teacher

english teacher

elementary school teacher

development director

Archdiocese of St. Louis

My personal contract was very challenging including art in my schedule. I had 2 different types of classes with 9 different levels to teach between art and Spanish.
I learned how to delegate responsibility and try to balance my schedule so it would not be so tiring.
The current principalship in my school (there are several elementary schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis) is new and lacking in experience, along with some personal relations skills. She does not always follow through on requests and does not always carry out her responsibilities in an expedient manner, and does not take resposibility for her role as principal and ultimate authority in the building.
My co-workers are kind and supportive.
The hardest part of the job is understanding the lack of student discipline and/or strictness in the building considering it is a religious private school, for those students or families who demand special treatment or demand that their students not be punished.
The most enjoyable part of my job is teaching the subjects I love to those students who truly want to learn them and participate with positive open minds.

Typical work day at the Arch is pretty relaxed when you get the hang of things. There is little to no training from upper management, the controller believes you should know what to do and how to do it day one. While working there I developed a systematic note taking patter for each agency I oversaw, which has helped be. Again, I had to create that with no help. The management at the lower level is great, the managers help their employees to the best of their ability. However, the controller has been there 20+ years and refuses to help anyone. If you do not understand something she dismisses you and calls you incompetent behind your back. The culture resemble a high school. There is an unusual amount of drama, and I could only stand to be there for 3 years after helping clean up a mess left by another. There is no reward system and the pay, though it is a not for profit, is laughable. Which was the hardest part of the job. I would work 80+ hours a week and there was no compensation for it. The most enjoyable part of the job though was the team I was on. The manager I had has since left because of the same reasons I had. She was amazing and would’ve made a wonderful assistant controller. 

As a former case manager I cannot recommend this position. You will have a medium size caseload at any given time (6-20). You’re expected to do enrollment, assessment, and case management. You’re expected to travel great distances, 100-250 miles. Keep in mind traveling takes up most of your time, you’re expected to enter case notes soon after your session with client.

Case worthy (entering notes) system needs a complete overall, it’s extremely outdated and the process to make corrections is an unrealistic.

Team support: there is no team support. No matter how much they talk about your mental health, the company doesn’t give you the opportunity to step back and breathe.

Lastly, hardest part of the gym is time management and unreasonable expectations. There is more “do this and do that” vs “I will help with this client”. Supervisors are 100% hands off and will check when their name is on the line.



I worked in a small office with two coworkers who were best friends with my supervisor and one crazy person who was allowed to spout offensive remarks without reprimand. I was never trained, my supervisor trained her best friend since high school on basic accounting functions I learned in high school and not me on the basic operating standards of the office. I was never given feedback until a surprise review where my supervisor told me "I've been too busy to show you any of this so disregard." Then when her boss arrived it was a different tune. My supervisor would literally have mood swings constantly and was very unapproachable due to daily family fiascos. Work on the main campus and stay away from satellite offices unless you ask for your supervisors credentials.

This would be a great position, however; the person that is over housing there is not a good fit for the compnay, she is very aged and fragile. The company is also full of Nepotism, Housing department which is not very large has many of their relatives working for them. The housing department is mirco managed if you are not a relative. Within the last 6 months that department has had 2 people have heart attacks, 1 person died of stress related issue (possible heart attack) and another who went out on stress leave and never returned. The job is not a hard job you just have dfficult people to work for. Salary very low if you are not a relative.

I was able to lead both private and group speech-language therapy sessions, modify lessons for the other teachers, and teach concepts to a diverse group of students ages 5-20 in one building. I supervised graduate students, developed and lead ISP meetings, helped with curriculum development, lead Parent Council meetings, and programmed and utilized augmentative communication devices.
My co-teachers were terrific and I enjoyed working with my students of  various ages and abilities, I left because I needed an environment in which I could advance my career and increase my pay scale.

Treatment campus wide is so unfair!  If you are in the right "click" you can do whatever you want without reprimand, but if you're not in the "click" you will be micromanaged. Nepotism is out of control,  money is spent on RIDICULOUS things,  no opportunity for advancements (again unless you are in the click), only get raises about every 3 years (2%), management is old and out of touch,  job requirements are VERY difficult to complete.  Also the agency is riddled with unethical behaviors!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The demographics (clients) that are in need of help/assistance.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They are disorganized and lack leadership in specific departments.  The turnover rate astronomical.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is very overwhelming, stressful, and there are many inconsistencies.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It changes every day due to disorganization.

I thoroughly enjoyed working at St. Mary's School in Bridgeton and Corpus Christ in Jennings. The Christian focus and family atmosphere produced an excellent work environment. The most difficult part of the job was leaving in order to increase my salary so that I could provide for my family needs. The most enjoyable part was working with the staff and families and helping students with special needs.

I have worked for this organization for several years the Director is a racist and the staff that works under her are afraid to do what is obviously right when they see employees being unfairly treated whether it be from discrimination or just blatant harrasment,  only friends and family are allowed to advance sadly this is a religious organization and this department in particular is awful.

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