Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Injury Management Technical Specialist

Location negotiable across NSW (depending TAFE NSW campus availability)

Temporary Full-time until June 2025

$122,593 package includes salary ($108,494 - $116,838), employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a variety of flexible working options depending on your role. This recruitment is to create an eligibility list for future roles.

About the role

This position collaborates closely with the business to implement employee centred programs aimed at fostering a safe workplace and enhancing and restoring the health of employees across TAFE NSW. The position provides technical expertise and guidance through effective injury management, applying early intervention strategies and resolves challenges to workers compensation matters.

About You 

To succeed in this role, you will have a solid background in managing complex workers' compensation claims and assisting employees through best practice initiatives. By working closely with a motivated and supportive team, you will apply your expertise in Workers Compensation and Workplace Injury Management to help develop, implement, and improve processes and procedures, while also supporting the resolution of complex workers' compensation issues.

To be considered for this role you must have:

• Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated expertise in evaluating and advising on injury management and workers compensation cases within the framework of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and Workplace Injury Management and Compensation Act 1998
• A valid Working with Children’s Check (required prior to commencing)

Highly Regarded:

• Allied Health experience

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday, 13 January 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (PDF)
• Certified copies of your qualifications, if held (upload as one PDF)
• A cover letter outlining how your capabilities, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role (1 page max)

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Linda Dewbery, Talent Acquisition Advisor, Linda.dewbery1@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 5811

Role-specific enquiries: contact Amy Lee, Injury Management & Workers Compensation Manager, amy.lee89@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

Please note that TAFE NSW will shut down over the Christmas and New Year holiday period from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025. Normal business hours will resume from Monday 6 January 2025.