Power cleaner Louise

For Louise, aged care works

When Louise Power relocated to Adelaide and the job, she had lined up with a friend fell through she thought her working career was over.

Seeing an advertisement for a cleaner position with ACH Group, Louise thought she might as well throw her hat in the ring.

“Looking back over the past four years, I truly believe that this is the best job I’ve ever had – not many people my age get to say that,” she said.

“By far the best part of being a cleaner is the people you support. I have built the most amazing rapport with customers.”

Louise supports about 30 regular customers across Adelaide and works three days a week.

“For me the independence of working in the community directly with customers really appealed to me,” she said.

“The thing that has made ACH Group so special though is that even though I do the job alone, I never feel alone.”

“ACH Group has such an amazing support structure that they build around their community workers that makes you always feel supported.”

Louise singled out the team leaders, duty officers and schedulers who were always just a phone call away.

“I’m part of a care team. It’s more than cleaning; I get to know what’s important to customers.”

Louise is now being asked to support new cleaners entering the workforce by providing training and support during the early stages of their career.