• Utilise your expertise to undertake WorkCover claim administration and payments.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
• VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer to provide a critical role within People, Safety, Culture and Communications.

About the Business Unit

People, Safety, Culture and Communications' core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

About the Role

The WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance, a branch within the Department of Justice and Community Safety's People, Safety, Culture and Communications unit. The Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance team is responsible for ensuring the department is meeting its responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Accident Compensation Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013.

The WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer is responsible for coordinating the department's Workers' Compensation payments and providing support to the Senior WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer for the department's obligations to make payments to employees on workers compensation.

As the WorkCover Payroll Administration Officer, some of your duties will include:

• Undertaking WorkCover claim administration and calculation of weekly WorkCover payments.
• Processing all relevant WorkCover payments, including weekly and "Top Up" payments in CHRIS21.
• Entering and maintaining relevant leave records in CHRIS21 / Time Target.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in using the use of payroll systems CHRIS21, including Time Target, is strongly desired.
• Experience in processing workers compensation payments.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is not essential however would be highly regarded.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.