MANAGING three of nine Community Interlink offices across Northern Victoria and Southern NSW, Jan McRae could not wish for a more fulfilling and consequential career.
Having worked in various capacities within the registered home care package provider for 23 years, Jan said the non-profit is committed to supporting individuals to live their best life at home with as much dignity in independence as possible.
“It’s really about listening to people and finding out what they need to live a quality life and we work as team to solve any impediments or problems that prevent our clients from doing so,” Jan said.
Beginning her career working in disability, but always drawn to aged-care support, Jan has had ample opportunity to develop her career and broaden her skill set while working at Community Interlink, but it has been the impact on clients’ lives that she has most valued, as she said, “The greatest opportunity I’ve had at Community Interlink has been to create real and positive change in people’s lives, you get to meet some real characters and hear their life stories.
“Along the way, you develop admiration for both your clients and their carers who you see time and again do the most incredible and selfless things for their loved ones.”
Extending her admiration to her colleagues Jan added, “I’ve been fortunate in my time to work with colleagues who are not only kind, capable and good humoured but are solely dedicated towards helping each client reach their individual goals.
“They are the kind of people you really want to work with, not everyone can do this job, but the staff at Community Interlink are people who like to listen and help.”
