Return to Work and WHS Coordinator

We're looking for a WHS and Return to Work Coordinator to join our existing WHS team. This is a newly created role supporting a group of established South Australian commercial and residential construction businesses.

It's a hands-on role split between safety and injury management. You'll be out on site, in offices and at operational facilities, working with project teams, supervisors, workers and contractors to put practical safety in place. You'll also manage return to work, so you can see an injured worker's recovery through from start to finish.

Where you might be coming from
We're open to people from different backgrounds, including:

• WHS professionals who want variety and a real say in how things run
• workers compensation claims or case managers who want to move to the employer side, working with one group instead of a large caseload
• experienced tradespeople or site leaders who have moved into safety, or want to, and understand how work is actually done on site

You don't need to be strong in everything on day one. We'll help you build the areas that are newer to you.

The role

• conducting site and workplace inspections and supporting practical risk management
• providing day-to-day WHS advice to managers, project teams and workers
• coordinating injury management, suitable duties and return to work plans
• liaising with injured workers, managers, treating doctors, allied health providers and the claims agent
• developing and reviewing SWMS, risk assessments and WHS documentation
• supporting incident investigations and corrective actions
• contractor onboarding and compliance
• coordinating inductions, toolbox talks and training
• maintaining WHS and RTW systems, registers and records

About you

• a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (completed or underway), or South Australian RTW Coordinator accreditation, or solid experience in claims or injury management
• experience in WHS, construction or trades, or workers compensation
• confidence working directly with site teams, managers, medical providers and contractors
• good communication, organisational and computer skills
• a current driver's licence and your own car

Experience in construction or manufacturing is a plus.

Why this role

• you'll support one group of businesses and build real working relationships
• you'll be part of operational decisions, not auditing from the sidelines
• the support of an established WHS team, with plenty of autonomy
• variety across offices, operational facilities and live sites
• a real development pathway in both WHS and RTW

What we offer

• permanent full-time employment
• car allowance, laptop and mobile phone
• flexible hours, around 7.00am to 3.30pm or 8.30am to 5.00pm
• support to complete RTWC qualifications, where not previously held
• ongoing professional development

If you're practical, like being out in the business and want to make a difference to how people work and recover, we'd like to hear from you.

This role is only open to people with full and ongoing Australian working rights.