Workplace Rehabilitation Advisor

Organisation: City of Sydney
Work Type : Full time
Location : Sydney, NSW
Person Responsible : Kasia Augustyn
Phone number : 0292467865
Applications close: 17 June 2026

Job Description

Description
• Work Health & Safety/People, Performance & Technology • Full Time/Permanent • $129,721 per annum plus superannuation Caring for our city, creating a future for all Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision. Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions. About the role The City of Sydney has an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join our friendly and professional Work Health and Safety Team that work across several areas to keep our employees safe, happy and healthy. In this role, you’ll provide injury management, health and wellbeing, rehabilitation and return to work services to achieve optimal return to work outcomes for our employees in line with best practice principles and legislation, with a strong focus on psychosocial factors that may impact recovery and work participation. We’re looking for someone with: • tertiary qualifications and accreditation/registration in an allied health discipline (e.g. Rehabilitation Counselling, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology or related) • 2-3 years minimum experience in workplace rehabilitation and return to work case management in a worker’s compensation environment • experience managing both psychological and physical injury claims, and the ability to apply a psychosocial approach to injury management • strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage sensitive and complex cases with professionalism and sound judgement. Download position description This role has the option of a rostered day off each month, known as a 19-day month. The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration, medical assessment and criminal history check. Find out why a career at the City of Sydney might be right for you.

Description

• Work Health & Safety/People, Performance & Technology
• Full Time/Permanent
• $129,721 per annum plus superannuation

Caring for our city, creating a future for all
Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city:
Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision. Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.

About the role
The City of Sydney has an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join our friendly and professional Work Health and Safety Team that work across several areas to keep our employees safe, happy and healthy.
In this role, you’ll provide injury management, health and wellbeing, rehabilitation and return to work services to achieve optimal return to work outcomes for our employees in line with best practice principles and legislation, with a strong focus on psychosocial factors that may impact recovery and work participation.

We’re looking for someone with:
• tertiary qualifications and accreditation/registration in an allied health discipline (e.g. Rehabilitation Counselling, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology or related)
• 2-3 years minimum experience in workplace rehabilitation and return to work case management in a worker’s compensation environment
• experience managing both psychological and physical injury claims, and the ability to apply a psychosocial approach to injury management
• strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage sensitive and complex cases with professionalism and sound judgement.

Download position description

This role has the option of a rostered day off each month, known as a 19-day month. The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration, medical assessment and criminal history check.

Find out why a career at the City of Sydney might be right for you.

How to Apply

HowtoApply
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women. All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, are encouraged to join us. We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at [email protected] or 02 9265 9333. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Wednesday 17 June 2026. Select ‘apply now’ to submit your resume and selection criteria.

HowtoApply

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.

All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, are encouraged to join us. We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at [email protected] or 02 9265 9333.

Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Wednesday 17 June 2026.

Select ‘apply now’ to submit your resume and selection criteria.

Apply now

We are looking forward to receiving your application if you are a direct applicant. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.

Workplace Rehabilitation Advisor