Are you passionate about helping people recover from workplace injuries while also playing a key role in creating safer workplaces? We're partnering with an iconic multi-site Australian hospitality organisation that is investing heavily in its workplace health, safety and wellbeing capability.

An exciting opportunity has been created for a Work Health & Safety Officer to take ownership of workers' compensation and return to work activities, while supporting broader safety initiatives.

About the Role
Reporting into the Work Health & Safety Manager, you'll be the go-to specialist for workers' compensation, return to work and injury management, while partnering on a range of workplace health and safety initiatives.

You'll be responsible for:

- Managing workers' compensation claims from end to end
- Coordinating return to work programs and injury management plans
- Liaising with injured workers, rehabilitation providers and insurers
- Conducting incident investigations and supporting corrective actions
- Reviewing claims performance, insurance matters and annual renewals
- Partnering with operational leaders to improve outcomes
- Supporting workplace inspections, risk assessments and safety reviews
- Contributing to ongoing WHS projects, compliance activities and safety culture initiatives




- Analysing injury trends and identifying opportunities for risk reduction and prevention

About You
You'll likely bring experience from:

- Workers' compensation or claims management environments
- Injury management or rehabilitation services
- Return to work coordination roles
- Hospitality, restaurant or franchise-based operations
- Workplace investigations or safety-related positions

We're particularly interested in candidates with:

- Strong workers' compensation and return to work expertise
- Experience managing workplace injury claims and investigations
- Knowledge of rehabilitation and recovery processes
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence to work directly with operational leaders
- An interest in developing broader WHS capability over time

What's on Offer?

- Competitive salary & car allowance
- Western Sydney head office location
- Hybrid working model
- Exposure to both corporate and site-based operations
- Opportunity to work alongside an experienced WHS leader
- Genuine career development across injury management and WHS

If you're looking for a role where you can combine your workers' compensation and return to work expertise with broader WHS exposure, we'd love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible impact within a growing and quick-paced organisation!

📌 Work Health & Safety Officer (Parramatta)
🏢 Sharp & Carter HR NSW
📍 Parramatta