Where your work matters to the community.

Where your well-being matters to us.

Who are we?

We’re Injury Matters, WA’s injury prevention and recovery specialists.

Our team has been helping people across WA prevent and recover from injuries since 1992. From road safety to trauma recovery and falls to substance-related harm, we lead vital, often life-saving injury solutions and collaborations that empower us all to live life to the full. At home. At work. And on the go.

Join us. Develop career and community programs that matter.

At Injury Matters, you’ll be part of an innovative, close-knit team that plans, tests, delivers and evaluates life-changing injury prevention and recovery support programs across WA. A caring team where your ideas and well-being will be equally valued. A progressive environment where you can make your mark and a difference in your community.

Your Responsibilities

As the Health Promotion/Injury Prevention Lead, you will be a vital member of the Injury Prevention Business Unit. This pivotal role will lead the delivery of our injury prevention projects for Stay On Your Feet® and Know Injury programs. The Health Promotion/Injury Prevention Lead will lead the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of health promotion projects to help reduce the impact of injury in our community.

1. Lead initiatives that enhance community engagement and awareness of key organisational priorities.

2. Providing strategic leadership and oversight for Injury Prevention community engagement and workforce engagement activities.

3. Strengthen relationships with stakeholders, partners, and communities to drive impact and advocacy efforts.

4. Monitor and evaluate activities to ensure they are meeting community needs and delivering measurable outcomes.

5. Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, community organisations, and industry leaders to enhance program reach and effectiveness.

6. Develops proposals and business cases to support funding applications, program growth, and strategic initiatives by identifying opportunities for diverse income streams and efficiency improvements.

7. Develop proposals and recommendations to support funding applications, cost savings, and resource optimisation.

8. Identify opportunities to build team capability by mentoring, coaching, and facilitating knowledge-sharing.

Selection Criteria

You will also have a minimum of five years of experience in health promotion.

Knowledge and experience in implementing injury prevention evidence-based strategies and designing, delivering and evaluating health promotion programs.





You will have strong health promotion, stakeholder engagement, project planning and project management skills.

Demonstrated experience leading teams, including coaching staff, to deliver quality programs and service delivery.

You will possess a qualification or demonstrated experience in Health Promotion, Health Science, Allied Health, Community Development, Behavioural Sciences and/or another related discipline.

Working at Injury Matters

Injury Matters is a family-friendly, flexible workplace. We value our team and are committed to providing an enjoyable, dynamic work environment and a great place to work! Injury Matters has undergone a significant transformation, and we are looking to continue our growth. We need great people to join us, and we empower our team to help shape our future and take us to the next level. You would be genuine in wanting to make a difference in the prevention of injury and supporting people affected.

What we offer?

Be part of an organisation where everyone knows your name and enables team members the opportunity to build meaningful collegial connections. We also have a range of benefits to support you and the essential things to ensure you have balance outside of work.

Family Support: Our team has many flexible working arrangements to support and encourage a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, for full-time and part-time team members, we provide three extra days of paid leave (pro-rata) and unpaid leave for casuals, over the Christmas period, which are above and beyond the standard leave entitlements, ensuring you have more time to spend with loved ones during the holiday season.

Career development: We encourage your ongoing professional development with individualised plans driven by you, for you. We encourage you to identify training, projects, tasks, or even subject areas outside of your current role that you would value exposure to.

Community Support: Not only will you be making a difference in injury outcomes, but you will also have volunteering opportunities to support other causes that support positive community outcomes.

Wellbeing: We have a range of wellbeing activities for you to join in on, such as bringing your pet to work, numerous morning teas (it's always someone's birthday)



and regular team-building events. We evolve these in line with suggestions from our team. We love trying new ideas that support our team.

Financial: You also have the added benefit when taking annual leave to receive a 17.5% annual leave loading - a little extra for spending on holidays. We offer competitive pay that is above award rates. Additionally, for added convenience, we have pool cars available for our team, so there is no need to worry about driving your car to meetings.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): We know that people who want to make a difference have big hearts. At Injury Matters, we believe mental health is equally as important as physical health. Our EAP is available confidentially to all team members.

The technical bits

This position is 1 FTE, 75 hours a fortnight, on a specified term contract (12-month parental leave cover). This position is based in our Leederville office, however some intrastate travel will be required. At times, you may be required to work outside of regular business hours. You will also be required to provide a current satisfactory Police Clearance, and a Driver's Licence is necessary.

How to Apply

If you’re passionate about making a difference in the Western Australian community and believe you have the skills and experience, we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete your application via our website by submitting your resume and a short cover letter addressing the selection criteria to outline your suitability. Unfortunately, we will not be accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time. Additionally, we are unable to support visa sponsorships.

Injury Matters is dedicated to fostering a diverse workforce and actively encourages applications from individuals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as individuals with disabilities. Our office is situated in a building that prioritises accessibility, and we are open to discussing flexible arrangements during the recruitment process.

As part of the recruitment process, Injury Matters utilises HR Partner to collect and store personal data. By submitting your application, you consent to Injury Matters storing data and personal and sensitive information provided in your application via HR Partner for current and future vacancies.

Please be advised that we will start interviewing candidates as soon as we receive applications and reserve the right to close the advertisement prior to the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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