Role: Hybrid Safety & Recover@Work Partner
Location: Supporting services across South Australia, with 1 day based at the Mawson Lakes Centre Support Office and a minimum of 1 day onsite at services
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Be Part of a Team That Puts People First
Join Goodstart as a Hybrid Safety & Recover@Work Partner you’ll support both our Safety, Health & Wellbeing and our Recover@Work teams. You’ll be the trusted first point of contact supporting our centres and people leaders with timely, practical advice that keeps our people safe, supported and well. Along with managing a diverse caseload of Workers Compensation matters and providing expert WC advice.
At Goodstart, safety isn’t a policy — it’s who we are.
Your Impact:
Partner with Centre Directors, operational leaders, and centre support teams to support implementation and monitoring of WHS management system requirements.
Provide practical, workplace-level guidance to Goodstarters to enable safe work practices and effective risk control implementation.
Promote positive safety behaviours and reinforce Goodstart’s safety values and expectations.
Respond to WHS enquiries and incidents by applying established policies, procedures, standards and relevant legislation.
Apply early intervention claims management strategies and approved initiatives to all work related and non-work-related injury/incidents. This includes partnering with Axis and Telehealth Services.
Notification / lodgement of claims for work place injuries and illnesses to insurer / agent within legislative timeframes.
Develop and monitor meaningful Recover@Work plans for work related and non-work-related injuries in consultation with injured employee, their manager, and other relevant stakeholders.
Coach and mentor operations teams and employees at a local level in relation to return to work matters including supporting early intervention messaging and Recover@Work principles.
Maintain compliance registers ensuring accuracy, currency and integrity of records.
Prepare reports, summaries and documentation to enable operational awareness and ownership.
What Goodstart can offer you:
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
Free annual flu shot (optional)
Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
You’ll bring to the table:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in injury management and workers compensation management
Cert 4 WHS or equivalent demonstrated experience
Current Return to Work Coordinator (RTWC) certification
Demonstrated understanding and application of Workplace Health and Safety Legislation
Experience working in a social enterprise, education or health sector
Effectively manages new and unexpected events, and demonstrates judgement about when to escalate issues
Demonstrated customer service mindset that keeps the customer at the centre of what you do
Highly efficient with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
Flexible and able to operate in a dynamic environment
Current Working with Children Check for the State or Territory residing in
How to apply
Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.
We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.
Have a question? Contact Fiona of our Talent Acquisition Team via email
[email protected]
At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email
[email protected]
If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.
Supporting our people and protecting our children
We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.
