Meet Kirsten

Kirsten has literally grown up with Your Side, as of 2025 she has been with the organisation for over 19 years!

She was born and raised in Belgium and moved to Australia after meeting her Australian husband abroad. Before migrating, Kirsten studied and obtained the equivalent of a Masters degree in Social and Cultural Work from the University of Brussels, Belgium. Her native tongue is Dutch, but she can also speak English, French and a bit of German and Spanish.

Kirsten joined Your Side not long after arriving in Australia. She wanted to work for a not-for-profit organisation and learn about the Australian social and welfare system.  She has brought value to a range of roles within Your Side teams delivering services across the in the aged care, disability and carer spheres. Her proven leadership qualities saw her take the role of Team Leader of the Customer Care Team and give guidance and mentorship to the consultants looking after clients’ needs.

Kirsten is currently on a secondment to Project Manage Your Side’s transition to Support at Home and she is applying her adroit project and change management skills to this role.

Over the years I’ve had the chance to be involved in the delivery of a number of services and projects. There’s never a dull moment! But I have stayed with Your Side so long because of the people. We have always had a very dedicated, friendly team and we genuinely care about our clients and providing them high quality services.