MEET THE BOSS

Josh Benson

Company: Baptistcare at home

Position: Care Facilitator I got involved in business...

I wanted a career that provided real job satisfaction, helping the vulnerable, more senior residents in our community gives me that.

Our business is known for... providing quality and

reliable in-home support to enable our clients to remain independent and empowered. We are also one of the longest serving providers of home care in Dubbo and surrounds having started over 20 years ago.

The best feedback we receive is for... most definitely

all our care staff. They provide a great service to our many clients in sometimes difficult circumstances.

My role in the business...

involves travel across the region meeting clients and making sure they receive quality care. I also provide advice on navigating “My Aged Care” and what products and services are available under all levels of home care.

According to my staff, working for me is... Hopefully

positive... my bark is definitely worse than my bite!

I spend my down time...

relaxing at home with family. Any spare time I try to devote to finishing the many landscaping jobs at my home. I might be finished in a few years the way I’m going!

In my opinion, the biggest issue facing small businesses is...

obviously COVID19. Our elderly clients are particularly at risk and thus adhering to government restrictions regarding them staying at home is so important. Unfortunately, this goes so against our goal at Baptistcare of keeping our clients active and socially engaged.

What three famous people, dead or alive would you invite to dinner? Steffi Graf,

David Attenborough and Turia Pitt. All inspirational individuals who have either been successful or overcome huge challenges.

I’m most proud of...

being able to contribute towards the growth of the business to enable us to employ an additional ten local people over the past eighteen months. We now employ over 30 care staff in Dubbo and surrounding towns.

When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?

Marine

Biologist.

The best piece of career advice I can offer is... if you

are unhappy in your current job, do something about it. The first step is the most difficult but it’s never too late to make a change. Life is too short to be unhappy.

If I wasn’t in my current role, I’d... be travelling

Australia, exploring this incredible country we live in.