INJURY MANAGEMENT ADVISOR WORKERS COMP

Personnel Area: Corporate Services

Branch: People and Culture

Salary Range: Band 6 $112,055 - $123,989+ 14% Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Permanent Full-time

Location: Brisbane CBD

Our Business

Corporate Services supports, equips and helps guide Council to deliver the Brisbane Vision through centralised corporate services and a customer-focused approach. We are committed to delivering better value by continuously improving our people, our processes and our technology.

Our Branch

People and Culture covers all matters relating to the employment, retention and development, partnering with Support Services and colleagues across the organisation to achieve outcomes. These include maintaining and improving the capabilities of Council's people to build a highly capable, effective and engaged workforce, and supporting Council's processes, systems and communication.

The Role

You will be working with a small, tight knit, collaborative and supportive team known as City WorkCover. The role provides opportunities to regularly connect with other departments to build positive relationships and contribute to Council’s vision. City WorkCover is one of the Employee Wellbeing teams that support our workers holistically. We are seeking someone who is agile in their service delivery to customers in relation to matters such as return to work, maintenance of effective rehabilitation practices, and a high standard of claims management.

As an Injury Management Advisor with Council, you will:

•  work collaboratively with the claims advisors to enhance injury management outcomes, which includes ensuring effective injury management plans are developed and maintained on claims
• monitor and develop strategies to support compliance with workers’ compensation legislation, self-insurance licence, and Council’s requirements pertaining to rehabilitation
• contribute to the development and improvement of procedures and work practices
• educate and inform team members of City WorkCover and to other levels of the organisation in relation to rehabilitation
• develop effective working and partnering arrangements with clients and stakeholders, both internal and external, to foster organisational learning and enhance injury management outcomes.

To be successful you will have:

•  knowledge of Queensland Workers Compensation legislation and familiarity with the self-insurance environment
• extensive practical experience in occupational rehabilitation case management practice
• ability to research and identify trends, patterns and issues and effectively develop a range of strategic rehabilitation initiatives relative to council’s business environment and within regulatory requirements.
• successful experience in developing positive collaborative working relationships with clients, peers and team members through high level communication and negotiation skills and deal with sensitive information in an appropriate manner.
• demonstrated experience in documented planning and coordination of end-to-end rehabilitation case management to achieve corporate and business outcomes
• university level qualifications in an allied health, rehabilitation, case management or related discipline.

 Benefits of working for Council include:

•  flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund 
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary. 

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

This role may require a Criminal History Check.

For more information: Please call Cassandra Lee on 07 3403 0026.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.