Office Team

Kara Hagen

Client Team

Team

Client Team

Background

Joining Recovery Options in 2021 as a Support Worker, Kara has built an impressive career spanning nursing, disability support, and now her role within our Client Liaison Team. With 13 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and extensive experience supporting NDIS participants, Kara brings a unique blend of clinical knowledge, disability sector expertise, and a strong commitment to person-centred care. 

Drawing on both her professional background and her lived experience supporting family members living with disability and chronic health conditions, Kara understands the importance of dignity, choice, and meaningful support. Her ability to build trusted relationships, coordinate services, and advocate for positive participant outcomes makes her a valued member of the Recovery Options team.

Interests

Outside of work, Kara loves spending quality time with her family and enjoys gardening, which she finds both relaxing and therapeutic. She also enjoys reading, painting, crocheting, and watching travel vlogs while gathering inspiration for her next holiday.

Aspirations

Having lived in the Yarra Valley her entire life, Kara understands the challenges people can face when they need to travel long distances to access essential services. She is passionate about ensuring local communities have access to high-quality, participant-focused support delivered by people who genuinely care. Kara is committed to continuing to grow her skills and experience so she can help provide meaningful support and positive outcomes for individuals and families across the Yarra Valley.

Shifts Scheduled

Staff Hired

Recovery Options works solely to achieve 100% customer satisfaction and services a myriad of disabilities such as physical, neurological, psycho- social, vision impairment, autism, complex high care, behavioural supports and provides 24/7 and end of life care.

Recovery Options also has its own team of support coordinators and goes a step further having access to architects, gardeners, cleaners, plumbers and carpenters, and Allied Health Professionals including SDA and SIL providers so you don’t need to navigate those services yourself. We can arrange them for you.