Feedback and complaints

If you have feedback that is important to you or your family, it’s important to us too

We encourage you to share your feedback or complaint with us

Whether you would like to make a complaint or offer a compliment, all feedback is used to strengthen our programs and improve our service for the benefit of families like yours.

Our feedback process is confidential. Any information you provide will not affect our commitment to providing a quality service to you and/or your family.

Uplyft is committed to child safety and delivering services that are responsive to the needs of the community and our clients and will always seek to continuously improve.

View our client feedback and complaints policy

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What is a complaint?

A complaint is a way of telling us that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable or that you have a concern, are unhappy or worried about something.

What can be complained about? 

A complaint can be made about services or about a member of the Uplyft staff, educator, child, carer or family accessing Uplyft services and are taken seriously.

What cannot be complained about? 

Complaints can only be made against Uplyft. Any grievances with outside agencies such as Government agencies, the Children’s Court or Family Court or other agencies, fall outside of this feedback and complaints process.

How can I report child safety concerns?

If you would like to report a Child Safety concern, click here.

If you would like us to respond to you, please include your name, contact number and/or email address.

How can I submit a feedback or make a complaint?

There are many ways in which a feedback can be submitted or a complaint can be made. These are:

Talk to an adult

Ask a parent, family member, carer or friend you trust to contact Uplyft for you.

Talk to a Uplyft worker you know

Call, email or speak face-to-face with a Uplyft worker you know and trust.

Call or email the Uplyft team

Call the main Uplyft office on 08 9245 2441

Send a letter to the Uplyft team

Send a note or letter by post to: P.O. Box 1047 Bentley, WA 6102. Write ‘PRIVATE’ at the top of the envelope. In your letter, make sure you tell us your full name and address.

Submit a feedback or complaint online

Share your experience via our contact form.

Submit a feedback or complaint in person

Complete a feedback and complaints form at any of our locations. A Uplyft staff member can support and assist you fill in this form.

What happens after I make a complaint?

If you provide your contact details, you will be contacted within two working days verbally or in writing to tell you how we will address your feedback. 

If you make a complaint, we will investigate the complaint, decide the action to be taken and notify you of the outcome. 

Our aim is to have all feedback or complaints resolved within 21 days where possible. If there are any delays in this process, you will be advised accordingly.

What if I am unhappy with the response to my complaint?

There are external bodies in each state of Australia that can help if you are unhappy about how we have handled your feedback and/or complaint.

Don’t speak English?

You can request the use of an interpreter.

Hearing or speech impaired?

We can refer you to a teletypewriter service.