- $128,755.00 per annum + superannuation
- Full time, ongoing opportunity
- Geelong based role (hybrid work from home – 3 days in office)
- Advanced communication capabilities and technical skills demonstrated by experience within the insurance compensation industry in a technical role
- Ability to build rapport and empathy with injured workers and their support networks
- Highly developed skills in coaching, influencing and relationship building
- Capability to develop and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of WorkSafe and its stakeholder landscape
- Ability to work with different IT applications
Claims Technical Specialist - North Geelong, Australia - WorkSafe Victoria
Description
About the role
Are you ready to utilise your technical claims and legislative expertise to be a part of transforming support for injured workers in Victoria, improving the recovery, social and work participation outcomes of injured workers?
As a Claims Technical Specialist will provide expertise across the Claims and Recovery Support division to proactively provide highly specialised technical information and advice, whilst continuing the focus on injured worker experience and improving outcomes for injured workers.
You will work collaboratively across the Claims and Recovery Support division and other teams within Worksafe to develop business solutions and improve capability of the team. This will be achieved through identifying areas where the team requires technical skills development, and proactively working with internal stakeholders to determine the best method of achieving the identified development opportunity.
Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.
About you
You are an exceptional team player with extensive knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Workers Compensation Legislation, paired with highly developed skills in coaching, influencing and relationship building. You will play a critical role in providing advice and building the capability of our Recovery and Support Advisors and Coordinators.
Additionally, you will possess the following skills and experience:
Working with Us
At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.
We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders.
What's next?
Applications close 11:00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.
Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.
Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.
For further enquiries please contact Bianca Stojanovski via email
About us
WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don't shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that's why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.
We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.
WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.