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I had previous members through a different agency before switching to working with them through Arion, per the families’ requests. I love my clients, but the management through Arion is a joke. I’ve been working here for almost 7 months now and I still barely know who my supervisor is. You will get so many emails, calls, and texts from EVV coordinators, training schedulers, habilitation specialists, and more. I do have to say that they emphasize using the habilitation specialists as a resource- they will make personalized visual supports for your members which is nice. Overall, It’s so hard to keep track of everything especially if you are a full time college student with a social life.

 The training is unbelievably time consuming, it’s good that they are making sure the providers are well trained though. But I wasn’t even aware that they take the class fees, even after you’re hired, out of your paycheck. Yes, you get paid training but it’s only $13ish/hr and sometimes those trainings can cost $50+ just to enroll. They offer online classes (self-paced and zoom) but some are required to be in-person and there are limited dates. I had to change session hours with my member countless times to accommodate those trainings, especially since they give you an “expiration date” to take certain classes. I was losing hours with my clients which affects my pay as well as their ability to work on goals. You often only have 2 or 3 months to complete these insane amounts of trainings.

I don’t have much else to say. It’s not the worst company in the world and it’s a good place to start, but they need some kind of community for providers to interact with each other. I’ve experienced the worst caregiver burnout off and on for years and have yet to find resources other than ones specifically for caregiving for family members. 

This is a whole other thing that i’m unsure if other providers have issues with, but my families are having trouble with getting their goals updated in the data tracking platform. They are all inapplicable and not specific to my member. It feels more like babysitting than habilitation. Your whole life pretty much revolves around the family’s schedule.

Arion can be good and can be bad. If you start off with a lazy/slow supervisor chances are it will be bad. Arion is very discombobulated and all over the place business. A lot of those who work for them have not been interviewed (I heard this from two families). Their supervisors don’t take jobs seriously. I had a meeting with the potential family, and my supervisor was 20 minutes late even the family I was meeting with was disappointed. They make your references check their emails for some survey before they will even register you for orientation/training which I think is weird why do my references have to take a survey just call them like regular jobs do. My supervisor often text late nights and would get clients mixed up (she would say she has a 6 year old boy needing my care but the child is actually 2) or get the locations of the families residence mixed up. As I stated earlier this company is too over the place, no structure and no guaranteed work. I was supposed to be an ECH worker (habilitation) but I chose to go with another company whom I know will have permanent steady hours for me. YOU KNOW ITS BAD WHEN YOU GO TO MEET A FAMILY AND WHEN YOU TELL THEM THE SUPERVISOR WILL BE HERE SOON THEY CHUCKLE AND SAY “GOOD LUCK WITH THAT”.

I started with Arion as a direct care caregiver, and an attendant care monitor a little over 3 years ago, and am now a full time Area supervisor at Arion. Arion posts all of its positions internally first, so any employee at Arion has a chance to apply and  "climb the ladder" if they would like to, same as I did. If you work hard, and do a good job it is not difficult to make a name for yourself here. Arion has very competetative pay for what they do, and does offer to help any employee receive full time hours if they are willing to work with multiple members. Arion also now offers health insurance, and 401k to emplyees who qualify (one year of service at an average of 30 hours a week of work). Arion is the only caregiving agency I have worked for that offers bonuses and incentives to their employees. All out of the home training at Arion after hire is not only no charge to providers, but they also pay a training wage for you to take those courses which as any provider knows is unheard of in this field. 

I love working for Arion, and after nearly 10 years in the field I am beyond happy that this is the company that I chose to make a career for myself at. The special needs field is where I feel most happy, and fulfilled, and working with Arion I know that will never change.

I worked at this job mostly on my own. My clients at this job were kiddos with autism.  I would go to my clients houses and teach the kiddos different types of programs to help them suceed in school/ socialization and also life in general. I learned that I have a lot of patience and I have I also learned how difficult it is for children with this disability just to cope with life. 

The only co-works I had were the kiddo's parents and my program provider why came up with the activites that we worked on during our sessions. The hardest part of this job was when the kiddos tried to test my patience and had little melt downs.  But overall this job was very fuffilling.  I learned different ways to communicate with people while teaching the kids I worked with how to communicate.  I will never forget what I learned while working this job.  It was so awesome to see a kid do something new that they had strugged with for so long finially accomplish their goal.

A typical day included four hours of habilitations and the rest of the day included respite. I learned a lot about caring for someone who dependant on you. I became more compassionate from working at arion care solutions. I didnt have any co workers that i actually worked with. The hardest part of the job was not knowing what the client wanted because of the communication barrier. I enjoyed knowing my client was benefitting from me working with them.

When I got hired for this job it started out pretty good, it was a better pay than the old job I had before this one. After a while, I was struggling to get hours, I would go weeks without work. A lot of clients also lied about your services and performance and due to their rights we couldn’t do anything about it because they would want someone else, they never realized that I wasn’t a toy they can put on a shelf when they get bored. I had so many clients give false stories or false accusations which led to me getting less and less hours to a point that I was no longer able to pay my bills and my rent and I eventually lost my apartment because even after I quit I fell behind on everything because of the times I was out of work and I was considered full time yet I was barely scraping by with less than 6 hours a day. It was great because I got to work with children and some of the parents were pretty chill. But in the end I had to leave.

I provided in home attendant care or caregiving.
This work is incredibly meaningful, there was not one day that I worked and someone did not tell me how much they appreciate me.
Arion management is amazing and really cares for both staff and clients. 
As an employee I felt supported and appreciated, my supervisor would call me randomly to tell me I was doing a good job and ask if I needed anything.
Clients told me that their experience with Arion was miles above other companies they had worked with.
Cons aren't really on Arion. Pay isn't great and it is difficult to get full time hours. That is more of a medicaid/insurance problem though. Since ft hours are difficult it is hard to qualify for and pay for insurance.

I have worked for Arion for almost 6 years now. I started as provider, and have been an Area Supervisor now for more than 2 years. I love that there is room to grow here, and that the agency promotes from within first giving all employed staff the opportunity to apply for any open position before allowing the public to even hear about the open positions.  

I love that the agency has the ability to pay staff for their training that they take after hire, and that also unlike many companies out there they offer all staff end of the year bonuses which honestly is great within itself, but the bonuses are usually a pretty good amount which is even better, I've never worked for a company that had anything like that before coming to Arion. 

Everything depends on your client and your attitude. Most days are fun for both of you, other day's can be tough for everyone. One important thing I learned is how important it is to invest in your client. You're a guide to them and you're teaching them even when you're not trying. You're very much out in the work place on your own, so keep in mind how your representing the agency. My supervisor was, well I only saw a few times over the years. Regular contact was to remind me of my time-sheets, any re-certification classes I needed to take, and an other annual paperwork that I needed to update. You're in your clients home and the community, you're setting the example how to act appropriately. Client may not immediately follow you, but they could surprise you. The hardest part is not getting emotionally attached. The most enjoyable is making a friend.

During my interview I was promised a role with high mobility, working with children (which was my field of expertise), and flexible hours. After completing training, I was placed in a lower paying role than what I was initially applying for. This role had no mobility, was with an adult client, and the hours were always changing. I witnessed many people quit or be reassigned clients within the few months I was there. During my time at Arioncare I also was exposed to covid and became very sick due to a lack of PPE and lack of any covid response to keep our clients and selves safe. After bringing up the desire to be promoted to a higher paying role, my hours were cut and no real attempt made to fulfill interview promises. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Caregiver 5 salaries reported	$17.86 per hour
Registered behavior technician 4 salaries reported	$23.56 per hour
Clinical supervisor 2 salaries reported	$86,000 per year
Behavior technician 2 salaries reported	$18.85 per hour
Special needs advocate 19 salaries reported	$19.03 per hour

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