Injury & Wellness Advisor

Who we are

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. We care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

About the Role

This is a specialist people, wellbeing and injury management role that sits at the intersection of employee wellbeing, workplace rehabilitation, Workcover management and business partnering. It is much more than an administrative claim’s role, it is a trusted advisor position within self-insured organisation that helps our employees recover from injury, remain at work where possible, and successfully return to work following illness or injury.

The Injury & Wellness Advisor is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of workplace injuries and WorkCover claims across Melbourne Water, while also driving proactive wellbeing and early intervention initiatives.

Whilst injury and claims management is the primary focus, the successful candidate will also contribute across broader health and wellbeing activities including pre-employment assessments, reasonable adjustments, and workplace interventions.

• Injury management and rehabilitation
• Return-to-work planning and case management.
• WorkCover claims
• Temporary work arrangements
• Reasonable workplace adjustments
• Fitness for work assessments
• Employee wellbeing programs
• Legislative and compliance obligations

For more information, please refer to the attached  Position Description

You'll be trusted to manage complex cases, partner with leaders across the business, influence positive wellbeing outcomes, and help create a safe, healthy, and supportive workplace for Melbourne Water employees.

About you:                          

• Demonstrated specialist expertise in injury management, rehabilitation, workers compensation and workplace wellbeing.
• Sound understanding of Workcover, Injury management, Return to work and relevant legislation.
• Experience in a complex operational / self-insurance and or business partnering environment preferable.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex worker compensation claims and providing technical advice to management/stakeholders.
• Highly developed consultation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated capability to operate autonomously and exercise independent professional judgement in complex environments.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders for specialist advice and to share learnings, as appropriate.
• Return to Work Coordinator certification. Whilst preferred, this can be obtained post-employment if required.

This role is ideal for a trusted advisor who combines injury management expertise, strong stakeholder skills, empathy and commercial judgement to help people recover, return to work, and thrive.

Why join us:

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains. 

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, Neurodivergent Individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and enthusiastic about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit. 

How to Apply

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Monday 31^st August @ 11:55am AEST