On International Women's Day and every day in many ways, women employed by Uniting AgeWell are making a difference to people’s lives.
This is an opportunity to recognise the impact of valued members of the Uniting AgeWell team and to re-affirm our commitment to providing truly inclusive career pathways.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #InspiringInclusion.
Linked to a day that has historically championed women’s rights, we are invited to imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
Reflecting our core value of Inclusion, today we’re sharing insight from women making a difference to the lives of people as they age, through their varied roles with Uniting AgeWell.
With over 78 per cent of our workforce identifying as female, women are making an impact everyday through their careers with Uniting AgeWell.
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Celebrating women and inspiring inclusion
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Meaghan Perris
Senior Care Manager at Strath-Haven Community
It takes courage to follow your dream. Especially when you’re raising two children on your own and looking for a change from your current job, which you don’t particularly enjoy.
That’s exactly what 36-year-old Meaghan Perris did and today she’s the Senior Care Manager at Uniting AgeWell’s Strath-Haven Community.
Growing up, Meaghan would tag along with her Mum who nursed in aged care facilities. “I would chat to the residents, hear their life stories and feel so privileged to be on the receiving end of all their wisdom,” Meaghan explains. “I knew I wanted to follow in Mum’s footsteps.”
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Sherry-Ann Bailey
Director of Home Care for Barwon and North West Melbourne
Some things remain constant. And while Sherry-Ann Bailey holds the high-powered position of being Uniting AgeWell Director of Home Care for Barwon and North West Melbourne – her passion remains the same.
At heart she’s still that same young girl who accompanied her step-mum to work at clients’ homes in the UK because she loved being able to make a difference to older people.
Sherry-Ann remains firmly grounded in her core beliefs, which reflect the values of the organisation – kindness, respect, integrity, innovation and inclusion.
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Teraez Fogarty
Director, Eastern Metro Home Care
As Director, Eastern Metro Home Care, Teraez is charged with making sure that over 2400 Commonwealth-funded home care clients receive the best-possible advice and services through Uniting AgeWell's programs.
She also oversees the development and mentoring of 70 office-based personnel at the new home care hub at Burwood East, as well as 130 home care workers who provide services to clients across the entire Eastern region.
Teraez has been with Uniting AgeWell since mid-2022 and is a vital force driving Uniting AgeWell’s growth in home care, leveraging its reputation for excellent care and service.
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Ann Bingham
Program Manager, Home Care Programs Tasmania
Ann Bingham has a mission in life: to enable older people to live well at home.
On their terms. Including how they can lead happy purposeful lives the way they want to – right up until the end.
She believes there’s a solution to every obstacle when it comes to aged care. And she believes in providing advice and information that allows the older person to be in the driving seat when it comes to making decisions.
“We all get older,” she says. “We can’t change that. But what we can change is how we live as we age.”
Leading two teams, Ann Bingham is an inspiring woman making the change for older people by supporting their independence to live well.
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Kelina Tokunai
Lifestyle Coordinator at Andrew Kerr Care Community
Kelina Tokunai’s career is driven by her heart.
It was her qualities of kindness and compassion that saw the Lifestyle Coordinator at Uniting AgeWell’s Andrew Kerr Care Community receive the organisation’s highest staff award – Employee of the Year for 2023.
In her acceptance speech, Kelina paid tribute to Uniting AgeWell for being an organisation that invests in and grows its staff. She also mentioned the reason for her job satisfaction – the residents, she cares so much about. Kelina is truly a woman who is making great changes for older people and future generations. With the Herd Intergenerational Learning Centre, she demonstrates her excellence and great values to stakeholders in the Andrew Kerr Care Community.
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Eleanor Clinton
Newnham Community Aldersgate Village Lifestyle Coordinator
Eleanor Clinton spent ten years travelling and working across the world – from Europe to Asia, from New Zealand to North and South America – and gave up her job in New York to return to her roots.
Despite the joy that tourism gave her, Eleanor is a woman who wants to make a real difference in the lives of others. With her interest in supporting older people, she is now a Lifestyle Coordinator who plays an important role in the wellbeing of the residents on site.
She also loves her working environment. “The team at Aldersgate Village is warm and inclusive, we’re all down to earth and all pull together to make things happen,” Eleanor explains.
Sagun has been at Uniting AgeWell Sorell Community Ningana for over a year now and says she opted to work in aged care because of the ongoing holistic care she can provide to residents.
“In a hospital setting, patients come in and get discharged once they are better – you don’t have time to get to know them,” Sagun explains.
“When you are away from everyone that you know and love, it is important to be able to have the opportunity to establish ongoing relationships with residents.”
Sagun is also delighted that Nepali is the fastest growing migrant community in Australia and Nepali is the second most widely spoken language in Tasmania.
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