What it does: Hospitals and Health Care
Mission: We strive to deliver the highest standard of care and excellence in everything we do
Size and presence: Around 270
Best known for: Highly regarded for our specialist expertise in brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Royal Rehab is also renowned for supported accommodation
The good bits: Great multidisciplinary team with excellent working ethics
The not so good bits: A few complaints about high-stress levels due to time-bound responsibilities, long work hours.
We would like to acknowledge the Wallumedegal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.
Royal Rehab evolved from humble beginnings in 1899 with a compassionate and pioneering woman Susan Schardt. At just 27 years of age, Susan, who was blind from birth, helped a man with disabilities who was destined to be homeless by finding him accommodation and care. Throughout the decades that followed over 61,000 people have turned to Royal Rehab – Australia’s leading provider of rehabilitation and disability support services.
Highly regarded for our specialist expertise in brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Royal Rehab is also renowned for supported accommodation services, our private hospitals and community services delivering holistic quality care.
Born from the compassion of one remarkable woman over 120 years ago, Royal Rehab continues to enrich the lives of the people it serves.
Our skilled multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals support people to achieve as much independence and quality of life as possible. This includes assisting people to adjust to changed abilities, relearn skills and gain new ones, and reintegrate into their homes and the community.
We are motivated by our vision - a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.
We recognise everyone’s circumstances are different, and independence comes in many forms. Each person’s individual goals mean everything to us as we work together to discover what is possible.
We warmly welcome you to discover more about Royal Rehab.
We deliver via a team of professionals who are leaders in their fields. We have a remarkably long history with a wealth of experience. We are dependable and reliable. Our services and facilities are outstanding. We strive to deliver the highest standard of care and excellence in everything we do. We are committed to education and research to drive innovative advancements that benefit the people we serve.
We understand people are individuals. We respect the right of the individual to set their own goals. We appreciate everyone’s circumstances are different. Our services enrich lives by providing personalised support.
We are warm, welcoming and positive while being professional in everything we do.
Applying for any of our positions is simple through our online application process.
Before applying, please set aside some time to read the associated Position Description and prepare your responses to the Essential and Desirable Criteria for the role.
We recommend that you prepare your responses for the selection criteria in a Word document prior to uploading them into the provided response fields. Please note our system has a 3 hour timeout from when you commence your application.
The online process involves the below steps:
Use the search box to find the position you are interested in
You can do this by either entering a ref number (if you have seen the position advertised) or by entering a keyword. Alternatively, if you want to view all our current job listings simply click on the VACANCIES tab above.
Answer our simple questionnaire
This is normally no more than 10-15 questions, which are designed to provide Royal Rehab with more information about you and will require you to provide responses to the Essential and Desirable criteria for the role. Answering these questions to the best of your ability allows us to process your application more efficiently.
Upload or build your CV
If you have a CV in a compatible format simply upload it onto our system by following a couple of simple steps. If you do not already have a professionally formatted CV you can use our system to build one for you. Please ensure your CV is updated with details of at least two referees we can contact.
Please note: Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive an email, or require assistance when applying please call (02) 9808 9267 for technical support with your application.
A career at Royal Rehab is an opportunity to make a difference with an iconic organisation recognised as a leader in rehabilitation and disability support.
We pride ourselves on our skilled workforce which is committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. Representing a broad range of different professions, our people are united by our values and inspired by a commitment to clinical excellence, education and research, and personalised care.
We continually strive to make Royal Rehab a great place to work. We believe in creating an environment that supports our employees and enables them to do their best. We encourage personal and professional development through ongoing learning and development, and we appropriately remunerate and reward for performance.
An equal opportunity employer, Royal Rehab encourages inclusiveness and diversity in our recruitment process and employment practices are in place that ensure existing and potential employees compete on their merits.
If you are interested in a rewarding career in a values-driven organisation committed to honesty, respect, working together and innovative thinking, we encourage you to explore our extensive benefits and current vacancies.
As a not-for-profit organisation, Royal Rehab staff members can take part of their income as a tax-free benefit. Salary packaging reduces the amount of tax paid, resulting in more take-home income. Royal Rehab staff members can choose to salary package up to a maximum of $15,900 per fringe benefit tax year on items such as their mortgage, rent, school tuition fees, private health insurance, groceries and utility bills.
Royal Rehab also allows staff to salary package a further amount up to $2,550 for meal and entertainment benefits.
Alex Ommanney Social Work Prize
This annual prize is dedicated to the memory of Royal Rehab’s social worker Alex Ommanney in recognition of the significant contribution he made advocating the rights of people with disabilities. This prize aims to contribute to the development of the next generation of social workers by recognising excellence in rehabilitation, catastrophic injury and disability.
University of NSW Social Work student Danya Schonberger was awarded the Royal Rehab Alex Ommanney Social Work Student Prize 2020 on World Social Work Day, 17 March 2020. University of NSW Social Work student Sanam Mani received the Highly Commended Award. This year’s World Social Work Day theme was “promoting the importance of human relationships” which Danya and Sanam showed brilliantly in their submissions.