Northern Beaches Council

Return to Work Coordinator

Division: Corporate Services

Business Unit: Human Resources

Title: Return to Work Coordinator, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $108222.23 to $125771.99 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)
 

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 
Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.
    

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

As part of the wider HR Team at Northern Beaches Council, the Recovery at Work Coordinator is responsible for proactively carrying out the day-to-day duties of the Recovery at Work Program in a self-insurance framework. This role is the primary support for workers, managers and other key stakeholders with respect to recovery through work.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 

Our opportunity :
The key focus areas of this role include: 
1)    Focusing on early intervention to facilitate and support a proactive “person centric” recovery at work process.
2)    Coordinating a worker's recovery through the development and management of tailored Recover at Work Plans to drive positive outcomes for the worker and meet organisational needs.
3)    Supporting workers to ensure their understanding and to ensure compliance with legislation; SIRA Standards of Practice and Council’s Recovery at Work Program.
4)    Supporting Council’s HR team in managing non-work-related injuries and illnesses and developing recovery at work plans.

About you :
We’re looking for a resilient and proactive, Recovery at Work Coordinator to join our dynamic team.  You’ll bring a customer centric, collaborative approach to a team passionate about making a difference to our employees and community.
Whilst based in Dee Why, the role is required to attend all Council buildings and depots across the Northern Beaches LGA to meet and engage with injured workers and their managers. Travel to and from case conferences is also required.
 

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 23 March 2025
• Expected Interview Date: Week starting from 31 March 2025
• Questions? Please call Lisa Donohue, Workers Compensation Team Leader on 0427 461 328

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.