In Home Care - more than just a job

More than just a job

Cire in home carers sometimes find themselves in the role of providing comfort and dignity to clients as they reach their end of life. When a carer has had a client for a long period of time, the emotional bonds develop and often there is a sense of loss and grief for the carer when […]

You don't need a uni to have a great career

You don’t need a uni degree to have a great career…

Mid-January saw many thousands of 2016 year 12 students receive first round offers into their chosen university course. To the students who didn’t receive an offer, congratulations on completing your final year of secondary education.  “I want to congratulate every student who has received an offer but I also want every potential student to understand that there […]

In Home Care

Do you control your possessions or do they control you?

The role of a Cire In Home Carer is often diverse and challenging, with tasks ranging from general house cleaning, assisting with grocery shopping, personal care, meal preparation and respite for family carers. However, there are other ways that Cire carers support people in their own homes.   Cire In Home Carers sometimes enter a […]

Woori Farm School – a great place to learn

2016 has seen the beginning of a partnership between Woori Yallock Farm School, Cire Training and OPTIONS to support the delivery of Certificate I Conservation and Land Management at the Farm School, located in Woori Yallock. Woori Yallock Farm School has been offering programs for nearly thirty years to students facing academic and/or social challenges. […]

VCAL Projects

VCAL Students just love projects

This semester, the projects for the Personal Development Skills classes at Cire Community School covered Sport, Beauty, Landscaping and Woodwork, Cooking, Art, Upcycling and The Amazing Race. Students participated enthusiastically and there was a strong community involvement focus in all the projects. In the Sports Project run, at Mount Evelyn campus and organised by teacher […]

Cire Children's Services Mt Evelyn team

Mt Evelyn Children’s Services achieve an Exceeding Rating

Mount Evelyn Cire Children’s Centre Long Day Care program (LDC) and Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) have recently participated in the National Quality Rating and Assessment process and are delighted to announce that they have received an Exceeding Rating in all 7 quality areas. The Rating and Assessment audits are conducted by authorised officers […]

Cire Community School

It’s official, we now cater for year 7, 8, 9 and 10

Cire Community School (formerly Yarra Valley Community School) has been operating as a registered senior secondary school for the last two years, from our Mt Evelyn and Yarra Junction campuses. We are very pleased to announce that from the start of the 2017 school year, we will be accepting enrolments in Years 7, 8, 9 […]

SWEY Community Project

SWEY Partnership – Community consultation on education

How can we make it easy as possible for people in the Yarra Valley to get the skills they need to fill local jobs? SWEY wants to know! SWEY (Seville, Woori Yallock, Mt Evelyn and Yarra Junction) is a partnership between Cire Services and Seville and Woori Community Houses.  With support from the Adult, Community […]

A day in the life of an in home carer

A day in the life of an in home carer

Cire In Home Care is committed to supporting people to remain living in their own homes and staying connected to their communities. All staff are trained and qualified and have specialist skills in working with children, people with disabilities, people at the end of their life, dementia care, personal care, food preparation, transport and assisting people […]