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Care Park celebrates the journey of Victoria Kordalis
Victoria Kordalis – HR Director
“From the cleaners, collections team, enforcement, operations, technical people, senior managers and executives, I am comfortable with them all and it is my role to make them feel comfortable in the company.”
As the daughter of immigrant parents, Care Park’s Human Resources Manager understands well the challenges and needs of people within an organisation, starting that understanding of people from the bottom up.
It can be an anxious time meeting the Human Resources Manager of a company because their role delivers positive acknowledgments, disciplinary action and also programs to make the working environment safe, efficient, productive and also enjoyable.
When you first meet Victoria Kordalis, you are made to feel immediately at ease. Care Park’s head of people and culture delivers her leadership of people in a way that makes you immediately know your journey within the company will be supported.
Since starting at Care Park in December 2021, it’s been a hectic 15 months pivoting the company’s people and resources into a post COVID world returning the company’s people to the workplace.
When Victoria was first approached about leading the HR Department at Care Park, she was unsure whether moving during a post-COVID world of transition would be wise as there was so much uncertainty still in the workforce. However, she relied on her finance and HR degrees and felt she had all the right qualifications and experience to ride through any challenges the new role would throw at her.
She had previously worked in banking and one of Australia’s leading providers of linen and laundry services, South Pacific Laundry to now join the parking industry.
“I’ve got a personality that allows people from all levels of the business to be comfortable with me and equally I can be comfortable with them. From the cleaners, collections team, enforcement, operations, technical people, senior managers and executives, I am comfortable with them all and it is my role to make them feel comfortable in the company.
“I’m proud to say I know all the field staff by name,” Victoria Kordalis says.
Growing up in Australia, as the daughter of European immigrants, Victoria says she is always keen to see blue collar workers succeed.
“It’s a hard journey for them, especially if they are immigrants. My background gives me the connection between the staff and the executives. I have seen first-hand the struggles of immigrants and want to make sure I can manage them so they can be successful.”
In a post-COVID world, Victoria is part of the workplace movement to recalibrate the workplace and get the nation mobilised getting employees back to full-time hours in the company office.
“While some companies are offering hybrid roles, Care Park needs its people in the office to deliver the best service to the properties we manage and the customers we serve, who choose to park in our car parks.
“This means Care Park has a strong drive to make the workplace the place to be to do your job. We have workplace programs to ensure that each of our staff, no matter what level or area of the business they are working in, will be able to succeed and find satisfaction in their job role.”
So if you have never thought of a career in parking … let your inquisitiveness take over … an enquiry is just an email or call away. You might just drive away with career of opportunities you never thought imagineable and Victoria Kordalis is ready to give you the valet service and open a world of opportunities to you at Care Park.