Providing compassionate care for young people impacted by behaviours and trauma
Strength In Care is an NDIS registered disability organisation that provides caring solutions for individuals with disabilities and their families. They specialise in intensive support, long-term care solutions, and matching carers with participants. Their expertise includes behaviours of concern and behavioural problems, with a focus on children, teenagers, and young adults. We stay the course and find solutions for every individual in our care. We have experience working with behaviours of concern, restrictive practices and trauma.
Strength In Care is located in Mornington but delivers services all around the greater Melbourne area, focusing on the Southeastern suburbs.
Contact us today to discuss our supports that meet your unique needs.
First Nations and CALDS NDIS Youth Support
Strength In Care encourages young people from First Nations and CALDS backgrounds to look at a career supporting others in their community.
Our identified First Nations and CALDS specified esteemed staff are competent in cultural ethics and appropriateness, acknowledging first nation’s history, moral principles, and the needs to mentor, encourage, advocate a voice to be heard, personal growth in a supported environment. Possessing the strengths in collaboration with cultural specialists, the New Zealand Maori and Pacific Island mobs, we have adopted the systemic structures of family values, togetherness, the importance to bond, reconnect and to build STRENGTH IN CARE within ourselves and in the community. By learning to live together with these added values, we can begin the process of harmony and respect to ourselves, each other and the wider society.
Experienced and dedicated staff
At Strength In Care, we understand the importance of experienced staff, long-term care solutions, and collaborative family support. Our team of experienced staff and management work collaboratively with families to provide tailored disability support services that honor the unique strengths and abilities of each individual. We specialize in providing long-term care solutions that focus on empowering individuals with disabilities and their families, with a particular emphasis on behaviors of concern. As an NDIS registered disability organisation, you can trust us to provide compassionate care that meets your unique needs.
Caring Supports
We believe that collaboration is key to providing the best possible care for individuals with disabilities and their families. We work closely with care teams and other professionals to ensure that our tailored disability support services meet the unique needs of each individual.
Piece of Mind
We are committed to providing the latest science-based approaches to disability support services. We believe that constantly learning, collaborating, and individualising our supports is essential to providing the best possible care for individuals with disabilities and their families.
At Strength In Care, we understand that your loved one deserves a dedicated team that is trained to provide the best possible care. Our experienced staff and management team are committed to providing compassionate care that meets the unique needs of our clients.
Working Together
At Strength In Care, we are an NDIS registered disability organisation that is committed to providing disability support services that are safe, effective, and respectful of the rights and dignity of individuals with disabilities. We can provide restrictive practices if needed and adhere to all the guidelines and regulations.
Always Evolving
Our Services
Community Participation
Assistance with self care and daily living skills
Team Management
Our experienced and trained staff will make sure your loved one has access to their favourite activities in the community.
We can tailor our services to make sure they work for the particpant and their family.
We can help create routines, set up schedules and work towards independence for our participants.
Our staff is dedicated to help our clients and create improved living solutions.
Having a loved one with a disability can cause enough strain on a family. Having to manage and lead a team of support workesr can be hard.
Strength In Care can help with these tasks and manage the rostering, team meetings, communications and other needs for you.
Our Mission
At Strength In Care, our mission is to provide solid foundations of support to our clients, like a rock over a balancing act. We are trustworthy, punctual, and confident in delivering the caring support our clients need. We understand disability and mental health, and we don’t judge. Instead, we are inclusive, respecting and cherishing our clients’ wishes and support demands. With a personal touch, we keep in mind family dynamics, personal needs, cultural preferences, and what makes our clients and their families smile. Our goal is to empower our clients to live their best lives with the support they need.
Our Core Values
Solid Foundations
Strength In Care will deliver solid support, Support that is there for you, and does what it is supposed to do. This is our foundation. Strength In Care is trustworthy, punctual, and confident.
Caring Support
Strength In Care cares. We deliver focused support to our clients. We understand disability and mental health. We don’t judge, we are inclusive and we will respect and cherish your wishes and support demands.
Personal Touch
Strength In Care delivers services at people’s homes and in the community. We pride ourselves on having a personal touch, Always keeping in mind family dynamics, personal needs, cultural preferences, and what makes a client or their families smile.
Olivier “Ollie” Vles
Founder and Managing-Director
Ollie grew up in The Netherlands and came to Australia in his late 20’s. He is the founder and managing director at Strength in Care. He runs the day to day operations such as delivering care to participants, team support and improving communication around participants.
Ollie has qualifications in social work, youth work, child and family interventions, alcohol and other drugs, mental health, counseling and community services management. He has over 20 years experience working with behaviours of concern and has extensive training in therapeutic and trauma-informed care. He has vast knowledge of how trauma and brain chemistry can influence brain development and how these elements relate to behaviours of concern and disability disorders.
Additionally, Ollie has worked with children and teenagers in the out of home care system, helping them navigate through life and encouraging positive choices that are both challenging and rewarding.
Throughout his experience in working with people with mental health issues, disabilities, behavioural disorders, and through crises and emergencies with different clients, he is quick to adapt to any situation that may arise.
Anitelea “Ani” Ta’ase
New South Wales, First Nation and CALDS Project Manager
Ani, a proud New Zealander of Samoan heritage, was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Growing up in the South Island during the 1980s and 90s, Ani experienced firsthand the challenges of navigating a society marked by racial and socio-economic divides. Despite these challenges, Ani was deeply rooted in Samoan cultural values, which emphasized community service, respect, and family.
After completing secondary education, Ani gained diverse work experience across various industries, including labour, hospitality, trades, government agencies, and employment services. It was through these experiences that Ani discovered his true calling in community service, particularly in youth work. Recognizing his natural ability to connect with and inspire young people, Ani began his career as a youth worker, eventually becoming a Youth Bail Coordinator.
Seeking new opportunities, Ani moved to Australia, where he continued his journey as a Youth at Risk Residential Carer. His dedication and leadership skills quickly earned him the role of House Supervisor, where he mentored staff and advocated for residents, promoting independence and personal growth. Ani then transitioned to a Youth Justice Support Coordinator, working with teenagers in the judicial system. His passion for supporting First Nations and Pacific Islander youth, who often faced similar identity struggles, became a central focus of his work.
Ani holds qualifications in Sports Business Management, Social Work, Youth Work, Child and Family Interventions, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health, and Community Services Management. With over 30 years of experience working with high-risk behaviours, Ani is extensively trained in therapeutic and trauma-informed care. He has also worked in disability residential care, supporting youth with severe anxiety, autism, mental health, and behavioural disorders.
Ani’s ambition is to mentor teams dedicated to supporting youth, advocating for their needs, and ensuring a high standard of care. His commitment to excellence and his belief in the strength of community care drive his mission to create sustainable, positive pathways for young people.
Contact: ani@strengthincare.com.au
Easy and open Communication
At Strength In Care, we understand the importance of open communication between families and care teams. That’s why we use an app to faciultate this. We want our participant’s families to be involved in their care and know who isw orking and what is happening. Our technology solutions allow for timely updates, secure messaging, and easy access to care plans and other important information. We believe that technology can help to strengthen the relationship between families and care teams, and improve the quality of care that is provided. As an NDIS registered disability organisation, you can trust us to use technology in a way that is safe, effective, and respectful of your privacy.
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