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Assist residents (Current Employee) – Emu Plains NSW – 13 November 2018
Although they tried i found my needs weren't met and conflict was not handled very professionally. Due to a dispute where another staff member was questioning inappropriate things regarding my personal life I was accused of verbally abusing this staff member and could no longer work in that section. Absolutely disgraceful.
Pros
The co-workers were pleasant
Fun place to work.
Registered Nurse (Current Employee) – North Parramatta NSW – 11 June 2018
Good place to work, very supportive coworker. Management is very supportive. Good work culture. Very convenient, close to Parramatta shopping centre. Good salary.
Pros
Good salary
Cons
Not many shifts available
Not for Profit
Program Manager (Former Employee) – Brisbane QLD – 22 August 2018
Massive scale of infrastructure and huge staff slowed the capacity for innovation with senior level people interested in playing management games rather than innovation.
Pros
Capacity for independence of thought to discover new angles.
Cons
Bureaucracy to gain agreement to strategy.
Undervalued staff
Personal carer (Current Employee) – Kingscliff nsw – 21 September 2018
Toxic management. Great caring hardworking staff, who have NO respect for management due to the fact they feel down trodden and undervalued. Management needs education on how to treat staff.
Pros
Caring staff
Cons
Very poor, sarcastic manager
a caring workforce
Sales Executive (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 6 October 2017
the organisation is undergoing a difficult move from a regional controlled operation to a central focus. change is slow to materialise and the benefits are not evident. Communication is often slow or breaks down. Despite internal problems the staff continue to deliver high quality service and never waiver from their commitment to client care.
Pros
working with passionate people
Cons
communication breakdown and lack of leadership
Caring role
Extended Care Worker (Former Employee) – Hobart Tasmania – 14 January 2018
As a Carer you "hit the ground running" on day shift. Afternoon shift is still busy but not so much as days.
You need to be a very patient person with a heart of gold. This is not a job you do for money or just a job. Your heart has to be truly in it.
I have learnt to have an open mind.
Managements door is always open and approachable.
Workplace culture is a family atmosphere.
Hardest part of the job would be the managing aggressive Clients. Not being able to spend public holidays with your family. This industry is 24/7, 365 day a week.
Most enjoyable part The people you are caring for and staff working with. You have a sense of achievement of helping someone with their day to day needs.
You need to be a very patient person with a heart of gold. This is not a job you do for money or just a job. Your heart has to be truly in it.
I have learnt to have an open mind.
Managements door is always open and approachable.
Workplace culture is a family atmosphere.
Hardest part of the job would be the managing aggressive Clients. Not being able to spend public holidays with your family. This industry is 24/7, 365 day a week.
Most enjoyable part The people you are caring for and staff working with. You have a sense of achievement of helping someone with their day to day needs.
Pros
the people
Cons
low wage, no public holiday's
An innovative and person centered organisation
Local area coordinator (Former Employee) – Bega NSW – 4 July 2017
Uniting is embedded in local communities across Australia. It offers good salary sacrifice arrangements and is in the forefront of taking a person centered approach to all of its care roles.
Being such a large organisation there are advancement possibilities especially for those willing to be flexible around location.
Being such a large organisation there are advancement possibilities especially for those willing to be flexible around location.
Pros
A thoughtful and person centered employer
Cons
generally low salaries
Ok place to work plenty of staff meetings to voice your opinion on how things are going
AIN (Assistant in Nursing) (Current Employee) – Hamlyn Terrace NSW – 12 June 2017
Uniting are a good Company to work for but at the moment they are more Task orientated than Person Centre Care Staff spend more time Cleaning than they do with the Residents
The manager is New and there are a lot of changes
The hardest part of the job is not having enough one on one time with Residents
The most enjoyable part of the Job is making the residents aware that they are being cared for and putting a smile on there face most times
The manager is New and there are a lot of changes
The hardest part of the job is not having enough one on one time with Residents
The most enjoyable part of the Job is making the residents aware that they are being cared for and putting a smile on there face most times
Pros
some great staff, salary packaging and free meals
Cons
not enough time spent with residents
Very good workplace and staff
Care Service Employee (Current Employee) – West Pennant Hills NSW – 16 May 2018
The management of this workplace is satisfactory. Difficulties happen when there is a shortness of staff to work on the shifts rostered. I have learned multiple skills from working here. I am content with this workplace.
Horrible culture
This is meant to be anonymous (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 23 April 2017
Too many managers and too many making silly decisions
No work-life balance
Was responsible for working on critical business infrastructure but not trusted to work from home or other locations other than head office.
No money gets spent on anything of importance. When childcare centres have to run their own independant fundraisers so they can buy stationary there is an issue.
No work-life balance
Was responsible for working on critical business infrastructure but not trusted to work from home or other locations other than head office.
No money gets spent on anything of importance. When childcare centres have to run their own independant fundraisers so they can buy stationary there is an issue.
Great team culture
Case Manager/Support consultant (Former Employee) – Penrith NSW – 14 January 2018
Great team environment, Lots of excellent training, Great workplace culture, Long hours - can be confronting with clients behaviours
Meet a lot of new people and learn about other people and their culture, traditions, customs
Meet a lot of new people and learn about other people and their culture, traditions, customs
Pros
Get team culture
Cons
Long hours
Clients are great
Carer (Former Employee) – Brisbane QLD – 10 March 2018
Management need improving Its their way only. Do not have a opinion and do not have a family life. This company says they care about you in training but this is far from the truth and they don't acre that the client is unhappy when you are removed from being their carer.
Pros
Client
Cons
Management
I very much enjoyed working at UCS
Bookkeeper (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 31 January 2018
This organisation encouraged a friendly atmosphere as well as being respectful to each employee irrespective of your position.
My main job there as a contractor on a daily basis was supporting the Financial Controller in the reconciliation of the payroll and staff leave balances.
The organisation was merging various centres hence the need for the
payroll and staff records to be updated and recorded correctly.
I just loved working there.
My main job there as a contractor on a daily basis was supporting the Financial Controller in the reconciliation of the payroll and staff leave balances.
The organisation was merging various centres hence the need for the
payroll and staff records to be updated and recorded correctly.
I just loved working there.
Pros
Working with a lovely bunch of people
Cons
None
Fun work place
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse / Team Leader (Current Employee) – Hamiltion – 20 April 2013
i loved my job my co- workers where there for you we worked well as a team.
Management were fair it must be hard work trying to satisfy everyone .
The residents were the most enjoyable and the hardest part ( when they passed on ).
Management were fair it must be hard work trying to satisfy everyone .
The residents were the most enjoyable and the hardest part ( when they passed on ).
Pros
great food and some times free lunchs . salary pkg is great
Cons
long hours
Stressful place to work
Manager (Former Employee) – Sydney – 1 October 2017
Staff regularly hung out to dry particularly by upper management. Their mission statement is definitely not put into practice where staff are concerned.
Trying to drag ILU into 21st century with no or very little help for their managers. Managers under incredible strain & Area Managers are really only concerned about their own jobs & how they look to the Pitt Street office.
Trying to drag ILU into 21st century with no or very little help for their managers. Managers under incredible strain & Area Managers are really only concerned about their own jobs & how they look to the Pitt Street office.
Cons
Incredibly long hours
Fun,supportive group
Retail Assistant (Former Employee) – Prahran VIC – 20 February 2018
I loved working at Prahran Uniting Care opp shop. A typical Day at work involves sorting and pricing donations, working at the till and providing customer service, help with the displays and merchandising. A fun supportive team to work with. The most enjoyable part of the job is meeting and helping customers and sorting through the donations.
Pros
supportive environment
An organization where you will learn a lot
Administration and Roster Clerk (Former Employee) – Blacktown NSW – 3 January 2018
Calls and rostering are parts of everyday tasks where focus and common sense are necessary.
Excellent customer relationship is always beneficial in assisting clients in the best way possible.
Trust of care staff helps in coming up with most time-efficient and safest roster for them.
Making customers and care staff happy is always the aim for the day.
Excellent customer relationship is always beneficial in assisting clients in the best way possible.
Trust of care staff helps in coming up with most time-efficient and safest roster for them.
Making customers and care staff happy is always the aim for the day.
Pros
The experience of dealing with clients and other staff are valuable.
Cons
The loss of several employees has an effect with the efficient running of a day's work.
Assistant in Nursing
Medication Management Workshop (Former Employee) – Peakhurst – 5 August 2014
While there was room for futher education, it was competative hard to work the building too many places where staff would hide. Overall the staff benefits were good, management was unstable at the time I worked there.
Pros
Benefits like salary sacrifice
Cons
Short staffed most of the time
Trying really hard to improve
Learning and Development Operations manager (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 28 January 2018
people with string personalities rule the roost. Veryittle consultation. cuts to resources puts more money in upper management and little resources at the forefront
Pros
innovative
Cons
inflexible
Unpleasant management culture
Area Manager (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 3 March 2016
Changes in past 3 years have made Uniting an unpleasant workplace. Very little room for advancement. Bullying is not addressed appropriately.
Pros
good salary
Cons
toxic culture