Partnership Specialist

**Two Full-time positions based in Hurstville**:

- ** $74k - $79k inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging**:

- ** Flexible, friendly organisation, Hybrid work options available**

Are you **passionate about making a positive impact** in the lives of carers across Australia? The Benevolent Society is excited to announce the **growth** and **expansion** of our **Carer Gateway Program**, and we are looking for dedicated individuals to join our team. The Benevolent Society is Australia’s first charity, providing a range of Disability, Child, Youth and Family and Aged Care services across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. Our vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life.

We are committed to supporting carers and enhancing their quality of life. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a **dynamic** and **innovative** team, **as we work together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of carers**. Caring for a loved one is important work. Some days caring brings great joy, but some days it can be lonely or a little overwhelming. No matter how you feel today, our Carer’s Gateway will be just a phone call away. Carer’s Gateway is an initiative to provide carers with information, support, counselling, and coaching. Click here to find out more about Carer Gateway

**Duties**
- Develop partnerships with key stakeholders, build referral networks and, direct consumer engagements to help grow our Carer Gateway program
- Generate positive client outcomes with your ability to navigate the Carer Gateway service seamlessly, promote our services and advocate for our organisation
- Create, distribute and maintain content and information packs regarding the service to inform consumers, referral agencies and stakeholder panels

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits -** You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home _even more pay_
- **Motor Vehicle Packaging Options - **to suit your lifestyle.
- **Work/Life Balance - **Flexible work arrangements including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees.
- **Recognition and Reward - **Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness -** Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- **Professional development - **We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth

**Skills and Experience**

We want you to be successful in your new role This means you’ll have:

- Entry level applicants with existing stakeholder contacts considered
- A passion for helping Carers live their best lives while they support a loved one to have a better quality of life.
- Knowledge of referral networks, government departments and key stakeholders relevant to the Carer Gateway
- Understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the social service sectors
- Knowledge and skills in relationship building with multiple stakeholders
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Ability to represent the Carer Gateway program positively and be able to articulate the benefits of the program to increase referrals

Have any questions? Please contact Michelle on 0408 242 879 for a friendly, confidential discussion.