About Juniper
Juniper Values and Guiding Principles
Juniper is a Christian, values driven, community benefit organisation that excels in social enterprise for the benefit of the whole Western Australian community.
We welcomed our first residents, as a church agency, in 1949. Today, Juniper is the 21st Century iteration of a service provider that has proudly built on this history, experience and expertise to provide WA’s ageing population with some of the most modern and forward thinking services available.
Juniper has more than 1,600 staff and 500 volunteers providing services to over 4,000 people, making us one of the state’s largest aged care organisations.And, as a member of the UnitingCare network, we have access to and connect with an Australia-wide care and support network.
Juniper Vision and Mission
Our Vision is:
A good life for all our people.
This is supported by our Mission:
To enhance the independence, spiritual fulfilment and enjoyment of life of older people through care, accommodation and support services.Juniper Values
Juniper embraces several core values that both direct and guide our actions. These values reflect our Uniting Church heritage — values that have consistently guided our organisations and which bring empathy and comfort to all. These values are:
- Welcome is being warm, friendly, gracious, empathetic to all, and open to new ideas.
- Respect is valuing people for their uniqueness and being just and honest in our dealings.
- Compassion is caring for others and responding to need using the highest standards to provide comfort and enable healing.
- Hope is looking forward with confidence and expectation.
Juniper’s Guiding Principles
Juniper has a set of Guiding Principles which provide us with direction in achieving our vision and mission.
- We respect each person’s physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs.
- We empower each person to exercise choice and control over their lives.
- We strive to enhance personal freedom and independent functioning.
- We provide care services based on holistic needs assessment.
- We encourage people to develop their spirituality.
- We encourage people to engage with community to counter social isolation.
- We respect each person’s right to die with dignity and in peace.