Our History
Ipswich Holistic Community Care Pty Ltd is your local NDIS service provider. Our aim is to offer disability services to our local community, prioritising our participants in the in creating opportunities, promoting independence and choice in a safe and non-discriminative environment. The goal is to make each of our participant’s lives easier, fairer and more involved by participating within their own communities.
Why Us
We absolutely love what we do, and we are highly qualified in our chosen field of work. At Ipswich Holistic Community Care we provide client-centred, respectful opportunities for our clients to exercise choice and control because we value your right to be independent. We tailor our services to meet your needs and goals so that you can live as independently in the community as possible, for as long as possible.
Our Value Statement
Our values are centred around our staff, participants and their families or guardians.
Our Vision Statement
To excel as a community disability service provider.
Our Mission Statement
To provide high quality and effective disability services, where every person we care for matter.
Our Values
Respect
We respect, accept, honour diversity, uniqueness and peoples decisions.
Compassion
We demonstrate understanding and empathy for others, to bring holistic care, hope and inspiration.
Honesty
We are trustworthy and tell the truth to keep our promise to you.
Development and Improvement
We will identify with your help, where we can develop. We always work to improve our services and to uphold the Service Standards. Your feedback is always valued.
Safe and Harmonious Work Environment
We offer a workplace that provides support, guidance and acceptance to staff and participants.
Passion
We have a passion to our work ethics. Every member of staff is passionate about his work and takes the participant as part of the family.
Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) - Psychology and Applied Mental Healh
Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) - Leadership and Management in Health
Masters Degree (Ms) - Social Practice
About Our Managing Director
Agnes Kalanda, the Managing Director of Ipswich Holistic Community Care’s career path to date has provided her with valuable multi skills, abilities and experience required to deliver supports and services to people with disabilities. During the course of her career, Agnes worked internationally in various positions within the Mental Health, Disability, Child Protection, Justice and community sectors, as well as government agencies. She was also involved in designing various therapeutic behaviour support services programs, which laid a strong foundation to build this business upon.
All this experience is what inspired the move to starting her own business. Furthermore, her excellent liaison and communication skills complimented by her professional work ethic, and dedication to achieving best practice outcomes, allows Ipswich Holistic Community Care to expertly deliver results.
At Ipswich Holistic Community Care we take ownership and personal accountability, demonstrating a commitment to, and pride in the supports that we provide our client.