Our Story

Supporting Australians since 1813 – At The Benevolent Society we believe that all Australians deserve to live life their way which is why we’ve always been at the forefront of social change. We provide support services to children, young people and families, older Australians, carers, and people with disability to enable people to live life on their terms.

Your role

Our Specialist Travelling & Telehealth (STAT) team has been created to provide innovative solutions for client service delivery to ensure our clients get timely, well-co-ordinated services no matter where they live and to avoid disruption of service.

We have a number of part-time and full-time vacancies within this newly established team that can be based anywhere you are. Or you can connect into one of our Sydney hubs; Hurstville, Liverpool or Werrington or if you prefer the true country/beach lifestyle we have our regional hubs across Western NSW, Southern NSW and Northern NSW or if you’re in South Australia, our hubs in Adelaide or Port Pirie or Victoria and Queensland.

Who are you?

Being an experienced OT or someone with less experience, you are passionate about supporting people with a disability by giving telehealth therapy services and bringing your skills to achieve their goals. You thrive in a flexible, person-centred and strengths-based way across a diverse range of settings to meet client needs You demonstrate genuine respect for all people regardless of their disability, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation. You are super keen to contribute to our friendly and supportive culture.

What’s in it for you?

We support people to live their best life and our tagline ‘Your life. Your way.’ summarises our perspective. This also refers to you, our employee. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

• Flexible working conditions with part-time and remote working arrangements supported and mobile working tools supplied
• Access to great professional development including fortnightly individual clinical supervision (more for new graduates), monthly Communities of Practice, and a range of other learning opportunities tailored to you
• Supporting a diverse range of clients from children to adults, through our range of disability programs funded by the NDIS, state education departments and other government programs
• Working in a truly multi-disciplinary team of OTs, Speech Pathologists, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Psychologists and Support Coordinators to deliver outcomes for clients
• Strong career advancement including annual selection process for Senior practitioner roles, management pathways, and transfer and secondment opportunities across TBS programs and locations
• A focus on work / life balance with access to monthly Accrued Days Off, up to two weeks additional purchased annual leave each year, and access to long service leave after five years
• Competitive remuneration with access to salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year, employee discount program including gyms/fitness centres, and novated car leases.
• Realistic performance targets with lots of support as you build your caseload and experience.

What do you need for success?

We want you to be successful in your new role. This role suits you if you have:

• Current registration with AHPRA and knowledge of NDIS
• Demonstrated understanding of (and experience working with) contemporary theoretical and practice frameworks in service delivery such as Telehealth and other service continuity practice
• Willingness to undertake travel and work outside standard business hours
• Willingness to contribute to and develop your professional skills through our internal practice communities
• Great communication skills to produce quality written work
• Current drivers licence, willingness/ability to travel to clients across various states

Sounds like you?

If you want to be part of an amazing team and ready to build your best life? Apply online today!

Contact Clare Georges on 0466 735 005 if you would like to know more.

The Benevolent Society is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities and people we support and advocate for. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people of all ages, identity and abilities. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role.

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