Workers Compensation Payroll Advisor

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Division

The Employee Safety and Wellbeing Division (ESWD) is committed to the Department's vision to create safe, healthy, respectful and inclusive working environments for Department employees to thrive and succeed.

The Return to Work and Recovery Team commenced in early 2023, and aims to provide person centred, dedicated support to injured employees with workers' compensation claims, specifically targeting principal claims, escalated and complex claims, and claims by staff from small schools.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available to support the Department of Education's Return to Work and Recovery Team as a Worker Compensation Payroll Advisor (VPS 4), in the Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division.

This role supports the return to work coordinators with the coordination of payroll processing including:

• processing of current weekly earnings, medical certificates and return to work plans
• supporting business managers and human resources with workers compensation payroll advice
• building skills, knowledge, and understanding of workers compensation payroll obligations.

The role requires:

• strong people and stakeholder management skills with the ability collaborate on initiatives to improve results
• excellent verbal and written communication and case management skills including organisational and records management
• knowledge and experience in workers compensation legislation, obligations and practices
• ability to drive team performance towards achieving set key performance indicators (KPIs).

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Demonstrated experience in payroll and compensation-related transactions, with strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and proficiency in payroll systems and records management tools.

Applicants are asked to provide a statement of no more than two pages against the Key Selection Criteria including addressing the essential qualifications and experience listed.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Lorna Lutu, Manager Return to Work and Recovery Team via (03) •••• •240 or Lorna.Lutu@education.vic.gov.au.   

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on 16 September 2026.