Meaningful Career at Benetas We are a caring not-for-profit organisation with more than 70 years of experience in helping older Victorians with quality retirement living, home care, respite and residential aged care services. With a commitment to social justice, we contribute a social dividend which sees any profit reinvested into providing benefits to people within our communities.

Belong where genuine connections thrive

Join our team of 2,000+ people making a positive difference to more than 15,000 older Victorians through aged care services. As a respected not-for-profit organisation, we’re transforming the experience of ageing through collaboration, new ideas and investment in people and services.

Our teams are supported to build meaningful connections and deliver exceptional care by accessible leaders who encourage professional development and growth. Live your best work/life in a respectful environment that values your safety, wellbeing and the contribution you make.

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Jobs that make a difference

Jobs that make a difference

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Empowered to Shine Across many different and interesting roles, we support our people to build meaningful connections and make a real impact by delivering exceptional, person-centred care. Our accessible and supportive leaders provide the resources, professional development and opportunities for career growth you need to succeed. Working in an industry that is constantly evolving, while supporting the needs of older persons throughout their journey brings its challenges. So, bring your curiosity, positive energy, and resilience as we adapt to change together. And know that by your side, you have a team of caring colleagues who’ve got you. Live your best work/life in an inclusive, people-centred environment, where our values are deeply lived, your safety and well-being are a priority and your contribution is celebrated. Feel uplifted by our supportive and respectful culture, where purposeful work connects us and everything we do. More about Benetas

 

Empowered to Shine

Across many different and interesting roles, we support our people to build meaningful connections and make a real impact by delivering exceptional, person-centred care. Our accessible and supportive leaders provide the resources, professional development and opportunities for career growth you need to succeed.

Feel uplifted by our supportive and respectful culture, where purposeful work connects us and everything we do.

Benefits

  • Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits up to $18,600 per annum - increasing your take home pay by reducing how much tax you pay
  • Study leave and scholarship programs
  • Strong safety and wellbeing focus
  • Reward and recognition programs
  • Development opportunities and a history of internal career progression
  • Work for an organisation that lives its values of Respect, Community, Spirit and Responsibility
Locations you can work

Locations you can work

Metro Melbourne Region Multiple residential homes including popular areas like Glenroy, Brunswick, Camberwell, Clarinda and out to the sweeping views of Heidelberg. Community health and care services operate throughout, with support from Respite Centre's.

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Metro Melbourne

Multiple residential homes including popular areas like Glenroy, Brunswick, Camberwell, Clarinda and out to the sweeping views of Heidelberg, and a Home Care Service.

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Greater Melbourne Region Ocean view residential aged care home in Mornington and Frakston, to a Country air home in Gisborne. A well-respected Health centre in the Macedon Range is also operated by Benetas providing a variety of allied health services. The Community, Health and Care Service operates outside of Metro melbourne, from along the peninsula, to across the Macedon Ranges and beyond.

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Greater Melbourne 

Ocean air homes in Mornington and Frankston, to a country air in Gisborne. The Home Care Service operates from along the peninsula, over to Macedon Ranges and beyond.

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Regional Victoria Regionally based residential homes in Bendigo, and a community health and care program operating all the way across the North West as far as Shepparton. A modern residential aged care home is located in Traralgon, with a Retirement Living Village next door, and a community health and care program operating across the Gippsland region from Pakenham to Bairnsdale.

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Regional Victoria

Regionally based homes in Bendigo and Traralgon, paired with a retirement village, and a home care program operating all the way from Ballarat to Shepparton and Bairnsdale.

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Support Office

Our Support Office in Hawthorn East includes our corporate functions. Our Sales and Customer Centre team are based at our Blackburn office, as well as Veterans Care Services.

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Quote - "What I love about my job is listening and showing that I care about my clients’ wellbeing. At the same time, I have also grown as a person from the interactions I’ve had with them" - Sebastian, Benetas In Home Service Assistant (Care Worker, Community Care)

"What I love about my job is listening and showing that I care about my clients’ wellbeing. At the same time, I have also grown as a person from the interactions I’ve had with them"

- Sebastian, Benetas In Home Service Assistant - Community, Health and Care (Home Care Worker)

A variety of Frequently asked questions that a person seeking a career in care at Benetas may want to know

Frequently Asked Questions

All current vacancies are listed on our Careers Site here.

If you cannot find the role you are looking for, please sign up to job alerts. When we do have a job that is of interest, you will receive an email alert. 

You can also join our community to receive more information about why it is great to work at Benetas. 

Response

You will receive an email confirming your application has been received. 

We aim to respond to applications within two (2) business days. If your application does not meet the minimum criteria, you will receive an unsuccessful email notification.

If your application does meet the minimum criteria, we will be in touch via phone or email for a further conversation.

All applicants will be responded to with an outcome. If we have a lot of applicants, it may take a little while to get the email to you - but all applications will be responded to. 

Process

If your application meets the job criteria, there is an interview with the hiring manager, and after that reference checks. We may also start to gather and verify the required qualifications, licences, training certificates, checks, etc that are needed for the position you have applied for. These compliance requirements will be listed in the Position Description in the advertisement for the role you are applying for. 

All roles are a little different though so if you are contacted over the phone, the Benetas employee you speak to will let you know. 

Applicant Portal

You can also check the progress of your application through your Applicant Portal. 

Expression of Interest Form

Your information will be added to our system.

When we have jobs that become vacant, we look up the interested candidates in our system before we post a job advertisement. If your information matches the job, we may contact you to invite you to apply for it, or to speak to you about your interest and suitability.

You will also receive email notifications to stay up to date with what is happening at Benetas, and let you know of any jobs that we are currently advertising that may be of interest to you. 

Joining the Community

You will be signed up to receive e-newsletters, which are emails that contain more information about Benetas, updates for things that we are working on or doing to improve the lives of older Victorians. The emails may also be about ways that we are engaging with, supporting or recognising our workforce. 

You can elect to stop receiving email communications, or to be removed from our system at any time through your Applicant Portal. 

You can check the progress of your application at any time via the applicant portal.  

We will contact you via phone or email so please make sure you keep your contact details up to date and check your junk mail folder. If your contact details change, make sure you login to your applicant profile to update your information. 

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We currently have over 200 volunteers who choose to spend their time with older Victorians. 

You can find out more, and apply to be a volunteer here or visit https://www.benetas.com.au/careers/volunteers 

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