Job Description

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Consultant to join our team in Griffith, Canberra on a full-time basis!

If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer care and making a difference in people’s lives, this is the place for you. Help your clients regain their independence and achieve their goals in life and work!

We build better lives through work and health.

Why work with WFA?

• Career and Professional Development linked to your profession
• A training academy to keep your skills sharp and reach all CPD requirements
• Opportunities to work in over 80 locations in Australia
• Ongoing flexible working arrangements – you’ll be equipped to manage your own time
• Professional Development study options
• Paid Parental leave
• Assistance with CPD requirements
• Financial Incentive programs to reward you for your hard work

About the role

As a Rehabilitation Consultant you will play a vital role in the provision of workplace rehabilitation services to help build better lives through work and health. As part of the team you’ll support people to get well and working.

As a valued team member, your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking worksite, functional, ergonomic, equipment and home assessments
• Identifying Return to Work (RTW) barriers
• Liaising with clients, insurers, medical practitioners and employers to achieve outcomes appropriate for all parties
• Designing, implementing and monitoring programs that assist injured employees to return to the workforce
• Applying your clinical knowledge to improve return to work outcomes
• Providing evidence-based psychological interventions
• Applying solutions based, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Completing a variety of assessments using your clinical skills. Including but not limited to Initial assessments to form a diagnosis, treatment plans, psychosocial barriers to employment and Vocational Assessments for injured workers.

Qualifications

• Qualifications & registration in any of the following
  • Rehabilitation Counselling, Psychology
• Willingness to travel (A current vehicle and drivers licence is compulsory)
• A keen sense of punctuality and the effective ability to manage your time

Additional Information

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.