Coles Group

A new role = A new way to win together

You belong at Coles Group where we look ahead, have a plan, and are up for the challenge. We learn and grow by taking career-defining opportunities and this one may just be your next.

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.

At Coles Group Insurance, we protect our people, customers and business. From property and cyber, to public liability and workers compensation, we work across the company to understand our risks, provide exceptional coverage, deliver strategic advice, and bring our business goals and values to life.

About the role

As a national team, Coles Group Team Cover engages and collaborates across the entire Coles family to minimise the impact of workplace injury and help ensure our Team Members come home safely every day. In unfortunate cases of workplace accident or injury, we seek to support our Team Members, so they can concentrate on recovering and come back to work as soon as possible.

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated and proactive Workers Compensation Claims professional to join Coles Team Cover as a Claims Specialist in a 12 month maternity leave, full-time role.

Reporting to the Claims Team Manager, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of self-insured workers compensation claims and will work closely with key stakeholders to achieve optimal return to work and claim outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

On a day-to-day basis this role will see you responsible for end-to-end claims management for a portfolio of self-insured workers compensation claims. This will include setting the claims strategy for claims from start to end and provide a great outcome for our business and team members.

You’ll also be:

• managing 50-60 Workers Compensation claims
• communicating and interacting with medical professionals to facilitate return to work
• participating in multidisciplinary reviews
• interacting and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders

Good things you’ll need

A strong result driven professional with experience in claims management within a worker’s compensation or insurance environment.

You’ll also need

• experience working as Case Officer in an Agent or Self insurer
• knowledge of the current Victorian Workers Compensation Legislation
• experience in negotiating Return to Work and rehabilitation outcomes
• effective interpersonal and communication capabilities with a customer service mindset
• ability to manage multiple priorities to meet agreed deadlines and a high attention to detail
• qualification or certification in a health or business-related field will be highly desirable

Why Coles?

You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.

For everyone who shares our passion

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.

Safer together

We’re committed to providing a safe environment for our team members and our customers. As part of that commitment, you will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before joining the team at Coles, unless you’re medically exempt. You’ll also need to disclose your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application (and possibly provide further evidence of your vaccination status). Thanks for applying, and for your understanding.

Job ID: 75048

Employment Type: Fixed Term

We are seeking to employ a Claims Specialist - Workers Compensation, for a 12 month fixed term mat leave role. In this role, you will report to the Claims Management Team Leader and be responsible for managing part of the portfolio of Victoria workers compensation claims.