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The agency lacks structures for new employees and regular staff. No one seems to no the cases, supervisor do not complete supervision notes which makes it difficult for a new staff to become updated on cases. Case files are missing. Case managers are over worked with no assistance from Supervisor. They are expected to literally do everything. There is no HR or IT staff on sight to help with issues. When your first hired they do not tell you your a contracted employee for 3 months receiving paper check and no benefits which  should be the first priority when offering someone a position at the agency to disclose. There is no team feel here everyone basically does there own thing. Upper management needs to grow on there supervision skills and support. Agency needs to look into adding positions to allow the company to grow as a flourishing social service agency, such as hr, IT, office manager, and filing clerk, research and development department this would take some of the load off current staff that should not have to worry about COA but the actually children and families. 

Working here is great for short term ventures, but I do not believe it is manageable long term unless you are willing to accept certain behaviors long term. Management is untrained and unprofessional from CEO, CFO, and supervisors. It’s really hard to get someone who truly cares at this company. Compensation is very competitive. I would say best in the state but compared to the amount of work and stress, I wouldn’t say it was worth it. Caseloads are spread out across the state and unmanageable in some cases. You can make it work, but it is difficult. I also would argue that it’s difficult due to no accountability at the head of the org. Company also doesn’t always pay out PTO at the end. In some cases, they will eliminate before paying. 

There is not enough room to complain about this company.. unorganized, lie about salaries, ceo is a bully and not knowledgeable about child welfare.. they lie about how much you will make but tell you you have to be on contract for 3 months with no taxes taken out, sounds good? No this is so the ceo can get a tax break, once you get your 1099 you will owe money.. upper management is not helpful and provides no form of training, constantly blow off your supervision and then to save their own butts they place blame on others for their faults.. don’t believe this company is horrible? They picked up the wrong child from a daycare and took them to a parent visit.. YES THE WRONG CHILD THAT THE WORKER SUPPOSEDLY WORKED WITH BEFORE 

This is easily the worst job I ever had. It starts at the top the CEO is rude and unprofessional, and it goes to the CFO and some of the Managers as well. They don’t tell you for the first month or two you are a CONTRACT employee only given paper checks, and still not considered a employee of the company for that time as well. The culture is horrible and the company management treats workers like a factory. I wouldn’t recommend working here as a long term venture only short term if you have a goal. Overall I would not recommend this company as one to work for. 

Starting from the CFO to the CEO down to the supervisors, the place is chaotic, unprofessional, and a stressful work environment. The pay is good in comparison to other child welfare agencies, but the entire place is messy and not worth the money. If you want to grow and really assist the families and children of Illinois, avoid this place at all costs. If you want to be micromanaged, stressed, unheard and judged by upper management in an unprofessional manner- Child Link may be the place for you! 

Overall, this organization is growing and I commend the efforts of everyone sticking around trying to figure out where the agency can go. Working in the foster care program I can see being bearable, but being in administration is awful. Little respect for personal boundaries, terrible PTO, inconsistencies surrounding bonus rollout and general workload, and textbook micromanaging.

This has been the most flexible/rewarding career to date. There are certainly some challenges, but I love the people I work with and I love the work that I do. There’s a great deal of flexibility with your daily schedule and there’s no micromanagement (I think the latter depends on your department and supervisor). It’s a great team of strong individuals who add support and humor to tough days. Happy to have landed a career here.

This organization is messy and the employees throw work off on each other while management sit around and gossip. Case managers are expected to do all of the work even the supervisors. Everyone is related to one another which cause biases within the workplace and causes people to feel ostracized. The CEO micromanages and it is a toxic work environment that could use some revamping from the top down. 

Child Link is my first “real job” and I’m so happy that I have the opportunity to work in a place so full of life and potential for growth. Working at Child Link almost feels like school because I learn so much every day. I am fully confident that whenever I decide to leave Child Link, my time here will have prepared me to continue my career down virtually any path I choose.

There are good things about the agency such as  a nice environment and they have benefits. There is a major lack of procedure so there is  a lot of unfairness such as one person will get a raise and others won't. The job asks too much of someone. Most workers work over 40 hours a week and they are supposed to get compt time but people do not get.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Case manager 4 salaries reported	$56,823 per year
Foster care case aide 1 salary reported	$19.60 per hour
Foster care licensing specialist 2 salaries reported	$52,000 per year
Clinician 1 salary reported	$52,000 per year
Community nurse 6 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour

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