| Our team
KALP has a team of passionate, dedicated, professional people committed to our vision and values. This includes our volunteers who help deliver programs and provide support.
Jordon – Disability Support Worker Janet – Disability Support Worker Lany – Disability Support Worker
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Matt is our passionate and committed Service Manager, and outside of his family, is devoted to all things KALP. He has been working with us since early 2008. As a parent of a child with a disability he understands the needs and challenges faced by our families. He has great energy, skills and knowledge and hopes to keep developing KALP and building on the strong foundations our service was created on. 
Louise keeps KALP running smoothly and is the most organised person we have ever met! She always has a smile on her face, because she loves coming to work here every day - it feels like home! Louise has a daughter who hopes to be a participant at KALP when she finishes high school. Her other daughter is also a volunteer here. Louise loves chocolate, sailing, having a laugh and is currently single! Louise works Monday to Friday
Tracy is
one of our longest serving team
members,
having started as a support
worker
in 2008. Her calm, relaxed manner
makes
her popular with participants and
fellow
team members.
She
also has a great understanding of
participants'
needs, taking the time to get
to
know everyone, and they respond really
well
to her in return.
Tracy's
vision for KALP is to help create a
service
that develops the quality of life and
enjoyment
of participants. She says the
challenge
is to find places and activities
that
each participant enjoys. Tracy's
ideal
is a
busy program of activities that involve
participants
in their community.
A
self-confessed "outdoors chick", Tracy
loves
spending time camping with
Jenny started with KALP as a volunteer support worker in the very beginning, and has been working with us every since! Her daughter attends KALP. Jenny's smiling face and gentle nature makes her a joy to have around. Jenny loves helping the participants to enjoy their activities, be that walking, riding bikes or arts and crafts. She loves doing everything with them to help them have a great day, every day! Jenny has a husband and four kids and when not having family time she enjoys art (and is rather good at it!) and listening to music.
Moises has worked at KALP since February 2010. He studied Social Integration at college in Alicante, Spain - his home town, one year full time study and one year work practice in a large disability centre. Moises loves working at KALP because he is able to give the participants the chance to be involved in our community. He hopes he can stay in Australia long term and continue working at KALP. Moises loves the outdoors, especially the Aussie bush and beaches, music, cooking paella for his mates and having a good time. We love him because 'everyone needs a Spaniard!'
Margaret was a volunteer at KALP in 2008, and became a paid team member in 2009. She was lucky enough to attend the National Support Workers Conference in Melbourne with the whole KALP team in November 2009, where she enjoyed learning the big picture of the disability sector. Margaret's background is in aged care and child care, and loves working in the flexible KALP environment. Sometimes it doesn't seem like work - she enjoys it so much! Margaret runs our arts and crafts and community garden programs with our participants. She is a member of the Zillmere Community Centre management committee. Margaret loves visiting exhibitions at the Queensland Art Gallery and GOMA, going to the theatre, designing personal cards for her friends and family and can't wait to start mosaic!
Shamira started as a support worker
with KALP in 2011. 
Lauren took up a paid role at KALP
in March 2011. The thing she loves most about
working here is the great mix of people and plenty of laughter: "No two days
are ever the same so you are always kept on your toes."
Jordon
began as a volunteer in May 2011 and so impressed the team that two months
later was employed as a support worker.
Janet
first became involved with KALP as a volunteer, and is now a paid member of the
team. She has a vision for better facilities (we hear you Janet!) and a wider
range of activities offered by KALP. She
loves the smiles on the participants' faces each day and the difference we all
make to their lives.
Allanah
(Lany) can’t keep away from KALP. She started with us in 2008 and after a 12
month break, has returned – and we are very happy she is back! She would love
to see KALP expand, and have more than one location. In her own words,
being at KALP