SHEPPARTON Villages is well known as a leader in retirement living and aged care in Shepparton, long promoting itself with the line “More than a place”.
But what does that actually mean?
It means that the organisation sees itself as not just responsible for providing retirement living and aged care accommodation – in other words, a place to go – but as something more than that.
Across its three sites around Greater Shepparton, Shepparton Villages prides itself on offering a sense of community.
As an organisation that has arisen from the local community and remains a proud non-profit contributor to that community, the ethos of Shepparton Villages continues to emphasise dimensions of care that go beyond the clinical, and beyond checklists and compliance with standards (important as those things are).
It seeks to encourage an understanding that people want to feel part of a community, and receive recognition that where they live is their home – not just a place to stay.
The attitude extends to staff as well. The employees who do best at Shepparton Villages, across a range of occupations from personal care workers and medication endorsed enrolled nurses through to food and domestic service assistants and others (all currently being sought), all tend to have one thing in common. According to those who do the hiring, such employees understand the sense of community they find, and want to be part of it.
Shepparton Villages is always on the lookout for potential employees with the right skills and qualifications, where these are needed, but above and beyond that they say the search is on for more people who truly “get it” when they hear that Shepparton Villages is “more than a place”. For those who do get it, Shepparton Villages says it can offer more than just a job.
