Meet the Team
At BaptistCare, our people are the heart of everything we do. Read their inspiring stories to discover what it’s like to be part of a team that’s making a real difference.
Meet Nancy – Care Facilitator
Before joining the aged care sector as a caseworker, Nancy worked as a Mandarin interpreter, before moving into childcare. For more than two years, she has drawn on these experiences...
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Meet Beth - Allied Health Consultant
Helping people live well at home across Canberra is what motivates Elizabeth (Beth) every day. After joining BaptistCare in 2023 as a community physiotherapist, she stepped into her current...
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Meet Julia – Booking Coordinator
From her desk overlooking the Mylor countryside in the Adelaide Hills, Julia books camps at Mylor Adventure Camp and Wirraway Homestead. She coordinates school camps during term time and bookings...
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Meet John - Senior Case Worker
In the heart of inner Sydney, HopeStreet Woolloomooloo has been providing compassionate community support for more than a decade. Here, people experiencing homelessness, family and domestic violence, addiction, mental health...
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Meet Lauren - Spiritual Care Coordinator
Join us as we meet some of our incredible team. When Lauren first left high school, she was certain she wanted a career in music. She enrolled in a...
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Meet Shireen - Allied Health Consultant
Join us as we meet some of our incredible team. When you speak with Shireen, her care for others and love of life on the NSW Far North Coast really...
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Meet Tom – Care Worker
Join us as we meet some of our incredible team. When you talk to Tom, a care worker with BaptistCare at home in the Richmond Valley, NSW, it’s clear...
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Meet Annette - Care Worker
For more than 20 years, Annette has been part of BaptistCare, supporting clients in Gundagai in the Murrumbidgee region of NSW. She joined BaptistCare when her children were young, after...
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Meet Agi - Hub Administrator
Join us as we meet some of our incredible team. For more than a decade, Agi has played a vital role at BaptistCare HopeStreet Campbelltown, helping to keep the hub...
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Meet Kersten - Wellness Coordinator
Join us as we meet some of our amazing aged care workers. This Monday, say hello to Kersten, Wellness Coordinator at BaptistCare Yarra Rossa Village. Energetic, creative and compassionate,...
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Meet Tina - Clinical Pathway Leader
Join us as we meet some of our incredible team. Meet Tina, Clinical Pathway Leader at BaptistCare HopeStreet in Tuggerah, New South Wales If you ever find yourself at...
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Meet Nirusha - Residential Manager
Leading with warmth and purpose – meet Nirusha from BaptistCare Glendale Lodge As Residential Manager of BaptistCare’s newest residential aged care home, Glendale Lodge, located in the serene Elderslie...
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Meet Kathryn - Care Team Supervisor
We’re pleased to introduce Kathryn, a passionate Care Team Supervisor based at the BaptistCare at home office in Cowra, in NSW’s Central West. With a career spanning nearly two...
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Meet Lena - Chef Manager
For Lena, food has always been about family, connection and care. Now the Chef Manager at BaptistCare’s newest residential aged care home, Glendale Lodge in Elderslie, NSW, Lena brings more...
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Meet Jen - Care Service Employee
Join us as we meet some of our amazing aged care workers. Meet Jen, a Care Service Employee with our BaptistCare at home Central Coast team. She has proudly worked...
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Meet Susan - Care Team Manager
Meet Susan, Care Team Manager at BaptistCare Niola residential aged care home in Parkes, New South Wales. With 30 years of nursing experience behind her, Susan recently decided to make...
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Meet Lee - Registered Nurse
Meet Lee, a Registered Nurse who works at BaptistCare’s Mid Richmond centre in Coraki on the Far North Coast of NSW. Lee made the move into aged care nursing...
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Meet Rosy - Care Service Employee
Meet Rosy, one of the most passionate aged care workers you’ll ever meet. Rosy is originally from Indonesia, but after relocating to Australia many years ago, she decided to embark...
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Meet Emma - Health and Well-Living Consultant
Meet Emma, one of our talented Health and Well-Living Consultants based in Orange. Emma’s clinical background in physiotherapy, coupled with her gentle and dedicated approach to client care have set...
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Meet Christine - Care Service Employee Support Facilitator
Meet Chris, one of the most experienced members of our BaptistCare at home team in Murrumbidgee, Wagga Wagga. For over 18 years, Chris has dedicated her career to caring for...
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Meet Steph and Gareth - Care Facilitators
Meet our power couple from Orange, Steph and Gareth Danis. Having worked for decades as critical care nurses, they’ve found a beautiful new way of life in community aged...
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Meet Tony Wood OAM - Care Facilitator
Tony is certainly not someone you’ll forget in a hurry. Instantly putting you at ease with his warm, empathetic, and down-to-earth character, it quickly becomes apparent why he’s flourished in...
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Meet Colleen - Clinical Manager
Colleen Ross can still remember the first day she put on a nurse's uniform. Young, full of excitement and a passion for caring for people, she never could have imagined...
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Meet Adam - Care Service Employee
Meet Adam - a familiar face to many in New South Wales’ Murrumbidgee region. Adam is a Care Worker for BaptistCare at home and has spent over ten years...
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Meet Janaya - Care Facilitator
Meet our rising star, Janaya, who is fresh into her new role as Care Facilitator for BaptistCare at home, Murrumbidgee. Janaya is no stranger to BaptistCare, having been a Care...
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Meet Jane - Care Facilitator
Meet Jane, one of our incredible Care Facilitators for BaptistCare at home in Wagga Wagga. Jane joined the aged care sector in 2018 after working in variety of roles across...
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Meet Stephen - Administration Officer
Stephen's career to date has been nothing short of pure adventure. From an explosives expert in the Navy to producing films with Netflix, he’s embraced as many different experiences as...
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Meet Ashley - Resident Activities Officer
A visit to see his Grandparents led Ashley Nicholls into a job he now loves - planning activities for residents at BaptistCare Maranoa Centre Aged Care Home. Right place,...
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Meet Jo - Care Facilitator
No two days are ever the same for Jo Gibson, and that’s one of the things she loves most about her job as a care facilitator with BaptistCare At Home...
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Meet Darren - Chef Manager
Meet Darren, an award-winning fine dining chef who recently decided to transition to the role of Chef Manager at BaptistCare Orana aged care home, Central Coast, NSW. A...
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Meet Deborah - Quality and Education Supervisor
Deb’s 45-year nursing career has seen her care for people across the entire lifespan, moving from paediatrics at Westmead… to aged care at BaptistCare’s Maranoa care home. She says there’s...
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Meet Casey - Residential Manager
Casey is a former Registered Nurse who made the move from hospital work to aged care just five months ago. Now working as a Care Home Residential Manager at BaptistCare’s...
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Meet Natasha - Care Service
Working as a care worker at BaptistCare Niola Aged Care Home in Parkes NSW, Natasha Zonino embraces the challenge of no two days being the same in her job. ...
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Meet Sofia - Lifestyle Coordinator
Working as the Lifestyle Coordinator at BaptistCare Griffith Aged Care Home in Canberra certainly keeps Sofia Tofuaipangai on her toes and always looking for ways to make residents smile. ...
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Meet Doreen - Administrative Assistant
Working as an Administrative Assistant with BaptistCare’s at home team in WA, Doreen is originally from Dublin, where she still has a home. The luck of the Irish “We...
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Meet Michelle - Training Coordinator
Meet Michelle, a familiar face to many in the BaptistCare Orana community – our beautiful residential aged care home based on the Central Coast, NSW. Working in a hybrid role...
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Meet Ros - Care Facilitator
People are often surprised to learn that Ros, one of our talented Care Facilitators for BaptistCare at home, used to work as a Senior Constable for the Detectives in Merrylands...
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Meet Makayla - Care Facilitator
Having moved into the aged care sector only a few short years ago, Makayla is already making a profound impact on the lives of older people in the Central Tablelands...
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Meet Belinda - Manager
Meet Belinda, a clinically trained counsellor and Manager of our Tuggerah HopeStreet hub on the Central Coast. Belinda started her journey with BaptistCare over ten years ago when she joined...
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Meet Sheryle - Training and Quality Coordinator
Sheryle’s journey with BaptistCare Griffith spans more than 17 years, and during that time she’s worn many hats. After supporting our residents at BaptistCare Griffith residential aged care home...
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Meet Michael - Hub Leader
Meet Michael, our new Hub Leader for BaptistCare HopeStreet’s Warilla and Port Kembla services based on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales. Michael started with us just a few...
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Meet Rachel - Community Support Worker
Meet Rachel, one of our incredible community support workers based in our Narralling Social and Affordable Housing community, South West Sydney. Rachel has worked in social housing for over 20...
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Meet Glenn - Maintenance Manager
Glenn joined us as a Maintenance Manager just over two years ago at our Carey Gardens residential aged care home in Red Hill, Canberra. Bringing a wealth of experience with...
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Meet Gerald - Registered Nurse
Gerald has worked as a Registered Nurse with BaptistCare for almost three years, but with over 16 years of experience, he is a wonderful asset to the team, recently moving...
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Meet Anne - Chaplain
Anne, a chaplain based in Red Hill, Canberra, has a unique role that supports the spiritual wellbeing of both our residents in Carey Gardens aged care home as well as...
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Meet Shristi - Registered Nurse
Having started her career three years ago, Shristi is a talented nurse and feels passionate about making a difference in the lives of her elderly residents at BaptistCare Kintyre Lodge,...
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Meet Geeth - Registered Nurse
Geeth's moving story cuts straight to the heart of what aged care is all about. “I stepped into aged care 7 years ago and it's been an incredible journey. Unlike...
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6 reasons why you should become a Registered Nurse in aged care
At BaptistCare, many of our Registered Nurses have come to us from an acute care or hospital setting, choosing to make a sideways career move into aged care. One of...
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Meet Josh - Assistant Area Manager
Josh had always thought he’d be a banking ‘lifer,’ working his entire career in the sector until he retired. After graduating in economics at the age of 22, he joined...
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Meet Amira - Occupational Therapist
As an Occuational Therapist, Amira always knew she wanted to care for a living, but working with older people had never been on the cards. It turned out to be...
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