claims trends and performance
- Participating in workplace incident investigations and claims reviewsSupporting initiatives designed to improve employee engagement, safety and wellbeing
- Contributing to continuous improvement across workplace health, safety and wellbeing practices

The role has a strong stakeholder component,



working across operational and corporate teams as well as with insurers, regulators and health practitioners.

About You

The ideal candidate will come from an Aged Care or Healthcare background and have demonstrated experience within injury management, workplace wellbeing, WorkCover and/or health and safety.

You will ideally bring:

- Previous experience within Aged Care, Healthcare or a similarly complex people-focused environment
- Demonstrated injury management and case management experience
- Experience supporting WorkCover claims and return-to-work processes
- Knowledge of workplace health, safety and wellbeing practices
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Confidence liaising with managers, insurers, health practitioners and external providers
- Solid analytical, reporting and administrative capabilities
- A practical, solutions-focused approach with excellent communication skills
- Empathy, emotional intelligence and the ability to manage sensitive matters professionally
- Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (WHS) or relevant experience/qualifications

The underlying position description specifically calls for customer-focused injury management, HS&W; and WorkCover experience, case management capability, strong stakeholder engagement and analytical/reporting skills.

What’s on Offer

This is a great opportunity to join a leading Aged Care organisation in a role where you can have a genuine impact on employee health, safety and wellbeing.

The position is being offered as an initial temporary assignment with a view to permanency, making it particularly attractive for someone looking to demonstrate their capability before transitioning into a longer-term opportunity.

If you have experience across Aged Care or Healthcare and a background in injury management, WorkCover, wellbeing or workplace health and safety, we would love to hear from you.

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📌 Health, Safety and Wellbeing Officer - Aged Care (Camberwell)
🏢 Advance Human Resources
📍 Camberwell