Specialist Consultant (Health, Safety and Wellbeing)

Job Description

As the specialist consultant, you will manage rehabilitation and return to work arrangements of injured and ill workers including WorkCover and income protection matters.

About Legal Aid Queensland

As the specialist consultant, you will manage rehabilitation and return to work arrangements of injured and ill workers including WorkCover and income protection matters.

This is a permanent full time position.

What You Will Do

  • Design, implement and monitor psychological and psychosocial HSW initiatives
  • Provide strategic advice on planning and performance of LAQ’s health and safety management system
  • Monitor, review and undertake analysis of health and safety incidents, performance reports and legislation to assist Officers to meet their due diligence duties

About you: The successful candidate will have

  • Extensive experience in overseeing a safety management systems and managing WHS risk
  • Experience in overseeing, providing advice and contributing to strategies and best practice HSW
  • Experience managing complex rehabilitation matters including independent medical assessments and ill health retirement

What We Can Offer You

  • 36.25 hrs per week (full time hours)
  • 12.75% employer super contributions
  • Generous salary packaging available
  • Study leave for approved work-related courses.

Interested?

If this opportunity sounds right for you, see the full position description below for how to apply now for your chance to make a positive impact and work for a supportive organisation that makes a difference.

Occupational group Occupational Health & Safety